2 floats

I made the second float and this time, it was pretty easy. I was lucky I found the same fabric in the shop, so I had enough to cut another big float. Sewing was quick this time, no problems at all. I think my machine is smart enough and the less guiding I do, the better.

I haven't attached it to the dress yet. I'm thinking of using the gloves I made since I don't have enough stretch lace to make another set of gloves. But overall, I think this is how it's going to look.

Meet my guest

Can't wait to show a picture of Mary's mannequin dressed in my new gown.

I like crinoline

I successfully completed 1 float. This is a good part. The bad part is that I was supposed to finish 2 floats but 1 of the floats became a victim of my serger. I absolutely hate making rolled hem on a serger, but I absolutely love how it looks. Anyway, I managed to make 1 float, and ran out of fabric to make another one. I hope I can still get that fabric for another float. Just to show how it looks, here is the picture.



And, I figured out how to make crinoline curl! It's pretty cool, I'm very happy about it. And... Tuan helped me with burning the ends of the crinoline to make them skinny and neat.

Pattern for my new floats

Today, I drew a pattern for my new floats for the black dress and cut one piece. Since I'm making the floats without any already made ones, I just drew it kind of by hand. Here is the pattern shape.









I got the idea of these floats from this video:



Originally, I made floats like on this video, but then decided to not go with them.

Floats and rose flowers

I was thinking today that I'll probably change the floats of the black dress. Originally, I wanted to have them to look more casual. Kind of like what many Russian and Italian girls are wearing these days. But then I'm thinking to try a big floats that look like there are no floats on the arms. You'll see.

But for now, I'm leaving you with my recent creation. It's made of 14K gold filled findings and Swarovski stones.

Start here...

I've been getting requests to show projects I'm working on. I'll try to use this place to post some pictures and descriptions. Not sure how often I can update here because making a ballroom dress takes a long time for me. I have to juggle work, practice, lessons, comps and other "very" important stuff. So, sometimes I only spend a couple of hours a week sewing or making other things per week. Sometimes I spend a whole day. But with this irregular speed, 1 ballroom dress can take quite a long time to make.

Luckily, I just finished sewing my first gown and hope that my photographing skills didn't rust too much. The pictures of that new gown will come soon.

Or maybe, I'll show you some other things I've made for your entertainment.

Katya