Around the time of the pleated skirt's creation, I also made Eun-jae a half-circle skirt.
It's some kind of teal cotton with a white floral pattern--the regularity of the pattern detracts somewhat from the circularity of the skirt, though it's a nice pattern in principle.
The skirt ties in the back with a white ribbon, to match the white flowers.
It's a cute, simple design from the front, and would look nice with a lacy blouse if I ever manage to make one... the poor Pullip is half naked in most of these shots. :C
It's some kind of teal cotton with a white floral pattern--the regularity of the pattern detracts somewhat from the circularity of the skirt, though it's a nice pattern in principle.
The skirt ties in the back with a white ribbon, to match the white flowers.
It's a cute, simple design from the front, and would look nice with a lacy blouse if I ever manage to make one... the poor Pullip is half naked in most of these shots. :C
My biggest beef with this skirt is that I cut the waist as a circle (well, half circle). Pullips' waists are not perfect circles, so most of the fabric sticks out on the sides and the skirt ends up in a sort of flattened pancake shape, as you can see on the right:
Unfortunately this makes the skirt mostly unwearable. It's all right when Eun-Jae is sitting down--actually, it's quite convenient in that case. But really, how much time does a time-traveling secret agent spend seated? It's not very exciting.
In this shot you can also see my poor bow-tying effort and my failure to iron the skirt fabric perfectly flat.
Unfortunately this makes the skirt mostly unwearable. It's all right when Eun-Jae is sitting down--actually, it's quite convenient in that case. But really, how much time does a time-traveling secret agent spend seated? It's not very exciting.
In this shot you can also see my poor bow-tying effort and my failure to iron the skirt fabric perfectly flat.
Here's the back. I've learned several times how to tie a bow properly, but I can't remember it longer than a couple of days, and then I revert to the common "granny-knot" technique that ends up with the bow sideways.
Here's a link to a tutorial for my (and your?) future reference.
Awkward skirt element: the split in the back tends to sit open. This could have been fixed by making one side longer (without sewing the ribbon to the extra length) and slipping it underneath. In the meantime, I suppose I've found a use for the Pullip boxers!
Here's a link to a tutorial for my (and your?) future reference.
Awkward skirt element: the split in the back tends to sit open. This could have been fixed by making one side longer (without sewing the ribbon to the extra length) and slipping it underneath. In the meantime, I suppose I've found a use for the Pullip boxers!