Handmade Lolita Thread

>>8879353
What is a good source for nice cheap lace besides taobao and Aliexpress?

Are the lace prices on etsy reasonable or overpriced?

I only recently got into handmade and so far sourcing fabrics is the hardest thing.

Does anyone know an easy technique for making gathers evenly? I'm doing the two-lines-of-straight-stitches-and-pull method right now, but they're not coming out very uniformly.

>>8879553
Etsy prices depend on the lace. They're often marked-up taobao/aliexpress finds, but it depends on the fees you would have incurred buying from those sources, and whether you need huge quantities or not (some listings are wholesale only; the etsy seller then divides that up, so you're not buying $100 of lace when you need $15).

Cheep Trims is good for wholesale quantities and has a wide variety. Kuboriki is good if you want to use the same laces as lolitas in Japan (some of these can be found duped on taobao, but the materials aren't always as nice).

>>8879604
Ruffler/gather foot is the easiest and fastest way. It basically makes little pleats instead of "ruffles", but they're so small that they just look like even gathers.

If you have a serger, it should also have a differential feed setting. Set properly, it allows you to gather non-stretch fabric slightly, then you can pull the thread to tighten the gathers. Faster and more than doing it purely by hand, and also less likely to bust the threads due to friction/tension.

>>8879625
>faster and more even*

>>8879353
I have this GoruRori. Oh god, How I hate Gosu Rori's patterns. Don't know why I kept buying them.

can someone post pictures of the girl that does really nice handmade folky/village dresses? I mean while wearing her dresses that is, I remember they were very nicely made. she is very chubby like a balloon (no offense intended) by the way, if this helps in identifying who it is

i forgot to save pics before for inspo, if anyone has pics it would be very helpful. thanks!

>>8880332
If you're talking about the really big girl who was trying to sell them, those dresses were not nice...

What's the best way to store rectangle headdresses? I was keeping them flat in a box, stacked on top of one another, but it becomes a massive pain when you want one on the bottom and have to arrange them all again.

Anyone else have problems about being indecisive about what to make when you get some fabric you really like?

you prob look like shit if you wear handmade

>>8884366
This

>>8884366
Sure, most handmade isn't great, but there's quite a few nice pieces out there.

>>8884366
>i cant sew for shit so nobody can
admittedly most people do look shit in handmade because most people just do sewing as a hobby but handmade clothes are still the finest looking and most expensive stuff you can buy if a quality tailor made them

>>8884365

Yup. I scored btssb's gingham rose and ribbon off yja somehow and have been hoarding it for 6 years while I try and figure out what to make. The top and bottom of the fabric has different borders and the fabric is much thicker than what I'm used to, which makes me second guess every design idea I have.

To top things off the print price has fallen a fair bit, so now I also have dresses of the print that I can wear immediately while being unable to decide on the fabric.

>>8884918
Oh I love that print! Well, whenever you do decide what to make, you should post it here.

>>8884366
How do you think brand started? No one is waving a magical girl scepter, that's all someone's time and effort.

>>8884366
>>8884369
>I suck at sewing and know nothing about fabric quality
Is all I get from this.

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Anyone going to try this when it comes out? The cleavage bugs me a bit but I think it can be fixed easily.

>>8887892
Oh my god fuck no. It's like slutty MM.
>"free lolita bonnet" in the corner
>probably cardstock and hot glue
It's just a sleeveless dress with sleeves hanging on for dear life on the side. There's a nice tutorial for a lolita OP like that somewhere on LJ, I'm sure it's easy to find.

Instead of making these gimmicky costume patterns, I wish they'd make more "mix and match" sort of patterns for cosplay/lolita. A lot of the time, for cosplay esp, the user has to alter a lot of it and only uses a certain part. It's kind of annoying to unfold like 12 sheets of tissue paper to try to find the 4 small pieces you need.

If they did a lolita line with separate bodices and skirts in a wide variety of sizes, it would do so well. That way, even fatty-chans and ana-chans could have appropriately constructed clothes and not blame it on their size. They could do various bodices in OP and JSK styles, and skirts in tiered, gored, gathered, ruffle panels, etc. Sell them separately and make bank.
>hire me, simplicity

>>8884366
If you're a professional dressmaker who sews for a living, at what point does it stop being 'handmade?

