One thing came to mind the minute i heard about the Steampunk Convention...little lace gloves! I found the perfect pattern on Ravelry - Mrs. Lovitt's Mitts. They knit up super quick and looked perfect with both of my "evening" costumes. I really enjoyed working with the crochet thread. Shiny...
After working on sewing costumes for 4 days straight, the day of the con i decided that a shawl would be another essential accessory...and i had plenty of left over fabric scraps from the costumes: Denim, Chiffon, and Crepe Satin. Thus the Steampunk Shawl plan was put into effect. Cutting the scraps of fabric into 3/4" wide strips of varying lengths (essentially everything i could get out of what i had in the trash pile) and sewing the strips together. I used my sewing machine on a medium short zigzag stitch, kind of like a stretched out buttonhole, to mimic a bartack. It worked great the the pieces really stuck together. I didn't even have any problems moving to the chiffon. I started on Friday, and was done by Saturday in time for the concert. This is definitely one of my favorite hand made items of all time. The purple and blacks look awesome and i think the bows on the back really help to soften up the look. More fabric strip knitting to come...
Also...pictures of the costumes to follow. Unfortunately i was totally silly and didn't take any at the con, so modeling will hopefully take place this week before the trip to SoCal. The busy holiday season is upon us.
2 comments:
Gorgeous looking stuff! I wished I had the confidence to just whip stuff up like you do!
Ah!!! I love your mitts! Actually, I originally wrote that pattern. : ) It is so much fun to see what people are doing with it...and as a steampunk myself, I'm glad you used it.
[sparrowlight on Ravelry]
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