Continuing with the pearl and olive…

19 June, 2011 at 12:20 pm (belly dance) (bedlah, belly dance, costume, crystals, pearl)

Wonder of wonders, I’ve actually finished the bra of this costume! After only a year and four months (!!), I’m halfway through!

During that time I’ve done lots of bitsy work on other things, like making harem pants, circle skirts, trumpet skirts, tie tops, U-tops etc, and adjusted various costumes that have come in and out of my wardrobe… but not done much whole costume construction work.

Since my last post in February I’ve finished the chunky beading on both bra cups, chopped off the old band, made and covered a new band, made straps out of grosgrain ribbon then covered them in a wide casing of the base fabric to form the wide straps you can see in the picture. Oh, and added more fringe: matching swathes of pearls looping from the top of the cup to the centre, and some dangles to drop down almost to the bellybutton. I mixed two different styles of drop and a couple of strands of rhinestone chain to add bling.

Now to the belt! Hopefully this part will take less than 16 months…