Well, I am all finished with my wrap. The pictures photographed in the daytime are not as shiny as the ones I did at night. The wrap really is more reflective.
I had written another post previous to this one, where I talked all about doing the glitter part of this project, unfortunately I accidentally deleted it today, and I don't think I can get it back. If anyone wants me to post more pictures or has any questions, tell me in the comments and I will try and get back to you as soon as I can. :)
I believe the wrap will wash fine, the glitter is fabric glitter and glue so it should be ok. I ironed it on the back side using a low heat iron and it seemed to work. I don't think I would put it in the dryer, though. Very bad.
The glitter was kind of a headache. I don't know that I would do it this way again, however it does sparkle. :) An easier way would be to use sparkly fabric paint, I just didn't find any I liked in a black. You might be able to mix your own... :)
For fabric I used cheap black matte net from the fabric store, a dove grey satin or silk, I am not sure, and a black satin or silk that was painted silver on the back. I bought both of the satin/silk fabrics at a thrift store.
I was going to put on some trim around the neck, but when I went to the fabric store they had sold all of the trim I had wanted for that, and I decided I didn't want to wait another 2 weeks while they special ordered it to finish it.
First time I have worked with fringe. It wants to get sewn on in places it shouldn't be at, and get sucked down into your machine and cause problems. :(
VPLL Checklist
1. Name of pattern- A Ladies Evening Wrap (#0400)
2. Sewer's Skill Level- Intermediate. (I am pretty good at craft sewing, but not so much maybe with patterns.) ;)
3. Pattern Rating- 4- Better than average. The pattern was very easy. I didn't really read the instructions too much, but it was pretty self-explanatory.
5. Were the instructions easy to follow? If not, what needs to be changed?- They were pretty easy to follow. One of the things that was confusing to most people with this pattern were the ties. Everyone thought that they were too long, and they are long, but if you look at the picture that comes with the pattern the ties are actually supposed to be placed above the ends of the wrap, somewhere above the bottom line of decoration. Another thing is if you want to do the decorative patterns on it, you have to leave sewing space for the fringe ("Fringe allowance" :) ) and a space to sew the medallion/flower.
6. How was the fit/sizing? Did it correspond with what you thought?- Yes, it is pretty good. It wants to bunch up a little around the neck, but that might be because I added 1 3/4 inches to the pattern on the back fold, making it almost a 40" bust.
7. Did you make any pattern alterations? If so, what pattern alterations did you make? Where they fit or design alterations? I added 1 3/4" to the back fold to make it close to a 40" bust. This was all that my fabric would allow, otherwise I probably would have added 2 inches. This is the first time that I have ever altered a pattern, but it seemed that it turned out ok. I also quilted along the middle lines in the design pattern just to hold it together a bit more.
I tried to follow the surface design in the picture, however I used glitter instead of beads or embroidery. I did make some of it up, especially the back because you can't see that part of the design. From the illustration they must have embroidered a thin ribbon or used some sort of thread to embroider the pattern on the net, simply because the pattern seems to want to flow in one continuous line with no breaks. If you notice the spiral in the front, it doubles back on itself. I didn't do that, just because I didn't have to, but it looks nice.
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