Half Agony, Half Hope Sewing

Katniss Everdeen Wedding Dress Photo by Rick Heno Photography Sketch of the costume In 2015 I saw the previews for Catching Fire and fell in love with the wedding dress Katniss wears and I knew I had to recreate it for Halloween. But, to be honest, I didn't know how to go about doing it. I knew that I didn't want to make the entire dress myself, so I headed to the thrift store and found a strapless wedding dress that fit me for about $20. Next, I went about figuring out how to do the metal working on the dress. I studied the one photo I had (which was only shown in the movie previews) and tried to figure out what it looked like most to me. Working with limited photos was a drawback but I think having the limited resources forced me to be more creative. My form of creativity was using pipe cleaners and tin foil! So I started with a duct tape dress form I saw on pinterest. I knew that would be easy to work off of and I could pin to it if I needed to. This...

Hi! My name is Kayla and I love to sew and create things. I started out with cosplay, modifying clothing items I'd find in thrift shops to fit what I needed. But I often don't stick to just those materials; I've used other odd items, like foil, before as well.  In May 2017 I started to get serious about sewing when I learned about the Jane Austen Festival in KY. That was when I made my first costume and underthings from scratch. Since then been on a mission to sew period specific pieces. While I want to obtain historically correct costumes, it is difficult for me because I am also a full time student. So I try to get as close as possible. With this blog I am hoping to catalog my journey, share my success, my failures (hence my blog title, ha!) and just keep a record of my projects and what worked for me. Thanks for coming along on the ride!