Tag: Butterick
Arya Cat of the Canals – Part 1 Blouse and Bolero – Butterick B5008, Simplicity 8462
Read Part 2 You may remember that a few years ago my department at work did Game of Thrones for Halloween. I did Margaery Tyrell. Well. The new employees since the move to Colorado found those photos, and wanted to do it again. So we …
Valkyrie – Butterick 4827 – Dyeing and Finishing
Dying the dress was a long process, but easy. I started by dying some scraps, experimenting with different fade times and combinations. I settled on 10 seconds per inch for the first 8 inches, then 1 minute per inch thereafter. To keep the bottom half …
Retro 1960s Holiday Dress – Butterick 5748
In 2016 I went to my very first company holiday party, so naturally I needed a new dress. The pattern is Butterick 5748, a retro sixties design which I’d had my eye on for a while. The bodice fabric is a remnant of cream taffeta …
Margaery Tyrell Cosplay – McCalls 6745 and Butterick 3134
For Halloween 2016 my department at work decided to do Game of Thrones, and I chose Margaery Tyrell. I love her dresses and was dying for an excuse to make one. My version is a combination of several of her blue/turquoise dresses: the v-neckline, halter, …
Valkyrie Underdress – Butterick 4827
My concept for the Valkyrie outfit is that of an ethereal, not quite there creature. The under-dress is very simple, and I plan to dye it blue from the top down, so the ‘image’, as it were, will be in focus at the top and …
1912 Day Dress – Butterick 6093
This is my latest dress; a 1912 day dress which I wore to the Lanterman Ragtime Tea Dance in Pasadena this weekend. I used Retro Butterick 6093, and did the bodice of view A with the skirt of view B. The main peach fabric is …