At the moment I’m trying to develop a couple of Steampunk pieces for a bit of variety. I keep collecting style prompts on my pinterest board.
Dawn specialises in Steampunk. She goes through lots of gear I’ve not considered before. I’ve been reading Dawn’s posts on military-inspired steampunk. Her ‘clipped skirt’ image is what I thought was doable and wearable.
This skirt is a basic a-line skirt with a high waistline. When I looked closely at this image, I thought I could so a similar job with a few variations for my height.
Minerva Crafts UK has this fabric in stock (Beige/Black check polyester/wool blend suiting) and it’s got the right feel and weight to it for this skirt style.
It didn’t take long to rough draft a high waistline to my basic a-line skirt pattern.
Below is the lining pattern and after I made up the lining in a woven fabric, I ended up taking out more width at the darts. I used the dart seams to sew the boning for a firmer waistline fit.
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| Initial skirt lining pieces |
Below is a photo of the boning sewn onto the lining.
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| inside view |
The metal zipper and back buckles are a cool feature. I would have liked to add more hardware onto this skirt but it would have looked too heavy on me.
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| Back view |
Next up… the Equestrian tail coat blouse and then… the full steampunk reveal on Thursday.
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I'm very much looking forward to the reveal 🙂
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Aaaaaaa too many teasers! Please reveal something!
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I can't wait for the reveal!
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Wow – can't wait until Thursday.
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This was so freaking rad! Can't wait until Thursday for the full reveal!!!!
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This looks fantastic. Looking forward to seeing it.
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Thanks Vanessa.
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I hope you like it.
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Thanks Sam.
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Thanks MoR
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We're nearly there Beverly
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You're too kind Amanda.
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Never picked you for a punk! Great idea and looking forward to seeing the shirt. Strikes me as very Vivienne Westward.
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