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Custom Costumes, Contract Sewing and Halloween
Female Mummy
Under Construction
Design Drawing.
The selected fabrics.  The darker is the base
fabric, for under-construction.  The lighter will
be used as the top layer and the bulk of the
design detail.
Base pieces cut.  
Instead of a bust dart
the costume is cut
with a diagonal
princess line.  This
will create a smoother
silhouette.   A full
princess seam would
would cause the top
layer to ripple along
the length of the
entire costume rather
than just fixing the
rippling at the bust.
5/10/09
5/10/09
All pieces are stay-stitched around the
edges to prevent fraying.  Normally this
wouldn't be necessary but applying the
"wrappings" will cause more wear to
the edges than normal.  When the
wrappings are finished edges will be
finished with a serger.
The front panel,
which will be
treated all as
one piece.
Mummy
wrappings!  No
need to cut
measured
exactly.  Messy
is great.
All pieces are marked so the
wrappings can be sewn on
symmetrically.  These marks won't
show on the finished costume.  
5/11/09
5/11/09
5/11/09
Wrapping strips are sewn onto the
base pieces on the corresponding
marks.  Each strip has been stay
stitched on the other edge to control
fray.  We want it to fray somewhat.  We
don't want it to fray entirely away!
The edges have been trimmed and
serged.  Time to sew the pieces into a
garment.
5/16/09
5/16/09
Pieces have been sewn
into a bodice!

Extra wrapping details are
added diagonally across
the bodice and strips are
anchored under.

The collar is added.

Next up, sleeves and then
the skirt.

Everything is wonderfully,
but controllably, frayed!  
Including the sewing
room floor...
NEW!
FINISHED!

The sleeves are set in, with ruffles and wrapping at
the cuffs.

The skirt is gathered and precariously hemmed.

Snaps are inserted at the back of the collar.

All edges are controllably frayed.

Just add spiders, worms, cobwebs and dust!
5/18/09