>>8887892
left would be cute for larme

>>8887892
Mayyybe if I can pick it up for really cheap, but I feel like I should be able to draft this sort of thing myself at this point. I like the ruffled bust part but it obviously needs several more inches up top.

>>8889122
Are actual lolitas even their real target audience, though? It seems that practically all of their alt fashion and costume patterns are simple and skanky, and I always assumed their target audience was normie women with mediocre sewing skills looking for a quick slutty Halloween party costume. In this case instead of the usual sexy pirate, they can now be a rockabilly or lolita girl for Halloween.

>>8887892
Don't know about you guys, but I'm really liking the one on the left. The other one is...really disappointing.

>>8879660
Why, if you don't mind me asking?
Were they hard to make or something?

>>8884366
Nice bait.

>>8883014
Fold them carefully around cardboard and keep them upright in a box, like fabric.

>>8883014
Can you not just keep them turned 90° so you see the side of them?

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>>8889122
>I wish they'd make more "mix and match" sort of patterns for cosplay/lolita.


They did that for historical patterns and they are all out of print now so that must not have been popular.

>>8887892
>The cleavage bugs me a bit but I think it can be fixed easily.

Yeah that can be fixed easily. A blouse also would help.

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>>8887892
I like the skirt on the one on the right, with a different bodice this could actually be cute.

>>8889122
There was an anon that was going to make lolita sewing patterns, but I don't think the project ever got off the ground.

>>8880332
is this it?
http://princess-mint.tumblr.com/post/134569829563/guess-who-just-finished-all-the-jsks-for-her

>>8889171
They're kinda outdate in terms of fashion. Not only because of the year they're launched, of course, but because most of the patterns looks slumpy and gross.

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I'll dump some nice handmade:

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>>8890961

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>>8890963

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>>8890969

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>>8890972

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>>8890977
Finished.

What kind of waist to hem ratio would you suggest for an A-line skirt?

>>8890974
I really want this dress!!

>>8890974
>>8891621
This is innocent world, silly walnuts
http://lolibrary.org/apparel/strawberry-rose-garden-jsk

>>8892049
Thanks anon! I sure am a dumbnut today

>>8890974
Oh, I wonder what was handmade then. Maybe the ribbon on her head? It was tagged under handmade.

>>8892107
I think it's the purse.

>>8892176
Ohh thank you!

When you craft headwears (little hats, crowns, bows, jewellery, etc) what do you use to keep it in the hair without falling?

>>8893572
Ribbon combined with something to give it "traction" in the hair. Combs for hats or bonnets, wig clips occasionally for bonnets or smaller accessories, little alligator style clips for fascinators, bows or heavy headdresses, and covered headbands for anything requiring more support than the above due to weight or structure or whatever.

Why don't more handmade lolitas post in places like CoF? There seem to be quite a few in the online community.

>>8896772
Hmm maybe because people usually don't give them as many likes as branded famous dresses.

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Dumping a few from CoF

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>>8901659

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>>8901664
think that's all that's been posted recently

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This one also.
I think she is the same as >>8890967

>>8901673
Did she really do that dress? It's really pretty!

>>8901659
This girl has also posted some more coords. Does anyone know if she has a blog or tumblr? I'm trying to make a catalog with everyone that tend to sew and post coords with some frequency, so I can follow them and get some sewing tips.

>>8902920
She posts all her stuff on the FB page "SA Design by Sasa"

>>8902938
Thaaaaanks a lot!

>>8890969
>>8890977
>>8901659
These are great.

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I need help! First time doing a collar like this and of course I fuck up. What would be the best way to cover this up and make it look like the overlapping was on purpose? I don't have enough fabric to make a new one and not really fond with the idea of dissembling and redoing.

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What are we saying about this?
I'm cringing hard about how they coorded these, but does this pattern have okay bones?
It'd be nice to have something that isn't in Japanese.

>>8908279
Are you able to unpick the last bits and sew a pleat in? Make it look like a box pleat?

>>8908279
do pleats of ribbon or do buttons down it

>>8908366
No.

