Quick Post: WIP pictures

ARGH. Haven't posted on here in a while, not because I haven't been doing anything but because I've been incredibly busy!
FIGURES.

But I'm trying to do some housekeeping and this is a part of that. So check off on more notch on my list-oft-things-I'm-a-loser-for-not-doing-sooner.

This is mostly picture heavy and probably not of any concern to people other than me but regardless I need to post the pictures so I can clear them off my computer, haha.


I've been working on and off on a cosplay of Agatha from Girl Genius (obviously one of my favorite comics ever). Now, some of you more anal retentive readers might be thinking "But wait! We've already seen the Agatha costume. She's cheating!"
Well, no. Actually. You haven't.

We made an Agatha costume for Chase a few years back based on the paper-doll Agatha design that turned out so-so. But now, I've obsessively begun work on this:

Drawn and designed by team Folio and therefore not my property. Go check out the comic for the full plot arc!!!

That's right. Cinderella Agatha from the most-excellent Cinderella side-story featured in Girl Genius a few years back. I fell in love with this dress ages ago and have finally decided to take it on. Needless to say I'm stoked.

First things first we need a hoop skirt. I have one already but it was tiny, and pretty busted up. It was also not something that I should really cut into, which is something I need to do so I can create the window in the front of the skirt. I considered making a hoop skirt (which is easier than it sounds) like a good little costumer, but I found this one online for FAR cheaper than I could've bought all the materials.

This picture doesn't do the size justice (my room makes it looks smaller), it's pretty friggin' big. I actually have a big croline petty skirt that makes it even bigger and rounder (not pictured).

I'm also in the process of making the corset (My First Ever!) Whee!
First off I have my nice fabric which I got stupid cheap. Then the busk, which gives the corset body, and then the pattern pieces, which I altered for the shape I'm trying to get.

My pretty corset exterior!

My horrible ironing board. Trying to iron out the fabric on this sucker was a nightmare. I've been petitioning for a new ironing board for ages.

Cutting out the pieces! I used an altered Butterick pattern. It worked great!

I was working furiously on this for a while but had to take a break so I could work on the multitude of other projects I got going. Hopefully I can get working on it again.
I'll post more pictures as I take them!