Dyed fabric (Posted 14th May 2013)

So the screen used fabric changes a LOT in different light. Top shows it as a pale almost green tint (this is the closest IRL), second shows a close up (a lot more blue depending on lighting!) and thirdly is what it is now after I dyed it.
I first hand dyed it using turquoise, darkening it in the process - finally I carefully used RIT colour remover. This removed just enough of the turquoise dye leaving the pale blue colour.
I tested this technique on a piece first and the bright turquoise hand dye was the only blue that took to the fabric and left the right amount of colour after the whole process. Next to add the gold paint print.

Detail (Posted 7th May 2013)

Clearer photo of the pieces.

Corset/shoulder pieces complete (Posted 7th May 2013)

Two set's of strong magnets for the corset pieces were too powerful and wouldn't set after being glued, so I used a weaker magnetic strip on one side and attached four of the strong magnets on the other which were fixed to strips of clear plastic - which provided a larger surface area to glue it in place.
Now I can snap the two pieces closed at the back without assistance and the magnets stay in place.

Corset progress (Posted 27th April 2013)

This is how the corset piece will sit, no matter what type of glue I used the magnets were too strong and kept snapping off stuck together. So my last resort will be to use gold cord but this will require help to tie it, which I'd rather not need all the time.
I'm going to try magnetic strip that isn't as strong as the magnets but hopefully strong enough to keep it closed at the back.

Corset progress (Posted 9th March 2013)

Heat formed the two separate pieces for the waist and decided it was no good gluing them together at the front as the whole piece needed to open like a hinge to wrap tightly around. So I've used invisible string to keep the pieces flush together at the front whilst still being flexible. The pieces overlap at the back so I'm planning to attach small strong magnets to keep the end's level where they cross over.
I've been priming the shoulder pieces before I spray paint them in gold leaf.

Shoulder pieces (Posted 7th March 2013)

Finally got around to heat forming the acrylic shoulder pieces, pretty easy and fun to do. Need to remove the backing paper on the one piece but for now it helps me identify which is right/left.

Corset/shoulder pieces (Posted 14th February 2013)

I had these pieces laser cut out of 1/8" acrylic following the designs I drafted, I'm very happy with them. I made a paper template first to get the size, shape and angle of the waist piece and using multiple references - not just from Dany's costume in the show.
They were scanned in and converted into a vector. Small holes were added to the shoulder pieces where they will be stitched to the dress. The waist piece had to be two pieces to be the correct sizing and will be fixed together at the front after heat forming using acrylic cement - I've tested the glue and it seems to be really strong but I'll still be reinforcing the front section.

Screen used fabric - The Berwick Street Cloth Shop (Posted 14th February 2013)

It will need to made slightly lighter, I'll be adding more blue to match the on screen reference. I've bought a cheaper, similar weighted fabric to make a draft version first.