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The White Witch
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Outline the story …
I've always loved the Chronicles of Narnia by C. S. Lewis, ever since I was kid reading it in school. In these snowy Canadian winters I thought making an outfit for the White Witch would be fun to shoot outdoors. She's described as dressing in all white, and has a crown and a wand. She's unlawfully taken the throne and turned Narnia into an everlasting winter (that's also how winter feels right now to me to be honest). I admit that my design was going to be different until I had watched Bridgerton, and it cemented in my mind that I wanted to make a sparkly regency witch gown. The transparent fabric on top, as well as the sparkly fabric of the dress have a design that reminds me of frost. My crown is a painted headband with cut up skewers glued on and my wand is straight up an icicle. Gotta be resourceful in these times.
Outline the construction…
I used a sparkly spandex blend material for the base dress, and a plain white spandex for the lining on the inside. Before this project I had never sewn a dress, attached a lining, or sewn spandex, but I decided why not try to push myself. I felt the lining was important to have especially because I didn't want any of the sparkly fabric against my skin since it was a little rough. I used a stretch stitch to sew all pieces of the garment together I definitely need to thank many sewing youtubers who helped me to understand how to connect a lining not only to the neck but also the sleeves. Still not sure how I accomplished that (I'm convinced it's magic)
I did not use a pattern for this dress, I used an old stretchy crop top to make a pattern for the bodice, adjusted the neckline and made mockups until I was happy with the result (mockups are also a first for me!) To achieve a silhouette somewhat reminiscent of a regency gown, the front of the skirt is a slight trapezoid and the back is a large rectangle that is gathered to give the back volume. The overskirt has a waistband with an elastic inside of it. The fabric of the overskirt is also gathered in the back to give it volume. While there are minor details I'd change, I'm very happy with how it turned out and can't wait to wear it at home.
This is lovely and really caught my eye!
I didn’t consider making a regency inspired dress from stretch fabric but this is so good for historybounding! I love your idea and will definitely take some inspiration from you 🙂
This dress looks wonderful! Love the colors and that overskirt fabric really catches the eye. The shape of the dress looks very flattering on you, well done❤
The overskirt really adds to the icy impression of the White Witch!
Beautiful! I love the fabric choices.
This looks so delicate! It’s beautiful! And now you have a great pattern for other shirts and dresses that will fit you perfectly!! Love it!
I always imagined her as evil but this dress makes her nothing but lovely and graceful. Congratulations!
This is lovely! The dress flows so beautifully and the pattern of the overskirt fits really well.
Narnia was a childhood favourite of mine too! I love the icy effect you created with the top layer of the skirt, perfect for the white witch! Well done!