Now that the dress was sewn properly, stitched to fit, and the fringe and rick-rack were added around the edges, it was time to personalize the costume.
I started with hand embroidering the front of the dress.
I used the following stitch styles, none of which I will explain here because I cannot provide the visuals to help comprehension:
French Knots
Lazy Daisy
Fern Stitch
Stars
I did a combination of teal, red and brown thread and attempted some randomness with the stitches.
An embroidery tip – thread your colors in individual needles. This will save you from having to rethread over and over.
Now that the dress itself was completed, I could move on to the accessories. I will not bore you with how I made any of these items, because none of it is spectacular.
1. Bead bracelets.
2. Headband.
3. Belt.
4. Boot fringe.
No picture – it was barely worth documenting!
With all the pieces done, I was ready to assemble and wear it out in public, to our friend’s party. What do you think?
Happy halloween- a day late! Your costume is great! Hope you and Steve had a great halloween!
Oh HOORAY! What a wonderful costume!! Terrific job putting it all together, and you look terrific too!
Have a wonderful Halloween and a great time at the party!!
XOXO
I like the dead Boo in your last pic. He’ll make a great hat!
The cutest Native American in all of America!!
You looked absolutely darling!