December 2010
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More Progress
Trim sewn on the edges.
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I used an embroidery stitch on the fabric to make it have a bit more texture. I thought it looked like beads. It will look fancier underneath the beads now instead of a plain gold fabric.
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/\ Not finished yet, just some progress
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Hear the drums, Hannibal comes!
Rhinestones/Trim/Belt
Here you can see I have glued the rhinestones onto the front 3 strips of trim, and I have part of the “belt” tacked on and the bottom part of it actually sewn on.
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Beads
I spent three to four painful hours beading … beads… for over the bust and the dangling beads around the shoulder. Let me tell...
“There is a very fine line between ‘hobby’ and ‘mental...”
– Dave Barry
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Hannibal progress
I’ve done quite a bit of the tedious inside work of the bodice… made the lining pieces with channels, sewed them in, etc.
I got the boning in the mail and tried my hand at cutting and tipping it myself. It was very easy! And I did it better than tipped ones I usually get. (Usually the tips aren’t really on perfectly, and sometimes they’ll snag when pulling them out of...
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Hannibal Progress
Belt
Trim for the “belt” of the Hannibal bodice. When I found this trim, I knew I hit the jackpot. And I just found it at my local Walmart in the remnants bin. Here’s a reference photo of the real costume:
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Beads:
These are just tacked on with pins, I wanted to see what it’d look like. It still needs a lot of work. I’m trying to get the shape of...
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Cutting and Finishing Spiral Steel Boning →
I can’t really afford to buy pre-cut and tipped boning anymore, especially since my source raised their prices on it. Instead, I’m going to buy a continuous roll of boning and tip it myself (much much cheaper).
This looks like a good tutorial and I wanted to share.
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