green velvet costume part 4: Finished the bra and redoing the skirt

[mekyria]

It's been a while since I've updated on the green velvet costume, but I assure you that there have been tons of things going on. I finished the bra about one or two eweks ago and posted a close-up on bhuz, but I didn't post it here because I wanted to give you a full update.
Here's a rather blurry picture of the bra:


I beaded the skirt with sequins and bugle beads in January, but I needed to redo all the beading. So..... here's a before picture:

Creating the new pattern with the rhinestone chain:

And filling the design out by edging all the curls in gold seedbeads:


Every curl takes about 30-50 minutes to complete. 


More on the back of the skirt tomorrow.

Comments

[suzycat.livejournal.com]

SO impressed!

[swas.livejournal.com]

It looks even better now - more 'class'? And the swirlies are brighter :)

[beafarhana.livejournal.com]

This, definitely!

[bedlam-n-bedlah.livejournal.com]

It's an extremely *high-end* desert swirl. It looks awesome.

[mekyria.livejournal.com]

yeah, I've been comparing it to the desert swirl as well, so I made sure I made a distinctively different pattern. I love how the rhinestones make the whole ensemble brighter, as dark green is not a good stage color on account that it looks almost black with low light.

Costume :)

[amulya dances (from livejournal.com)]

Hey Kyria,
Hoe gaat het ermee? Ik kwam deze site van je tegen (iemand op orientaldancer had de link ge-post), geweldige kostuums joh! Leuk om te zien hoe ze vorderen. Heb je ook een Facebook page voor je kostuums eigenlijk?
Amulya

Re: Costume :)

[mekyria.livejournal.com]

hi amulya, mijn Facebook pagina is Kyria's Closet, daar cross-post ik mijn kostuum berichten ook :) Met alles goed, en met jou?