Costume Technician 

Overdress and Underdress

Overdress: Alex Hagman Underdress: Ryan Rankin Belt, Pattern, Fit: Diana Girtain

Rabbit Chalk and Marking

One of the challenges with burnout velvet is finding a good marking strategy. After some experimentation, it was determined that Rabbit chalk was the best option. It fades away with steam, leaving little to no residue behind, and is faster and more efficient than thread tracing the pattern.

Organza Stay Tape

After the bias was hung out over the weekend and the stitch lines re-marked, a straight-of-grain strip of organza was cut and basted onto the stitch line to act as stay tape.

Overdress

Here, you can see the nearly completed overdress without the belt.

Overdress Sleeve Detail

The lace edging was applied by stitching first to the wrong side of the fabric along the seam line, trimming away excess hem, turning up, and stitching again on the right side of the sleeve.

Overdress

Under-bust pleating detail and trim detail. Due to the nature of this material, nearly all seams were basted by hand before being sewn on the machine.

Overdress - Front

Overdress - Side

Overdress - Back

Patterning for Coin Purse

The coin purse was patterned using an existing purse. Here, a mockup is being cut to ensure the purse will fit onto the metal clasp and also be large enough to hold keys and a phone.

Marking and Cutting the Lining

Interior View

Both the outer fabric and the lining were stitched to the clasp by hand. This step proved extremely tricky as the clasp was barely large enough to get a hand through. The bottom of the lining was then sewn shut by hand.

Completed View of Purse