Time Warp

Oops! I just realized that due to the time difference, it may actually not have been the 10th yet when I posted my last post!

So if anybody else has any dresses to post, comment here and I'll add you to this post!

I got off of work early so I finished my dress :P It was a lot more difficult that I had anticipated and I learned a lot! If I ever make a fully-shirred dress again, I'll have a lot of things to keep in mind...

Click on the photos to make them bigger:

The front
Haven't added the ribbons yet. I need to find which box they're in...


The back!
Again, no ribbon because I haven't unpacked them yet ^^;

I'm off to get ready for the first day of school, now! Have a wonderful day, everybody!

Update:

Eithne has got her dress finished, too!


I love the colors~


In different lighting


The back

Photoshoot:



BlackOnyxHime has a blog post here with her lovely entry. Thanks for joining us!

Lolita Runway Challenge Finals!

Yay today is the last day of the challenge! Unfortunately most of us were unable to finish ^^; I ended up moving a month earlier than planned so my machine has been packed up! I finally moved everything in yesterday, and the machines are out of the boxes (but not yet set up). I'm the worst challenge host ever =_=||

However, one contestant did manage to finish!
Here is Miss Rose's progress and finished photos:



Isn't she elegant?






As well as a blog entry of progress photos~

Eithne posted some progress photos here on her blog

Thanks for keeping up, ladies! I hope if this runs again it will go better ^^;

For now, I am going to focus on getting the English Gothic and Lolita Bible series up and running.

Thanks again to everybody who started with us!!

Lolita Runway Challenge~ Patterning!

Thank you to those of you who are keeping up with the challenge! I guess it proved more difficult than I had anticipated ^^;

This week we are just checking in with our patterns~

As it turns out, most of us are making dresses that don't need too much patterning :P

1. Sparklewolfie

This is the bodice pieces. They're enormously long because it's fully shirred. The final dress will be about half that size!

Let's see who else has their patterns done!

2: Miss Rose


7: BlackOnyxHime
Blog Post Here

Late Entry:
4: Eithne

Thank you ladies!

The next step is:
Make your dress! Hooray! Here is the fun part! Post at least one in-progress photo, please. I will post the in-progress shot(s) along with the finished photo at the end of the challenge.
Deadline: September 10th

Should you run into any trouble or have questions, feel free to contact me at theabclolita @ gmail.

I cannot wait to see how these turn out!

Lolita Runway Challenge ~ Materials Post!

Thank you to everybody who is continuing in the challenge!

Note: to those of you who aren't following the challenge, sorry for the recent Runway Challenge post spams! I am also queing another sewing tutorial, so please look forward to that! I may also post more "daily life" photos and hopefully more simply Taiwan-related things. I've been busy despite it being summer ^^; Thanks for continuing to follow my blog!

1: Sparklewolfie

Here are my materials~
A woven tartan fabric
Crochet cotton lace
Plush ribbon
Elastic
And white cotton lining (not pictured)

Let's see what everybody else is using!

2: Miss Rose

Miss Rose has an adorable teddy-printed tartan fabric!! Some lace and ribbon to accompany will make a beautiful dress!

3: Madeline Hatter
Due to technical difficulties, photos are not available but she told me she bought them already ^u^ and will be posted on Wednesday

4: Eithne

Her fabric looks just like the original *u* Gorgeous!

7: HimeBlackOnyx
Blog Post Here

Thank you for keeping up, everybody! Let's get patterning and sewing!

The next step is:
Draft, drape, or alter patterns if using. Post photos of your patterns and post them as a comment to this post. If you are using an unaltered commercial pattern, you can just leave the pattern number. If you keep a blog you can link it in the comments for your entry, too.
Deadline: July 30th

Lolita Runway Challenge~ Dress Designs are In! Get Your Materials Ready ;)

Thank you to everybody who is going to be doing this challenge!
I've collected all the entries and am going to put them together into this post :)



Follow the jump for all the entries!

1: Sparklewolfie

This is my fashion sketch of the above dress. I drew the pattern way too small ^^;
Description:
Full Shirring
Three tier skirt with lace n each tier
Elastic cap sleeves
Shirring with lacing in the back
Detachable waist ribbons

2: Miss Rose



3: Madeline Hatter

blog post entry

4: Eithne


5: F_B


6: Pie


7: HimeBlackOnyx

blog post here
Description:
Inspiration: Original Tartan Check JSK
Style: Hime
Color: Pastel (pink, lavender or blue)
Elements: baby doll, princess seam skirt, back shirring, corset lacing


Coordinate:
· blouse
· wrist cuffs
· neck bow
· pearl crown
· earrings
· A-line petticoat

Thank you everybody!

