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anotheranon) wrote2007-05-06 09:16 pm
anotheranon) wrote2007-05-06 09:16 pm
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costuming foo
After nearly a week of procrastination, I finished the tux pants, including all the couture-esque foos to make it special (linking the hems of the pants and lining together so it won't cling/float around). They're getting professionally cleaned/pressed in my next dry cleaning run, though given they're so hot I'm not sure when I will have a chance to wear them :P
So, onward and upward! Whilst working through the metric buttload of laundry and cleaning up my sewing area a bit (wow, there are tables under there!), I did tentative work on my next project, a duplicate of Zoey's vest from "Firefly" (because in the circles I run in, one never knows when one might need a Firefly costume).
I've been sitting on ~6 yards of maroon upholstery PVC for over 4 years and thinking it's perfect, but PVC does NOT look like leather, so I'm experimenting to see if I can make it look like leather. I sanded/scraped a scrap around on cement and dyed over the scratches, to no effect - the "wrong" side and backing is white flock and wouldn't take dye.
My next tricks will include trying some of the tips from AlleyCatScratch's faking leather page ("Use sandpaper along the long lines-where you would expect to see wear & tear. You can work the brown (brown what? - A. Non) in where you abrade the vinyl from roughing it up.") and this neat book I got as a gift, sometime after I get back from K. Zoo.
Feeling kind of ho-hum. This sometimes happens after I get a lot done - I feel so accomplished and then at a loss because "what next?" isn't immediately apparent.
So, onward and upward! Whilst working through the metric buttload of laundry and cleaning up my sewing area a bit (wow, there are tables under there!), I did tentative work on my next project, a duplicate of Zoey's vest from "Firefly" (because in the circles I run in, one never knows when one might need a Firefly costume).
I've been sitting on ~6 yards of maroon upholstery PVC for over 4 years and thinking it's perfect, but PVC does NOT look like leather, so I'm experimenting to see if I can make it look like leather. I sanded/scraped a scrap around on cement and dyed over the scratches, to no effect - the "wrong" side and backing is white flock and wouldn't take dye.
My next tricks will include trying some of the tips from AlleyCatScratch's faking leather page ("Use sandpaper along the long lines-where you would expect to see wear & tear. You can work the brown (brown what? - A. Non) in where you abrade the vinyl from roughing it up.") and this neat book I got as a gift, sometime after I get back from K. Zoo.
Feeling kind of ho-hum. This sometimes happens after I get a lot done - I feel so accomplished and then at a loss because "what next?" isn't immediately apparent.
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So, two questions...
A) are you not working in leather for some specific reason ?
B) would you be able to send me a small sample of the PVC in questin so that I can experiment on it with different products at my store (and from around my house) ? This seems like a fun challenge, and I have been known to be very good at faux finishes.
in answer to your questions....
Yep - I don't have any! Seriously, I'd love to work in leather, but it's the 6 yards of PVC that's taking up space right now. If I can use it for this - great! Firefly costume! If not, I can set this project aside and move onto something else.
B) would you be able to send me a small sample of the PVC in questin so that I can experiment on it with different products at my store (and from around my house) ?
Sure! It might be next week sometime before I can send it out as I'm traveling this coming week though. Let me know in private email where to send it (if you don't have it,