Aurulent Glaze

Chronicle

A sequential juxtaposition of the textiles that were gathered to re-interpret the cathedral cape, shows both the coherence in semblance of old gold as well as the returning purple undercolor in body and inset linings.

Matching gold fabrics for elgant gothic cape.

Feathered Accessories

Revelation
Feather wrist-cuffs bracelets sketch.
Feather choker collar necktie sketch.
Feather princess crown sketch.
Gothic burlesque ostrich feather choker-collar, princess crown and wristcuff bracelets. Sewing pattern for V-lined feather collar.
Sewing Pattern for feathered bracelets
Sewing Pattern for gothic princess crown.

Depicting a two day job of exercising high couture techniques onto the simplest of patterns; this new PDF- tutorial shows how to use pre-bound feather-trim for turning leftover bits of fabric into a set of noteworthy accessories; delivering a V-lined choker collar, reversible wrist-cuffs and a matching little princess crown.

  Download detailed instructions (PDF) | Detail-post on feather-sewing                                                                                                

Time of the Year

Finishing

Looped velcro tape for outlining a velvet brocadepossesive tuxedo coon on a velvet blanket

Picking up the dark silver of the velvet brocades to outline its edges with velcro tape and replace the frame’s creme colored layer as this year’s inlay for The Picnic Blanket, an exploit not unnoticed by fellow inhabitants.

Profound Picture

Chronicle

Absorbing the brief trainride to the atelier grounds by opening up some envelopes picked up whilst heading for the station, and laying eyes on the extraordinarily fashionable tickets for this year’s Wave Gotik Treffen.

WGT 21 tickets Wave Gothic Treffen Festival, Leipzig

Flowing Edges

Production

sterile scalpel blade for leather carvingtracing pattern pieces onto leatherhow to cut a thick leather hide

Looking closer at the technique for cutting the leather into the most fluid of lines, using a fresh scalpel-knife to carve the pattern pieces onto the right side and turning over the blade to lift the wrong side and re-trace the incision, effortlessly employing the material’s own weight while sleekly slicing the way through the hide.

slice-lines in 6 ounce leatherhow to cut a thick leather hideleather corset pieces, cut from pattern

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