Do you know how hard it is to find rings? Surprisingly difficult and hard to come by! These were "craft rings" from a inexpensive store, but I was thinking about buying curtain rings.. but those are also apparently hard to come by??
It seems I will have to order more rings online if I want to make more belts like this one in the future! Anyway, this gorgeous magenta/berry-coloured belt was made for a handmade advent calendar swap I've participated in last year. Some presents were handmade, some bought. I had lots of fun making all the things for my swap partner :)
This belt can be wrapped twice around your waist and tied off with the ring. The little flowers and leaves add some whimsical decoration. I've attached them with golden jumper rings to the braided belt.
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Picture 1: The finished magenta/berry-coloured braided belt laying on a blue towel. It's already wrapped, like you meant to wear it. The lightly coloured wooden ornaments add some whimsy and fairy-tale charm to the belt.
Picture 2: The beginnings of the belt! The lightly coloured wooden ring is hanging over the knob of a little vintage cupboard. Long strands of magenta/berry-coloured jersey fabric yarn have been knotted to the wooden ring, yet to be braided.
Picture 3: The long strands of the magenta/berry-coloured are hanging down and tangling together. They are yet to be braided! You can see an open shelf and some bags and stuff in the background. Creative chaos! [/image description]
A couple of years ago, inspired by the urumi (Indian whip-sword carried wrapped around the waist), I made a Celtic-inspired swordbelt for an exhibition at my school. Since then, I had the itch to make a replica of the sword from #Xena, my fave series for decades, but I never found the time to do it. Then I came across #WarriorNun and the cruciform sword was added to the list of projects. And then shit happened and, for various reasons, but above all for mental health, I closed commissions and decided, with the little free time I had left, to reconnect with my creativity. And, with my miraculous attendance at the Warrior Nun convention in London in February, my brain took it as a signal to get to work. As always when I set out on a project of my own, I took the opportunity to carry out some experiments that were burning in the back of my brain, and they've been a success, so I'm pretty happy with the result. I hope you like them too!
I made a belt pouch from old jeans and scrap fabric today c: very much inspired by @coveredinredpaint bc the second I saw their pouch (in this post) I was so motivated to make my own 🦇
guys watch out there’s a beast at the thrift mall watch out guys it might buy a secondhand shirt for $3 watch out (outfit I enjoyed from a few weeks ago)
my nausicaä doll is finally complete! she has a cloth body and paper clay for head hands and feet (and the rifle as well). this project took me a long time and im super happy with how she turned out!
I feel like a princess ready for a day of frolicking in this draped fantasy chainmail belt. The golden half Persian sheet is perfect for adding a shine to your long dresses and skirts.
See more photos here: https://www.streetmaille.etsy.com/listing/1404963646
First of the bunch is Binnie!! Sweet, fun and charming, our warrior's only flaw is that her moral compass can easily tremble in front of an evil woman, if she's tall enough. But who are we to judge her?
Fill for G1 - Black Cloaked Envoy on my Guardian Bingo Card!
The base pattern is taken from this daxiushan (大袖衫) pattern. To make this daxiushan (Heipaoshi's Version), I shortened the sleeves a bit, added extra length to the body, added a hood, and added the weird gauzy bits on the back. I also added some cording on the shoulders and the sides of the hood, following the design from the show as closely as I could. You'll also notice a couple decorative bands of black ribbon on the chest and at the waist, as well as a square of skightly different black fabric on the back — these are also embellishments added to follow the model in the drama.
Fabric: raw silk noil, cotton lining in the hood, a silk habotai square, silk gauze, silk ribbons, cotton cording. Entirely handsewn using waxed black linen thread.