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dumping some of my saved pics

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>>8908406

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>>8908408

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>>8908411

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>>8908416

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>>8908428

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>>8908439

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Bought this fabric for a simple skirt and I'm having a hard time picking lace for the hem.
Really wish there was bat lace out there.
Suggestions?

>>8908446
I think a gothy or victorian looking venice lace with pointy bits might be nice but would take it to a fancier level. Maybe browse lolibrary for aatps gothier prints and see what they use.

>>8908446
Where did you get this? I love it.

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>>8908446

Perhaps a spider lace might work. Not too wide though.

>>8889147
halloween slut dress is the actal target

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>>8908453
Like pic related?
I was looking at similar lace at joanns but wasn't sure. I've never used it before, I don't have to ruffle it right?

>>8908459
At my local fabric store. It's called Pacific Fabrics. But the pic I took from Modes4u. you might still be able to find it on that site or another.

>>8908461
I'm not really a fan of spiders and since there isn't any in the print I think with the web lace it'd look too "halloween costume"ish.

>>8908446
Maybe some kind of pointy venise lace to emmulate bat wings?

>>8908469
>Pacific Fabrics.
The ones by Seattle? I should go stop in. Do they have a lot of nice border fabrics?

>>8908471
There's a few different stores around Washington, yeah.
They have a few. And even pie printed fabric (much like IW's anniversary pie). But you really have to spend your time looking around. And even in the sale section too.

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>>8908476

>>8908475
>pie printed fabric
I love it! I'll have to look!

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My first handmade piece. I'm not entirely happy about some parts, but for the first time it's okay I guess.

>>8908446
If I were you I'd do a black chiffon ruffle with maybe an overlay of thiner black cluny lace. I think using some chiffon would give it a nice sort of smoky, spooky feel. I've got no idea the design of your dress but Perhaps even a chiffon hip peplum, trimmed in the same lace?
Admittedly I just really like chiffon so I want to use it everywhere.

Does anyone have a nice bloomers pattern? I've got the one from that historical simplicity set with the corset from JoAnns but it's odd and I don't like it.

>>8908541
I got you
https://blog.colettehq.com/news/free-pattern-to-download-the-madeleine-mini-bloomers for short and more lounge-weary
http://egl.livejournal.com/4904975.html for more classical
I don't know which is better per se, just try them out or pick one I guess. if these don't satisfy your bloomer needs I might be able to fish out a few more

>>8879553
just go to ebay and search for net lace or cotton lace. Quality is awesome, near burando levels

>>8908561
both pages not found anon.

>>8908541
Here's one I've used before.
>http://abc-lolita.blogspot.com/2010/10/sparkle-stitchesbudget-bloomers.html
but if you have a big bedonkadonk like i do you may want to make sure the back portion's length is taller than the front.

>>8908539
I said simple skirt, not making a jsk.

>>8908613
both are working for me, it's on you ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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>>8908622

>>8908366
That's so terrible, gosh.

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>>8908632
using the links I posted, from a different computer than the one I posted them with. I don't know what to tell you anon

>>8908613
point still stands, chiffon peplum at waistline would be aces.
Probably even more so since it's a skirt, it would help jazz it up from being a basic rectangle skirt
but again, don't know your design, just spitballing ideas that I think could work

>>8908487
The hair idea is nice but...
What is she wearing?

>>8908522
Not bad desu

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>>8908446

>>8908712
I follow her blog and, if I'm not wrong. it was the first dress she sew (not sure if first time in Lolita) and was for a journalism presentation at her university, hence the newspaper pattern.

I wish the waist ribbon was less clumsy, and that she had a camera-themed bag to follow.

>>8908649
This second pattern always make me think about ageplay. Geez.

>>8908522
Very nice! Are you from England? I'm dying to find this fabric and the only Etsy seller I saw could only ship to UK :(

>>8879553
I tend to buy through Taobao because of the prices.1 meter of a hypothetical lace may be 3 dollars on Ebay while 0.5c on Taobao.

>>8908714
Thanks
>>8908764
No I'm from the Netherlands, I bought it at a local fabric store. Google gives me brickhousefabrics as a seller, it's crazy expensive though.

