dragonlady7: self-portrait but it's mostly the DSLR in my hands in the mirror (Default)
[personal profile] dragonlady7
via https://ift.tt/3eiLsag

mctreeleth:

I made myself a pieced and quilted plague doctor mask! 

Not for any real reason, I just realised I could so I did. It took about 5 hours of pattern drafting last night, and maybe 10 hours of actual sewing today.

I couldn’t find any fusible interfacing so instead it has two layers of cotton quilt batting, making it a bit softer and squishier than intended and also very very hot and very very hard to breathe through.

I pulled the lenses out of an old pair of sunglasses, and they can be popped out through the inside because I didn’t do a very good job on finishing the insides of the eye holes. 

The fabric is from a big stack of 10cm squares I cut about a decade ago. I will probably remake the pattern when I get some interfacing with some different prints and a couple of design tweaks, but also it has been a fun 36 hours of hyperfocus on a dumb pointless project and its 50/50 that I am over this now. 

Date: 2020-04-13 08:36 pm (UTC)
heartofoshun: (plague doctor)
From: [personal profile] heartofoshun
I'd wear one of those!

Date: 2020-04-13 09:45 pm (UTC)
heartofoshun: (plague doctor)
From: [personal profile] heartofoshun
I'd want a more sinister realistic-looking one. The shape of that one is amazing, however.

Date: 2020-04-13 08:39 pm (UTC)
sabotabby: raccoon anarchy symbol (Default)
From: [personal profile] sabotabby
I love it so much!

Date: 2020-04-13 09:31 pm (UTC)
sabotabby: (doom doom doom)
From: [personal profile] sabotabby
I don't even have the skills to make a bog-standard facemask, let alone this. But it's so beautiful!

Date: 2020-04-13 11:06 pm (UTC)
szzzt: Sepia-toned and androgynous angel with its long earring swaying (Default)
From: [personal profile] szzzt
Some videos I was watching recommended the fabric from recyclable tote bags (the ones that are sort of fuzzy plastic) as a replacement for interfacing, since it's also a non-woven material, and according to the video is breathable/wearable enough. Would have to be pretty stiff to support a plague doctor beak though XD

Date: 2020-04-14 08:29 am (UTC)
shy_magpie: A Magpie (Default)
From: [personal profile] shy_magpie
I love the energy of a quilted plague doctor's mask with little butterflies and stars. Not sure how to articulate what that energy is but I love it.

Date: 2020-04-14 07:08 pm (UTC)
paean: (Default)
From: [personal profile] paean
If you make one, please, please, please post your WIP picks for construction. I know I will never get around to making this myself, but I want the vicarious experience of doing something so awesome.

Profile

dragonlady7: self-portrait but it's mostly the DSLR in my hands in the mirror (Default)
dragonlady7

January 2024

S M T W T F S
  1 2 3 4 5 6
7 8 9 10 11 12 13
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 2627
28293031   

Most Popular Tags

Style Credit

Expand Cut Tags

No cut tags
Page generated Feb. 9th, 2026 05:34 pm
Powered by Dreamwidth Studios