Fire surgery starts

[parasitegirl]

When this is finished I will put together a whole entry that shows the process from start to finish.
I just finished the most terrifying part of the bra surgery.

The cutting:


Once you have a box with the little limbs that used to be the ribcage band...you know there is no going back.



I cauterized the wound edge with the stretchy fabric used for the lining and started covering the edge a bit with beads.


This is the shape of the cups with the band as it had been. Shallow ovals lacking love.
Seriously, in the original pictures on Tribe (before Mirabai) I figured the bad fit was due to the center strap system ...(sigh)

If the tension from the rib-band is moved lower on the form the cups become ample, like this!

Next, fabricating the ribcage bands from scratch and parts.

Comments

[bluemoonsaga.livejournal.com]

do you use regular thread for seed beads or something else?

[parasitegirl.livejournal.com]

I usually use thick quilter thread, or thread quadroupled up...sometimes bead-specific thread. I am trying out a new "bead crochet" thread now, but am breaking needles.

[bluemoonsaga.livejournal.com]

i have a project i'll be seed beading & was concerned with regular thread they would break off. i use dental floss for bigger beads & gems.