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09-21-2013, 12:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Woodlandnymph

Kirin, my sister is older than you by a few years, and I'm just teaching her to sew as part of her birthday present! Hand sewing AND machine sewing. She's clueless about it, so I got her a sewing kit, and we're gonna make a skirt first.

Seriously, making those wings is a snap. It just takes time with the painting and everything. I'm too meticulous for my own good. I'll have to look for pictures of the wings I made in that style and post em here.

I need to order some steel boning online and I'll have to get some broadcloth at the fabric store to line it with. I could line a bodice with the same fabric, but it'd be nice if it was reversible.

Also..... tutorials!!!!! *grabby hands* I'll have to watch those tonight!

Maybe I'll try making a pair when I'm done with my steampunk clothes then. Hmm.. I wonder if I have enough left of those dark brown glittering nylon stockings to make a pair of small fairy wings to the doll I've made. She would look gorgeous in that.

I'm not actually sure if it is such a good thing with a reversible corset. You would probably just end up destroying the steel boning from bending it in different directions every time you put it on inside out. I know that it is quite easy to destroy the steel boning. Like when you put the corset on you can only tie it about half as tight as you want and leave it like that for 20 minutes. Because the steel boning needs time to get used to the form of your body, otherwise it will get bent out of shape and has to be replaced. Also, your body needs that time to get used to the corset.

I have a whole folder with faved tutorials on deviantart. With things like wire wrapping, origami, miniatures and some how to draw and stuff like that.

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Originally Posted by Cherry Who?

Thanks for the links, Tsunii! I'm feeling a bit disheartened as far as wrapping goes for the moment, but now I'm really wanting this necklace I dreamed up, so I'm sure I'll give those a look once I gather my ego back up.

Okay. Just don't give up. And I'm not sure if this is really gonna help, but I can tell you that I got really frustrated when I did my wire wrapping. I have problems with my fine motor skills, always had and always will have. So I bump into things, I really hit my head a lot. I trip over stuff, myself and flat surfaces. And the worst part of it all, I suddenly drop things that I'm holding. So I think you can imagine how annoying it is to be doing wire wrapping or origami and suddenly your hands just lets go of what you're holding and you go like: "That's not what I wanted you to do, you stupid hands!"