Seat Covers

Before:

We bought blue and blue gingham fabric from the Rag market in Birmingham and then I made a pattern to cover the seats.

The front seat have fitted covers, with a seat pad on the bottom for extra comfort.  The back are rectangles of fabric that are tucked around the seats (these will probably have to change once the rear seat belts are fitted).

We have since been to France with these seats and the added foam pad helped to prevent 'numb bumb syndrome' that always occurs and the fabric seat covers made sitting more comfortable as you didn't stick to the seats when they got warm.

May 2011

Well I have now finished univeristy so I have to grow up and get a job in the big wide world, but this also means that I get to make whatever I want to make. 

I have a few projects in the pipe line, the first being a set of seat covers for my Other Half's Morris Minor and the second being a Christening Gown for a friends baby son.


We have just been shopping for the fabric for the seat covers, and purchased a large blue gingham fabric a solid blue fabric to edge it with.  I plan to do an envelope style over the back of the seats and then having ties to go under the seat to secure it all in place.  I will keep this all updated so you can follow my progress.

Little Red Riding Hood

Over this last semester I have been playing with paper, and decided to make a costume made from paper.  I chose to make for a small theatre production of Little Red Riding Hood.  It was quite difficult to make as the paper kept riping but I'm pleased with the outcome.

Land Girl Burlesque

I spent my day yesterday at a local disused quarry photographing my Independant Study for my University module.  My theme is Land Girl Burlesque. 

I have used colours and textures from 1940s Womans Land Army and style from Burlesque.

Victorian Underwear

Whilst making the Alice in Wonderland costume, I decided to make the undergarments to go with it but I never got round to photographing them.  So here they are.
This corset really shaped my model and fitted her really well.
All garments are made from white cotton, and gold eyelets and fastening at the front.

Shakespeare

For our second project of the semester we had to design 2 make-ups and 2 costumes for 2 different Shakespeare characters.

My first Character is King Oberon from A Midsummer Night's Dream. We only had to make one of the two costumes, so for this one I only made the crown.  I'm really pleased with how this came out but I wish I had made the costume to complete the whole look.
I purchased the jewellery from a high street shop and applied the make-up myself.

 My second character is Beatrice from Much Ado about Nothing.  I decided to set my character in Medieval England when men played the female roles on the stage.  I made the whole costume for this character.  I feel that this costume went really well, and I'm really happy with how it turned out.
I purchased the wig from a popular costume shop in London, and applied the make-up myself.

Shakespearean Portrait

Our first Make-up and Costume brief of the university semester was to find a Shakespearean Portrait and re-create it. I chose a miniature of Lady Jane Grey to reproduce.

Original:

 My image:
When the original photo was taken I was not particularly pleased with how it came out as the lighting was completely different to the original portrait.  Once I managed to get hold of the images, I played about with the lighting on the image in Photoshop and managed to make it look a lot more like the original.  I'm very please with how it came out this time and I feel that it looks much better than the photo taken on the day.