>>8908522
Did you cut your gold gimp instead of mitering it at the 90 degree angles on the front of the high waist? It looks like it's fraying already in the photo. I'd suggest learning how to sew trim on properly before moving on to another project, but this isn't terrible for a first time project.

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>>8908712

She's not wearing a dress made of actual newspaper, if that's what confuses you. There's quilting fabric out there printed with newsprint, you can find them quite easily in many places.

>>8908820
No it's turned, it's just difficult to work with. I wouldn't cut it in a situation like this. Because of the structure of the lace it looks frayed I think, I'm not sure how to avoid that though.

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>>8908758
sauce?
kind of looks like kitchen curtain fabric though.

>>8908801
Unless you're buying a lot of other things it's not really worth it though, because you have to go through a SS and pay their fees, plus the cost of shipping.

>>8908487
and continuing posting pics.
>pic related

>>8909328
Where are you getting these? CoF? Tumblr? Personal Folder? :)

Why are they all photos of white women...

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>>8909375
I save pictures of all the coords I like as inspo. Half are from CoF, half are from threads on here, and a few are from IG or Tumblr.
If I know the names I try to put them in the file names.

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>>8909384
I do have inspo pics of Poc, but they're brand, not homemade.
I did post Mossbager >>8908416

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>>8909394
Girl in the middle made all three dresses.

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>>8909417

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>>8909474
I think I might have a few more, but that's it for today.

>>8909181
Pin carefully before sewing. If it looks like crap when you pin it, it'll look like crap when you sew it. You may just have to hand sew it on, too. Good luck! It's things like that which will make your pieces look more professional.

Does anyone have a suggestion for marking dark fabrics? I've been practicing smocking and using tailors' chalk, but it rubs off so easily that I lose my place about two or three rows in. It can be a permanent mark if need be, so long as it doesn't bleed through to the right side.

>>8908823
>>8908764
I was referring to her waist belt, the print is cute though.

>>8909384
This could be bait, but we're mainly just looking at the dresses. Race does not have anything to do with it. Besides, mylolitahandmade gets posted here sometimes and she is from Mexico (I think?) and there are others as well.
Want other races? Then post them. Contribute.

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>>8890961
>>8890963
I love her so much! Not everything she makes is good, but so much of it is. Plus she's super sweet, and helpful.

>>8908411
does anyone know the source of this fabric? It looks like spoonflower from that shade of grey but I can't find it

>>8910773
Looks like she and her friend designed it themselves, and didn't post it as a public print.

http://stoff-im-gehirn.blogspot.com.au/2014/01/ouija-dress.html

I managed to break my iron last year and my new one sucks. Can someone recommend good brand that works good (and is cheapish)?

>>8912148
I guess it highly depends on where you live. I tend to use those from the Whirlpool Corporation.

>>8909845
I use thread tacks and/or a metallic gel pen.

>>8909845
Leftover (or cut) sharp piece of white bar soap-will come out in first wash. Depending on fabric, regular pencil can also be visible.

>>8914540
That's what I do. Soap always make it fine and also leaves a nice smell :)

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where I can find this kind of organza[?] with stars and hearts printed on?

>>8914729
That looks like ribbon, maybe search for organza ribbon rather than fabric. My local dollar store had similar stuff a while ago.

>>8909417
What part of this is handmade?

>>8914846
Not entirely sure but since it's Mossbadger, probably the accessories.

>>8914846
>>8914860
Her dress and the badges.
This is fabric I've been lusting after for awhile to make a dress of my own.
You can see it in use in this pic as well >>8908439

>>8908411
If this is handmade why on earth is her bust still ill fitting?

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I got the fabric an anon posted a link to in a past thread. It feels like pretty good quality.

https://shop64210892.world.taobao.com/?spm=a312a.7700824.0.0.ZH4Zlu

>>8916260
Looks so pretty! Hope you manage to make something nice, anon :)

>>8916314
Thanks, I'll try! I'm thinking of doing a pretty simple JSK with it because the pattern is so busy.

>>8908772
Do you have any stores you like best?

