Last year
Tullie House ran a museums at night event for which I ran a
fancy dress life drawing activity. It was really good fun and I had such a good time so I was very pleased when they invited me back to do it again this year. To tie in with their current exhibition, Mechanical Circus (I did lots of
automata workshops for this exhibition,) this years theme is the steampunk circus.
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| Front view |
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| Side view |
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Back view
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I wanted to make a costume for the event but knowing how much running around I did last year I didn't want to make anything too impractical so I decided to make a waistcoat. That way I could enter into the spirit of things but still be free to run the activity without worrying about fancy skirts or anything! I used a basic pattern and replaced the tab at the back with ribbon loops so I could lace it up to give it a more Victorian feel. I also decided not to bother with buttons and am using an old brooch as a fastening instead.
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| Lacing detail |
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| Front detail |
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| Brooch fastening |
