Busy busy busy!

Been working on my college project all day from home.. and I'm literally bouncing - I'm that happy! Gotten so much done! Admittedly, it's not finished yet - there's still a crinoline overskirt and some vertebrae to make - but the belt itself is finished. Yay!

All put together..

And up close!

My handmade chains - ready to be attached to their fastenings. 

Added toggle clasps - the other end needs sewing to the side panels of the belt.

Hand stitching the join between the lining and outer fabric with invisible thread.

Enamel spray paint.. going to get messy!

Aaaand there's the mess: chains and fastenings all coated evenly.

Detail. :)

Aaaand how it all fits! Still having to hold it in place in this as the velcro panels weren't sewn in at this point.

Still rambling along..

I've been off college for the past few days (I never thought the day would come when I'd rather be at college than at home!) due to a realllllly inconvenient allergic reaction that's done a bitch of a number on my skin. Oh, god: it burns. I've been trying to keep busy so as not to literally scratch my own skin off  and keep up with college work -  but mainly the former. 

My workspace... clutter everywhere! The coffee cup is the epicentre of the madness, I think.

Some ideas and references for my college project. It probably doesn't make a helluva lot of sense if you're not me, but I'm rather fond of it! I really like having a tangible copy of my ideas all in one place - especially if I'm having to make something. It's a pain in the arse having to google search everything ever time I need a reference, ugh.

Also been trying to crack on with this.. I need some more recent pieces for my portfolio. It's going reaaaaally slow - mainly, I think, because I'm so ridiculously fussy over everything. Bleh. :(

On a non-work related note, I've been listening to some awesome mixes on 8tracks while I'm getting stuff sorted (like the good girl I am) - they've kept me on 'track', so to speak!