Morning all
Well another challenge rolls around and this time the brief is 'under it all', so I'm sure you can all work out what this one is about.


No, this week I have a very tight time schedule so why not I thought put in something that I am already making?
Pasties,

This weekend, if you are a regular reader you will already know, I have a stall at the Alternative and Burlesque Fair here in Birmingham. And at that fair I will be selling hats, jewelry and you guessed it pasties. So does this break the rules of the challenge in sewing for someone else? well I'm not saying if I'm selling them all or not.. But there wasn't any real sewing?
If people are interested, then, when things quieten down around here, I will put up a more detailed blog on how to stretch the material over the buckram without puckering, and make these lovely little things.
So my pasties, what do they entail? well little discs of buckram, a slit cut to the centre and overlapped to give you a pointed shape covered with material and then decorated. Firstly with lace tatting and a tassel, and then usually as befitting burlesque often finished off with sequins. All these things and the construction methods are all historically accurate so I think I'm good to go.
The Challenge: 4 - Under it all
Fabric: buckram and then satins, chinese brocade fabric and the like
Pattern: a 10cm diameter circle
Year: I'm going for 1920s, but they have been around longer
Notions: cotton thread for tatting and tassel making, glue and don't forget sequins.
How historically accurate is it? I'd give myself 9/10 for this, my glue probably isn't accurate.
Hours to complete: hard to say I have been tatting most nights for a fortnight. Taking out glue drying time I think about 3 hours per pair.
First worn: not telling
Total cost: £2.99 for some new glue, but not really anything as they only use up scraps of material and stuff I had lying around anyway.
Well next time I write will be Monday with the launch of my website, oh I hope it all goes smoothly.
Wish me luck with both the stall and the internet.
Hugs
and Kisses
Ally
Ally
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