My pattern making skills must be pretty sharp these days, because this was the first time I didn’t need to make a template! Not to mention finally dipping into my satin fabric stash with confidence now that my overlocker and me are on terms most amiable.
Reflecting on the look as it stands right now, it’s leaning more towards ‘surgical’ than ‘skeleton’, but I’m OK with that. The gathered bodice centre, my own pattern came out great. As to the skirt, the crossings really do look quite boney like-in fact, I’ve gone into the skirt panels and added more miscellaneous slashes.
The biggest question right now is a head piece. Unfortunately what first comes to mind is some kind of ‘ninja’ mask, since I want her entire face covered except her eyes peering through, keeping with the lashed theme and have it seemingly clumsily stitched together-think Michelle Pfeiffer’s handmade Catwoman costume. A part of me is a little worried this could come out a little too Hannibal Lector. Hopefully with a more romantic approach, maybe some kind of bandaging forming a cool hair accessory or mask, this could stay true to the theme of the mystery behind Tooth’s existence in our childhood memories.
As the icing on the cake, I’ve found out my Mom has actually held onto all the teeth me and my sisters lost when we were little, and plan to make a small organza sack to hang from her side, so you can see the actual teeth. Or I may make some teeth myself-I’m been really into into mould making lately. The look could have some ‘tooth’ accessories, but without going too Wilma Flintstone.
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