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Naira
Arwen's Blood Red GownI started with four yards of dark red cotton velvet and one yard of gold and red paisley. I went through many trail runs of dying different cotton paisleys before I came back and dyed my original paisley with scarlet rit dye. Since the original paisley was an acetate blend, it turned it from a bright, overpowering gold and red to a soft rose and red, not effecting the parts of the pattern that were already red.For the lower sleeves, I stared with four yards of red cotton velvet and cut a large circle sleeve. I had to go back to the store and buy four more yards of the red velvet because the original four yards turned out to be enough for only one sleeve! I cut the second sleeve and attached it to the upper sleeve.
The final bit was to order the velvet for the jumper. I ordered Midnight silk velvet from Thai Silks, which turned out to be the absolute perfect colour. Using Simplicity 9103, I cut out the jumper from the velvet and put it on the dress dummy over the undershirt. I then trimmed the neckline and adjusted the strap width. I used a rolled hem on the neckline, shoulder straps, and bottom hem. More pictures on her website: http://www.geocities.com/blueswordclothing/br_finished.html
This page was last updated 11/21/09
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