The Making of a School Dress

There is a lot that goes into making a new school dress. Whether it be a brand new design or just a new batch of the standard costume. Some great posts describing this process have already been written so I know I don’t have to go into that here. Let me just say that it is a fun process. Sometimes it goes great, sometimes not. Lots of different reasons for both. Right now the work is continuing on the TNG school dress. This is a collaboration between MJ Farr, Taoknitter Arts, and Murphydresses. I mentioned in an earlier post that I am doing the embroidery. I wanted to update the photos of the work done up to this point. I am waiting for the skirt designs….but wanted to see how the top half of the dress was looking so I got out ye old dress form and pinned the pieces on. Here is how it looks….

This is the sleeves, front bodice, and both back bodice pieces. It’s just pinned and clipped, but it does give a great impression!!

Here is a close up of just the front bodice.

Here is a close up of one of the sleeve appliques.

I am really excited for the skirt pieces. This is a work in progress so things may change, but that is part of how it works. When you see it all together you can really imagine the girls wearing these costumes and feeling like they can dance like winners!!!