Project update: I sent out the teaser a few weeks back about this sweet black velvet skirt I found hanging out in my local thrift store. Well, I’ve finally made some progress – behold the Galaxy cape! This is definitely kid-sized, though a smaller adult might be able pull it off, too.
The disassembly of this skirt nearly took as long as it did to make the new cape. It was very clear that it was a home-sewn project, and the person who made this thing really over-built it. I literally spent hours carefully ripping out yards and yards of zig-zag stitching so as not to damage the velvet. Try picking out tiny black stitches on black velvet sometime– it’s maddening!
Anyway, once I had a nice big piece of velvet, I was ready to rock. I sewed the star sequins in place first. If you’re ever making something that’s lined like this cape, that is definitely the way to go. Trying to sew them on after the fact without catching the lining would have been tedious and I don’t think it would have looked nearly as nice.
I was going to use red satin for the lining, but instead I choose butter yellow. I liked the way it glowed beneath the black, and also the beads I used to attach the sequins had a slight golden cast to them, so I liked picking that up in the lining. Looking at the finished product, I’m happy I didn’t use red. It would have looked more “Dracula” than “wizard”, which is what I was going for with this design. Though I do have another big piece of velvet left for another project --- hmmmm ….
Have fun today!
Melinda
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