How to Make a Steampunk Outfit

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Male: Hello. Welcome to steampunk week here on ThreadBanger.

Female: 92 red revolver as you never spoken in English accent again, remember?

Male: Oh! Yes, sorry about that.

Female: Yes. Well earlier in the week, you may have caught us on the indymogul with Steve Nelson and our effect, and Eric Pack

Eric: Just one nice moddy

Nelson: Tell me about it.

Eric: Okay, it is nice.

Nelson: Tell me more

Eric: Throughout.

Male: I think that is enough. This is a family show.

Eric: All right.

Female: Curve. So all week long we have been hooking you up with steampunk powered health tips and if you are still asking your self what is all about, and explanation as long overdue.

Male: So the Steampunk aesthetic mixes the steam powered turn of the century style fashion with science fiction and fantasy technology. Kind of look at the future existed in the past if that makes any sense. To get the Steampunk look, there is a few must have essential pieces. The most prominent of all the accessories have got to be the goggles. Check out Mickey’s video tutorial that went up earlier this week showing you how to make them out of simple household materials. Best are also big and for a few bucks, you can pick them up at any thrift store.

Want to make your own? Check out the DIY tutorials sent in from Threadbanger Maniacalmickey over on YouTube. Decorative sprockets and gears are prominent features. I got a box of them for 20 boxes on eBay and get embellish my entire closet with them.

Also, accessorize of pocket watches, scarves and big brushed or silver buttons but before all that you got to start with the base, a cool looking shirt. So today I am going to show you how to make over a men’s button up into a red new Steampunk top.

All right, tell me you work that old long sleeve you would not wear anymore because it has a big hole gray stain on the front. Now grab some chalk and outline the simple press plate looking pattern onto your shirt. Take some newspaper out and retrace half in your pattern onto it. Now fold over and cut out. Pin it does not make your fabric, in this case another long sleeve shirt I had and cut it out. Making sure to leave a half inch allowance around the entire thing.

Now pin them in all the way around your garment and get to sewing. Once your pressed plate is complete, pin it and start showing it on to your shirt. Now you are going to leave this portion on the garment unsown if you have enough room to get your head come fully to the collar.

Now take some silver or brushed buttons and place up and down the sides to your fabric making sure to line them up evenly. Mark them out with some chalk and pass out a ruler to measure if you need to. These run roughly five inches apart from each other.

Next, take some of that extra fabric, draw, and cut out too almost aero shape like pieces. Each one is going to be about 2/12 to 3 inches in length and you are going to sew all the way around leaving the bottom open. Turn them inside out, place them on to the shoulders of your shirt and sew them on.

Now you get through the exhausting process of hand sewing all of those buttons on, making sure to leave the one in the top right corner of your gourmet. You are going to sew that last button on to your shirt right under with like it to go through on to your breast plate and create a button hole for it and then once you get all your buttons on, you are done. For more on Steampunk and Steampunk fashion, be sure to check out www.BrassGoggles.co.uk or www.SteamPunkSpectacular.org and the community.livejournal.com/steamfashion Steampunk fashion community for more right ideas.

When we return Krinch is had a Steampunk for the ladies.

Female: Why have you not upgraded to this Vistad?

Male 2: Just the bad thing I have heard about it.

Male: Today I am going to show you how to have it.

Male 2: Well, that would pretty simple. I am actually blown away. I am thinking I would like to have those.

Female: Actually, this is vista.

Male 2: Really?

Female: Oh yes, the steampunk. To me the style is very Victorian and I love Victorian style and of course every proper Victorian lady need proper under garments. hue the bloomer, I made this out of an old sheet from the thrift store using a great step by step PDF I found. If you have any questions about the pattern, I started to thread in the tutorial section of the forums.

For the top, take out an old collared button up and cut off the collar leaving about a half inch around the edge. Then fold the shirt in half and cut a low bow neck. Press and sew them all the way around the top and do four or five lines of sheerings stopping where the buttonhole starts. Then I cut the sleeves off and shared the bottoms.

Next, take out the collar piece and sew that row edge out. Now put the collar, shirt and bloomers in a tea dye bag to give them that vintage look.
Next, I was super inspired by the late 1800 bustle, so I recreated one using plastic coat of wire and wire cutters. Start by forming a double circle that opens to your front. Use a ribbon to tie it on and five, 3ft long pieces of wire. Loop and attach them to the back like saw, then done the loops in where to make it more stable. Next you are going to use your wire to create many connectors to make this poppy really strong. Bending and twisting, bending and twisting. Use electrical tape to wrap around the waist section and various joints. Take an old half-slip and stretch it around the form pulling it up and pinning. So, we close here and here in order to look like this when you are done.

For the actual dress portion, I found an old long formal skirt and roosted it up all the way around. Next, I toke out the petticoat I make a while back and put my new skirt on top. Now comes the bustle and we had another old formal skirt layered on top. For this one, I did two sections of rooshing on each side.

I really like this design because it can be worn without the two bottom layers for a more playful look. If you need a little bit more inspiration, go to trulyvitorian.com. There is and amazing selection of historically correct patterns. Also check out bustledress.com for a beautiful array or antique Victorian pieces.

I got this one from a second hand shop, but is not a true corset that does just to you, for more information on real corsets go to laracorset.com. Not only does she have a ton of historical info about them, but also has an amazing collection of rare ones.

Plus there is a bunch of great links on where to get corset making supplies and info on making them if you are determined and patient enough. But my favorite corset so far come from louiseblack, are not they just spectacular?

Last but not the least, accessories are an absolute must. Old bracelets and long chain necklaces work great. I attached this old chandelier piece to my collar by using a strong thread and sewing it around the button. Then I made these matching chandelier earrings that I absolutely adore and of course, you need a hat. I use the film box hat tutorial from humble bumble bee and attach some antique feathers and cogs.

But for some true hat inspiration checkout TopsyTurvydesigns.com. Not only are the hats amazing, but the pictures are fantastic as well. Other accessory necessities include a nice form fitting jacket, some boots and a parasol and now your look is complete. Remember, this is my interpretation, explore your own and have fun with it.


Male: Hey everyone, that is it for this week. One last reminder that the sewing machine contest end this weekend so make sure you get those submissions into us by midnight Sunday.

Female: Towards the Surger all you have to do is submit your best DIY video tutorial and to win the new ThreadBanger genome machine, just send us your most creative video play.

Male: Good luck everyone out there and see you next week.