Fiber Arts by Judi Wellnitz

Disassembly

So I had her nearly complete - skirt was sewn on, arms attached, head glued on, and I had beaded her corset and had it pinned on when I decided her torso was too wide. This is the result. I think it was due to a couple of reasons. One - because I traced the pattern onto freezer paper and then cut outside the line, I made the pattern bigger by millimeters. Two - I used a low thread count fabric and stuffed the heck out of it. It must have had more stretch than I anticipated. I know the grain was going vertically because I double checked it. These factors made for a thick torso and she just looked terrible. So now I have to go back into the stash and find something else. Do you ever do this?

Posted by judi at January 4, 2007 8:05 AM

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Why yes I do. Thant's why i have a bag of boddy parts laying in the studio. I save them because you never know when a bag of spare and wrong body parts may come in handy.

Posted by: Maryellen at January 4, 2007 9:38 AM

All the time!
I learned to stuff from Gloria "Mimi" Winer and Akiko Anzai. If I have to stuff something softly, it's a REAL challenge.
I usually stick with Southern Belle muslin and/or batiks for just that reason.

Posted by: Denise at January 4, 2007 10:05 AM

Me? Do THAT? Oh, certainly! In all my professional sewing career, I'm quite sure I must have done that at least ONCE. Of course, being the expert seamstress I am, I did it ONLY to prove to the rest of the sewing peons that I am ONE of THEM. Bwahahahahahaha ... are you SERIOUS???? If ANYTHING I EVER sewed looked REMOTELY this good, I'd be so deliriously happy! THIS is a MISTAKE? Oh, PLEASE! If THAT'S a reject, I want your rejects!

Posted by: Kai at January 5, 2007 2:00 AM

Mistakes are my specialty....the difference between me and you....I would have just had a fat doll that needed that corset. giggle

Posted by: Auntie Linda at January 6, 2007 9:24 AM

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Disassembly