>>8914540
>>8914549
I've had the same issue with soap and chalk in that it rubs off pretty quickly because of all of the folding/manipulating involved in smocking. It works nicely for marking seams and darts, though. So I've done that before.

>>8914284
I had not thought of metallic gel pens. I was debating tiny dots of paint, but the drying time was too risky. And as obvious as fabric tacks are, I'm already doing a couple hundred hand stitches per section of smocking. Having to do another couple hundred to mark my points might well drive me nuts. lol

>>8909404
Those look so amazing, I want that middle dress so bad

I always struggle with the zippers and they end up looking awful. What are the best ways to sew them?

>>8920679
Do you have a zipper foot? You'll never be able to see a zipper in properly without one.

Also there's always shirring panels instead of zippers. I find them more comfy anyway.

>>8919913
How is smocking vs shirring? I was never really sure of the difference, myself.

>>8920691
I have one, I am just bad at sewing zippers.

>>8919882
That's so pretty! The ribbons could be better done, or have some nice lace, but other than that, I really like it! :D

Green fabric anon from above, and I realized I want to do something a bit more fancy than a simple JSK but I'm not sure what to do with it. I think the cameos would look weird on sleeves because they're kind of big. Any suggestions?

>>8920756
>>8920679
Have you tried the "base stitch the seams together, then sew the zipper on, then cut open the base stitch" approach before?

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One of my friends keeps on posting pictures of his handmade bonnets and they're so nice (I posted some in a previous handmade thread), it really makes me want to make some as well. I have some experience making hats for cosplay, and I couldn't help but eye some buckram and velvet while I was at Joann's earlier. Their fake flowers are 50% off right now too.
Pic related, it's one of his bonnets.

>>8921818
Link to the bonnet?

>>8920744
Smocking is decorative with no stretch. Shirring trends to be stretchy. You can embroider OVER shirring, too. But. Yeah.

I do geometric smocking for texture. I'm working on a honeycomb smocking piece to gather a skirt. The maths aren't working out quite right yet.

>>8921813
A rococo dress plz
Check Baby's (or was it AP?) latest releases on Marie Antoinette theme

I want to make an over skirt should I do it with chiffon or organza? I've never owned one so I'm not sure what they're typically made of.

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>>8916260
>>8921813

Just looked through the taobao shop and.... if this is the size of one of the cameos, it might just be too big?

One of the sewing mooks dealt with a pattern of a similar scale and made it into a yukata instead, if that helps.

>>8922427
It depends on the look you want. Chiffon is softer and drapes more nicely. It's usually not as shiny. Organza is stiff and shiny. I personally like chiffon better as it looks more elegant IMO. Organza can look cheap, and I found this out the hard way when I received my Infanta Tangled OP and realized the organza overlay is not nice in person.

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>>8922356
Yeah, I love what Baby did, but like >>8922507
said the cameos are really big. I definitely want to do a rococo dress in the future though.

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>>8922714
I think I'll do something like the JSK version.

>>8908475
do you live in bremerton?

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I bought this handmade dress secondhand as a fixer upper, but I'm at a loss for what to do. There are a lot of structural problems; the shirring isn't encased, the selveges were left in, and the seams are weak.

I'm thinking about taking it apart and reusing the fabric to make a JSK, but I'm not sure what design to go with.

Maybe something simple, because the print's so busy? The border on the bottom needs to go, it doesn't match much of anything.

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>>8916260
>>8922507

Oh I'm that anon that posted those!
So glad you liked them too. I bet you can make some lovely stuff. Big cameos can work really well for what you have in mind.

How much did it cost you to get it to you?

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>>8925316
On a related note I was in Hobby Lobby today and spotted two fabrics that may be of use to sewing lolitas.

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>>8925319

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>>8925321
and some lace that wasn't shitty.

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>>8925332

>>8924689

If you don't want to take the dress apart (it's a lot of work), a couple of those problems can be solved by making another lining for the dress.

To get the pattern pieces, basically smooth out a piece of the dress as flat as possible on a flat surface (a large table or something) and then trace out the pattern piece onto some paper (I used mahjong paper, thin enough to see through, but you might go with onionskin paper if it's too opaque to see what you're tracing). That should give you a close enough shape to work.

