{"id":3357,"date":"2019-09-04T07:19:16","date_gmt":"2019-09-03T19:19:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.belindalansleyphotography.co.nz\/?p=3357"},"modified":"2019-09-04T07:19:16","modified_gmt":"2019-09-03T19:19:16","slug":"how-to-make-a-senorita-dress-for-photography","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/belindalansleyphotography.co.nz\/2019\/09\/04\/how-to-make-a-senorita-dress-for-photography\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Make a Se\u00f1orita Dress for Photography"},"content":{"rendered":"

Make Your Own Photography Props<\/h4>\n

Using up Old Curtains<\/h5>\n

One day I was up at Kaikoura in the garage when my husband Stu and I found a box, high up on a shelf left by the previous owners. Stu took it down and we found some old curtains inside. They were dark glossy purple and full of spiders and other creepy crawlies. I was not impressed. I said to Stu let\u2019s throw these in the dump. <\/span><\/p>\n

A Spark of Inspiration<\/h5>\n

Then a sudden spark of inspiration came over me and I decided to save the curtains and make a dress out of them. I had several ideas of what I might do. \u00a0 One idea was a Victorian dress and another idea was a se\u00f1orita type dress. I decided to go with a se\u00f1orita address and I made it in about a size 10 for my daughter Arielle. She is actually probably more like a size 8. I should\u2019ve used a pattern but instead I tried to make it from scratch. <\/span><\/p>\n

Could have Been Made Better<\/h5>\n

When I look at it now I think I could\u2019ve made it better. The ruffles were the hard part. It took a lot of fabric and I randomly \u00a0sewed them all over the outfit and I don\u2019t really think I did it very well. Also the back of the dress is a little bit saggy baggy. However when the dresses and photos you can\u2019t tell and it comes out very well. \u00a0I have to remember that it is just a photography prop.<\/span><\/p>\n

Beautiful Purple Fabric<\/h5>\n

The purple fabric is very luscious and deep in colour and it has a shine to it. I really really love it. Now I can see the potential in a lot of old curtains and other old fabrics for making amazing outfits for my photography. Here are some pictures I took with a se\u00f1orita dress. \u00a0I used a very dark blue background and had Arielle hang onto my Italian\/French chair.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Need to use it again<\/h5>\n

I need to use this dress again for another shoot very soon. I really really love it and I think there are lots of possibilities for it. <\/span><\/p>\n

Here is a step-by-step guide to how I made the dress.<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. measure your child <\/span><\/li>\n
  2. make a tube of material and sew the sides <\/span><\/li>\n
  3. create ruffles of about 10 cm wide by cutting huge Strips of material from the curtains. Ensure sure you hem these neatly. <\/span><\/li>\n
  4. sew the strips together to make a huge strip and sew two running stitches to pull them into ruffles. <\/span><\/li>\n
  5. sew these ruffles onto the dress in the pattern that you require. <\/span><\/li>\n
  6. make sure you have a nice big ruffle around the top of the tube of material to create the se\u00f1orita ruffle around the shoulders. <\/span><\/li>\n
  7. put a zip on the back so that the child can get in an out of the dress, or use ties or some other type of fastenings.<\/span><\/li>\n
  8. Have fun with it!<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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