I AM A GENIUS

[hazliya]

So, for Friday, I'm pulling together a mermaid dress. Or rather, shipwreck victim dress.

Here's the rough sketch:



It's a bikini top that the model already owns, and the halter starts at the top of the hips, exposing her navel and tying behind her neck. Couple layers of ruffled skirts, great. Awesome movement. Edges chopped up and distressed.

Except I didn't know what kind of fabric to use. Linen, which moves beautifully, can be expensive and hard to work with. And frays like crazy.

Muslin was right out. It absorbs water and doesn't float. So when she went in the water, it wouldn't billow out prettily.

So I needed an off-white, rough-textured fabric that was slightly waterproof, cheap, and fray-resistant so that I could cut designs into it.

And then it hit me.

Interfacing.

So I got three yards of interfacing and we're going with that. xD

Whole dress. Out of interfacing.

This is going to be hilarious.

Comments

[http://users.livejournal.com/_dragonwolf_/]

You're a creative genius. Cannot wait to see how the dress and the photographs turn out.

[captainecchi.livejournal.com]

I was going to suggest felt, but interfacing is cheaper and will probably work just as well. Looking forward to seeing this photos!