For shirred panels, use a ruler to measure the height of the shirring. Then stretch out the top and put it against a long ruler (tape the ruler down so it doesn't shift, it's easier) to get the length of the top, do the same to get the length of the bottom. Draw out the rectangle/trapezoid according to the measurements.

You should be able to sew up the lining according to the pieces you traced/measured, then handstitch them to the inside of the dress (trust me, if you're thinking of ripping the seams of the dress, handstitching a lining to the inside of the dress is much less work). After that, you can run a few lines in between the shirring lines to encase the elastic of the shirring between the original dress and the new lining. As for weak seams, the new lining will help take the stress (particularly if you make the lining slightly smaller than the actual pieces you traced -- not too small though, just go down by, like, a few mm each seam so the dress is maybe 1-2cm smaller) so the weak seams won't matter as much. Selvedges being left in -- if it doesn't have a noticeable impact, I'd leave those in as well, they're now much less visible now that there's an extra lining in.

Only thing it doesn't solve is that heinous pink border. But, you can remove the border and sew lace to the lining so that it looks like a frilly underskirt, so that's an option as well.

Sorry for the block of text. Hope what I described is clear enough.

>>8925316
I think around $12 for 1.5 meters? Which isn't as bad as I thought it would be. I used SpreeNow and picked the slowest shipping office which only took about a week after the fabric reached them.

>>8925319
>>8925321
I've made dresses out of these as well! Hobby Lobby does have nice things sometimes.
...I think we have very similar taste, Anon.

>>8925321
>Cottons that feel like silk
Did they?

>>8925411

I didn't touch them too much but I did think they were smooth. Silk like? Nah.

>>8908416
ahhh mossbadger's stuff is always so cute...

>>8914729
they sold this organza at jo anns as Frozen fabric
i have a bunch of it sitting in a pile somewhere, but it's very cute! i made an overskirt with it

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>>8925409
>I've made dresses out of these as well! Hobby Lobby does have nice things sometimes.
>...I think we have very similar taste, Anon.


Ohh can I see the dresses? I love seeing what people make.

We must have similar taste!

>>8909474
>Rocket pop dress
I didn't know I needed this. Some how doesn't look tacky.

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>>8926048
Yeah sure! The stripe one is a pretty basic JSK (I made it 2 years ago) and it's got a sweetheart neckline and a couple heart buttons.

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>>8926094
And here's the teapot one. I don't wear it very often for some reason.

>>8926094
>>8926098

ooo cute. So cute. I love that heart lace and that you use the rose stripe on the straps.

Both look like nice solid workmanship too. Thank you for letting me see them.

>>8926094
Very cute! <3

>>8925400
Thanks a bunch, anon!

This dress is actually way too big for me, so I was planning on taking it in/reconstructing it.

The lining advice is really helpful; I've never put one in before so I was really nervous about that!

I like the idea of the liner acting as an underskirt, too, without the border, I lose like 4 inches of length.

>>8925321
Ugh... Why? (The sad lamentation of not having a hobby lobby to hopefully find this)
>>8926094
>>8926098
Very cute.

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>>8927135

Here you go Anon. You can order it online.

http://www.hobbylobby.com/Fabric-Sewing/Quilting-Fabrics/Cotton-Calico-Fabric/Rose-Garden-Tea-for-Two-Pink-Cotton-Calico-Fabric/p/47443

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>>8928060

I don't know how useful this is but I love old timey print ads and bottle art.

http://www.hobbylobby.com/Fabric-Sewing/Quilting-Fabrics/Cotton-Calico-Fabric/Tim-Holtz-Vintage-Photo-Card-Cotton-Calico-Fabric/p/152321

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I've started to make my own rose themed rings since the usual ones I find are a little too bright.

Be honest gulls, do they look like shit?

>>8928314
I like them! What are they made of?

>>8880332
>>8889299
Yeesh, those are awful, the colors look so dull/washed out, half the prints are ugly and some of them look like cheap clip art.

>>8928314
Pretty cute! I do think the colors are too translucent right now though.

>>8884918
When I first read this I felt offended because killing muh dream dress. After I got all the salt out, I love it so much I'm seconding the post it anon, I really want to see what you do with it!!

