In part two we take a look at the dresses for Hodel and Chava for the wedding scene.  I decided that these dresses would be plain, with some small details that made them special.  After all, the family IS poor, but they would wear their best for the wedding.  So for Hodel and Chava, I made the same exact style, but in different colors.  This was also kind of to signify a “bridesmaid” kind of deal, even though that’s not […]

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This year, our annual musical is Fiddler on the Roof, and I’m in the full throes of designing and making the costumes. My approach here is a little more pioneer than it is 1905 Russian peasant, but so far I think it’s working. Tzeitel’s Wedding Dress I started off with the wedding dress for Tzeitel. I used Folkwear Pattern’s Edwardian wedding gown, and made a simple version of it. The main goal here was to make it look like the […]

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Here is where I sheepishly admit how behind I am at blogging “real life” events. My cousin and his girlfriend got engaged this past July, and the engagement party was Columbus Day Weekend. That’s right. In October. So any references to nicer weather and October are not a strange accident, but the work of a procrastinator (who is, currently, procrastinating as I need to vacuum the bedroom right now but am instead doing this… it’s amazing how much I can […]

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