Atelier Angel

Cross stitching addiction. You can never have too many coasters right?

One Punch Man humunculus sugar cookies for a Christmas present. These abominations are what happens when you watch youtube at 2 in the morning. I hope the recipient will at least get a laugh out of these. ‪

Working on a chintz Pet en L’air for the Rufflecon handmade contest. Since Simplicity is a sponsor of the contest, a Simplicity pattern must be used to qualify. I’m using Simplicity 3637 and modifying the bejesus out of it. First step is adding boning to the lining to fake the 18th century stays that’s needed for the right shape. After adding the grommets, I can do the final fitting. I ended up adding additional boning to the back. Since it’s a conical shape, it doesn’t quite fit on my dressform. Now for the fun part of draping the iconic back pleats. 

I’m glad you liked it. The pattern I used is Simplicity 5582, which is actually from their Rennaisance Costume Collection. :D I have some construction notes and work in progress here: http://atelierangel.tumblr.com/post/128073940679/work-in-progress-pictures-of-the-peplum-vest-fell

Finished the Perplum Corset Top last night. Originally I planned on adding more black lace, but I'm glad I stuck with the simple lines and just let the fabric speak for itself. Can't wait to wear this to Rufflecon.

The second picture shows me making that tight turn inside out with the lining. A lot of wiggling and patience involved. The third shows clipping the seams to help making smooth curves on the perplum. The fourth is the fitting. I love these new clips I got. They work great on thick fabric like this when pins would distort the fabric or be bent.

Two hairpieces finished for the Secret Rose Letter Teaparty tomorrow. I used three different techniques to make all of the flowers by hand. I loved playing with all the different textures of the fabrics. They're on a buckram base with clips attached. The best part is I made this with everything I had on hand. I can't remember the last time this happened.

Handmade flowers headpiece work in progress

Art nouveau inspired headdress to wear to next weekend’s tea party. I used natural looking pearls instead of the perfectly round ones for a more period look.

At an estate sale last year, I bought a cute white wicker basket for $2.50 and it was filled with ribbon embroidery supplies. Bought a couple of books this spring to teach myself but it felt overwhelming. I really need to just stop overthinking everything and just do it. Feels good to be making things again after being creatively blocked for so long.

Based on a conversation I had with a friend about rare prints being on Lolita Antique Roadshow, lol. 

Taking a break from making stock for Katsucon. This year I’m selling through the Lolita Collective in the dealer’s room. If you’re attending, please check out the Stephanie Headbow in person.