After a fair amount of searching for the past few months, I recently came the conclusion that I’m just not going to find overalls that I like enough to use for Rosie.
Category Archives: Halloween
Researching Rosie, pt II
One of the items peeking out of Rosie’s pocket is a lace handkerchief, according to this page. Could the round item with it be a makeup compact?*
Rosie the Researcher
Started research on the ‘accessories’ of the outfit, since they look like they’ll take longer to locate/manufacture than the actual clothing. Continue reading
Costume Breakdown: Rosie the Riveter (Norman Rockwell)
Since the works of Norman Rockwell are under copyright, &c, here’s a link to the Wikipedia image page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:RosieTheRiveter.jpg.
Costumes for a New Year
Many of these also fall under the category of “bought-all-the-materials-now-just-make-the-stupid-thing”
6 days and counting
So, with a little less than a week left until Halloween proper, my costume is pretty much assembled. I have everything I need except for the stupid little collar.
Halloween update
More Air Spirit
Halloween Project Start!
This latest installment to the mad saga that is my sewing career concerns my favorite holiday of the year: Halloween. I have decided to coordinate with one of my housemates, and will costume myself as the element of Air, personified by wind and light. I have roughly six weeks to complete my outfit, shoehorned around the demands of schoolwork and my (ha!) social life.
We’ll see
