Friday, March 29, 2013

Steampunk Mad Hatter - overskirt

Day 5 - the last day of Steampunk Mad Hatter week and the breakdown of the overskirt.

Actually, it was quite easy.  I had a simple white, A-line skirt I'd made five or six years ago.  There is little to it so it was perfect for the repurpose!

Essentially, all I did was bunch it and gather it and stitch some buttons on it to give it the right appearance.  I wanted it to sit on my hips and I needed to make some minor alterations so I cut a bit out of the middle of the back and used strips of suede to make it fit just right.  There are A LOT of buttons on this and most of them are vintage - from my great-grandmother's button collection and some from my mother's collection.




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