The next step is:
Choose and purchase materials, and post photos of them as a comment to this post. If you keep a blog you can link it in the comments for your entry, too.
The fabric only needs to by some sort of tartan. It can be printed, woven, tartan combined with other prints, or you can add solid colors to some panels of your dress, but tartan must be a feature.
Budget: US$50. If you are using leftover material, estimate the value.
Deadline: July 15th

I'm excited to see what you all create!

Lolita Runway Challenge Outline

Hello and welcome to the first Lolita Runway Challenge!

The topic of this challenge is: Create a replica!

Originally I was going to put up a post to vote on the dress we would be ispired by/replicating, but after I suggested any variety of BABY's tartan check JSKs, most people seemed to want that one, so that's what we're going with ^u^

I only grabbed a few varieties of JSK (images under the cut because there are quite a few) but basically, if it is called "tartan something JSK" by BABY, you can use it.

I will also post a series of deadlines for when to complete each step. If there are any suggestions or requests to lengthen or shorten the time frames, just comment below! You can also discuss amongst yourselves in the comments section (make sure you opt to receive email notification for replies to your comment or replies to this entry)

















Time Frame:
1) Choose a JSK to replicate, post an image of it, and draw/edit/describe what you are going to make and if you are making any changes. A fashion drawing or technical flat is optional.
Example: a fully shirred JSK with elastic straps, lace at the hem and along the top, a ribbon at the waist, and removable waist ties.
Deadline: July 7th

2) Choose and purchase materials, and post photos of them. The fabric only needs to by some sort of tartan. It can be printed, woven, tartan combined with other prints, or you can add solid colors to some panels of your dress, but tartan must be a feature.
Budget: US$50. If you are using leftover material, estimate the value.
Deadline: July 15th

3) Draft, drape, or alter patterns if using. Post photos of your patterns (this step I am not sure if it should be necessary)
Deadline: July 30th

4) Make your dress. Post at least one in-progress photo, please!
Deadline: September 10th

5) Do a small photoshoot of your dress coordinated into one or more complete outfits! You can make accessories, make it casual, dress it up, do a one dress many styles photoshoot, whatever! This is really just for fun and because dress-on-person usually looks way better than dress-on-dressform/bed/floor/hanger
Deadline: none or maybe September 30

Please let me know if there is anything you would like to add or change!

The idea of prizes has also been brought up. How do you all feel about prizes? Would anybody be willing to donate a prize to the winner if we turn this into a contest?

Please comment below with any ideas about voting/prizes/donations if this sounds like it would be fun. If there is enough interest, I will add a poll to the sidebar for voting!

Lolita Runway Challenge: Project Summer

I was chatting with another Lolita and came up with the idea for a Project Runway-type challenge that spans the summer. If successful, there could be more challenges in the future, but we're starting simple for now.

The timeline would, of course, be much longer than the Project Runway timeline.
1) Challenge Announcement
2) Fashion Sketch or Fashion Drawing or Technical Flats (basically, get your idea in)
3) Material Hunt
4) Drape, Pattern, Alter, etc.
5) Sew forever
6) Photo and post!

The first challenge would be to make a replica, but you can change the details. It still must be obvious which dress you are replicating (I wanted everybody to replicate the same dress to see everybody's take on it, but that can change). This would be an easier first challenge because you can simply make an exact replica if altering patterns or designing are not your forte. This allows beginners to participate as well as seasoned seamstresses (see if you can make it EXACTLY like the original!)

Would anybody be interested in a fun little challenge like this? There would be deadlines for each step that you have to meet or you are eliminated. Nobody will be eliminated by judges, only by missing deadlines unless there is a good reason for a delay.

Summer is a good time to brush up on your sewing skills and flex those creativity muscles! Even if you are not interested or able to participate, please help to spread the word in case anybody else would like to try :)

In two weeks' time, if there is any interest we can set up the timeline ^u^v

If you have any questions, comments, suggestions, etc. I would LOVE to hear them!!! I have never run anything like this before so I think it would be lovely to hear your thoughts! I may be forgetting important details or setting the bar too high/low, so let me know!