Steampunk sewing

[blamebrampton]

The festival of knitting is in full swing, but I have a Steampunk party to cobble an outfit together for. It's in a month, and I have the perfect footwear (actually, I have two perfect sets of boots and one ideal set of shoes, I may have a small issue) and a corset and antique watch and chain ... that's it. Four weeks is enough time to pull together a decent outfit, and I have scads of fabric, so I can manage it without spending any extra cash, but I wonder if costuming is enough to give a truly steampunk approach. In short, help!

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Comments

[blamebrampton.livejournal.com]

I thoroughly recommend Janet Arnold's Patterns of Fashion 2 for cutting guides to skirt shapes through the period: It's easy to follow if you have some skills in sewing already, and she covers the main shapes of the period.

You can do it!

[deannawol.livejournal.com]

Coolness :)

I didn't mind picking up the skirt. It was only £15. :) Not bad on either.

[blamebrampton.livejournal.com]

That's an excellent price! Photos! I went mad and thought you were talking about draped overskirts, but of course you meant jackets and coats and such, which Arnold also has patterns for (you'll probably need to adjust, unless you are the exact scale of the original garment, but that's pretty easy.)

[deannawol.livejournal.com]

I like both honestly. And I'll look up the site. I'll need to grab my camera and take them, but I'll send them on :)