>>8928718
You might like this fabric anon:

https://www.fabric.com/buy/0339464/tanya-whelan-slipper-roses-country-ticking-blue

>>8891496
You should have at least 2.5m in the hem, so it's usually like a 1/2-3/4 circle skirt in terms of ratio

>>8926211

Ah, I'm glad you still found some use in the descriptions.

If you're remaking the dress from scratch it's easier to look up how to attach the lining. The handsewing is really only necessary if the dress is already complete (it'd be impossible to get it under the sewing machine).

Do post when you're done, I've love to see its transformation.

>>8928718

Just to clarify, I'm not cutting up a dress. I actually scored 3 metres of the printed fabric off yja. Like, flat fabric off the bolt, selvedge and all.

Which is what makes it harder to make a dress from it, when I bought the fabric Gingham Rose and Ribbon was around 10~20k yen for a dress, while this mysterious fabric was only 6~7k yen. But now Gingham Rose and Ribbon dresses can be found for under 10k yen (if you're patient and keep looking for it), so I ended up buying the dress and now I'm not sure what to make from the fabric (I'm not selling it. It's my dream print as well, so I still want to make a dress from it).

Does anyone have the link to the Google doc with useful commercial patterns?

I tried looking in the archives, but I can't seem to find it.

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The fabric the sleeves are made of- Is that called something other than "dot tulle"? I'm getting very few results and the dots are way to large on what I'm able to find.
>someone snagged it from CC before I could buy it, so now I have to make one myself
>mfw I have no face

>>8929452
Is this it?
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/19oovyXiKYiGmywqOPJAWeE1DLvP9_buEltWijvAgSwk/edit?usp=sharing

>>8929484
I don't think this stuff is actually Swiss dot but it seems to be labeled that pretty often. I found quite a few results for that.

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Can I have some opinions? I'm going to make a crown today/tomorrow, pic related is the sample piece (I will change it a bit).

What bothers me is the beads. The yarn I am using are pure white but the beads I have are slightly off-white. Is it ok to mix these two? Or should I use coloured beads instead (which will make it harder to coord)?

Of course I could wait for the next week to shop some suitable ones but then I'm not sure when I would have the time to make this.

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>>8932313
Tatting! So exciting to find another tatter here!

A crown huh? That's a neat idea, what style are you going for? I agree that the beads don't really go, kinda Holly hobby looking. I'd either go for a white pearl, or maybe pastel pearl or faceted if it's to match a sweet coord. But I think it would be fine without beads.

Have you tatted anything else for lolita? I've made a rose headdress and camera strap but haven't had any other ideas.

>>8929484
try dot mesh, not tulle. Tulle is more stiff.

>sewing a dress that's like 50% tiered ruffles
why am I doing this to myself

>>8932642
That's super cute, anon! I tried to get into tatting once but I just didn't have the patience.

>>8932642
I'm more into classic but I'm just starting to build my wardrobe. So right now I'm just making anything cute to wear.

For the beads, I need to use them at least on the bottom part since I don't want to change the desing there. For the upper part I can easily just drop them out. I have some white pearl coloured ones which are smaller (and don't fit well at the flower) so I try those.

And since I just recently got into lolita I haven't really done anything yet. For one blouse I used tatted lace but that's it for now. But I think you could tat chokers, bracelets, (maybe pendants), pouch (with lining inside), or just use it as a lace in something. Nothing else comes in mind right now.

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Lately I've been trying to learn how to make my own lace. Right now I'm using pre-designed/bought patterns but I'm hoping that watching how they stitch out on my machine will help me to figure out how to do my own stuff. Pic attached is one of the patterns I've recently bought and I'm hoping to try out soon..

>>8928314
So pretty! I love the leaves and how translucent they are and the cute pearl in the middle. Seconding asking what they're made of. I'm about to make some rose charms for a necklace and was going to use resin.

>>8928775
Thanks. Gonna have to do some math and fiddling to figure out how to pattern it because of course I picked a directional pattern for my fabric.

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I don't know are you interested but here's the crown I made. The beads I was going to use were even more off-white than the original ones so I decided to change the design anyway. I still need to attach something to it so it will stay on head.