HELP ME!! ^_^;;

[lady-vader.livejournal.com]

I can't decide which buttons I should use! I do not want to mix them though. Which one do you think is best to my blouse? I love the duckling/chicken one but it is probably too fruitsy for the EGL style and it is too flimsy too I think, it is better used as decoration not as real buttons. I also want to use the flower one but it is more of creme-coloured, though. Ah well. -_- Then the choices would be heart or default white button. Hmm.



And now over to this fabric. I think that aqua/turquiose is a very neat colour but as EGL garment? What do you think? Is it good as sweet lolita fabric combined with white eyelet lace trims and aqua satin ribbons or is it too much of modern and bold colour and should'nt be used to EGL garments? I want to know your opinion and I only want honest ones. This fabric is made of poly/cotton blend though. ^_^;

Comments

[tigerbalmer.livejournal.com]

Of the sturdy button choices I'd say the hearts. More special than the round ones and goes with the lace quite well.

I am not a purist of keeping EGL rules so I would say you could definately use that fabric... but it would be a very summery or spring dress since it is so bright. And you would probably want to layer a lot of lace or something over it to bring the overall value closer to whites? I dunno... I imagine for a purist it is a bit bright, but I can imagine a nice happy country lolita dress, maybe the kind that looks like a bustier with pinched ruching at the chest, maybe with those crisscross neck straps.

[lady-vader.livejournal.com]

You're right. I've thought of making just a skirt of this gingham material, and pair it with a white blouse to make it less bold or as an alternative spin-off skirt paired with some cute printed baby-tee.

[k00kaburra.livejournal.com]

Fabric swatch: It should work fine, but some people will inevitiably ask you if you're trying to be Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz. Just wait - some guy will say "Where's your ruby slippers?"

For the buttons, go with the heart if you're going to pair it with the checked fabric. It'd look cute. <3

[lady-vader.livejournal.com]

*LOL* Ah, you're really right! I do not want to get these comments but then I've thought of making a skirt of it, not a whole outfit, then the connection to Wizard of Oz would be less remarkable?

I won't use the heart-shaped buttons to the gingham fabric but I think that you've gotten the point that it will be to the white blouse and just wanted to suggest me to use it to the gingham fabric. ^_^

[avant-gauche.livejournal.com]

I'd stay the hearts looks the best. I love that lace where did you get it?????? I've been looking for lace just like that.

I think if you leave the trim with just plain white ribbon it will stand out to much but adding the same color ribbon would work much better

[lady-vader.livejournal.com]

Mm I love that lace too, I've found it and fell in love with it as it was quite different and original and it was even 25% off on everything in that little fabric shop so I bought some meter of this lace trim. And oh this shop is located in my town, Göteborg in Sweden. I think that it is about $1/meter and if I remember correctly there's also similar lace but with light pink thread broderie on white fabric instead for white on white as this one.

[greenday4ever.livejournal.com]

Go with the hearts...it almost matches with the lace right next to the buttonholes anyway.

[lady-vader.livejournal.com]

Yes I also thought so now. ^^

[marle777.livejournal.com]

Just chiming in to say I agree with the previous comments. Go with the hearts and the fabric is okay as long as you tone it down with lots of white and same aqua colored ribbon.

I love that lace by the way... I wish I could find some like that!

[clarice.livejournal.com]

ditto, love the lace! It's pretty hard to find good, high-quality lace, and that one with the hearts is cute.

As for the aqua fabric, there aren't any "rules" in terms of EGL. Obviously it won't work for gothic loli, but all sorts of prints and colors pop up in country lolita. It is a pretty shocking color, though, and I think it would only look really good as a skirt with white lace (worn with an EGL or fruitsy white blouse or cardigan) and I also wouldn't wear it (personally) unless I wa petite. I have to think about it like painting a house -- sure, the swatch is cute, but is it going to be too much on the whole house? (In other words, I think enough shocking aqua gigham to make a full dress would make anyone's eyes hurt o.O;)

But, definitely, if you do make something out of it, show us. I'd be curious to see how it looks in an outfit :)

[lady-vader.livejournal.com]

*lol* Yes I agree a whole outfit of this fabric would be too much! I'm not that petite. But just a skirt would be ok I think, using it with a white blouse.

High quality nice lace is hard to find, yes. -_- I buy every time I see anything neat with a good price... Here it is impossible to find lace in another colours than white. There's a very few black one though, but other colours? Forget about that. ;_; And mostly I want to have like at least 4-6 similar lace trims but different width and style and such on one outfit to make it "well-detailed" in a good sense..

[clarice.livejournal.com]

yeah, I totally know what you mean. It's so frustrating trying to recreate an authentic lolita look when you can't find any decent lace -_-; Someone in this group recently gave me the bright idea to dye 100% cotton lace black, which I'd never thought of before. I'm going to try it for my next outfit, as cute white lace is *so* much easier to find than black.

[lady-vader.livejournal.com]

Dyeing laces is a good idea. But you have to be certain that it is of 100% cotton. A little bit nylon/polyester and the dye will not become very well. Be especially aware when you're buying eyelet lace as the sewing thread used is often made of polyester or something like that.
And before dyeing, always wash the lace thorough with washing detergent and such to remove any added stuff like anti-shrink agents, glaze, easy-iron stuff or something like that as they will hamper the dyeing result. It is a good key, to always wash before dyeing. Avoid using fabric softener though.

[lady-vader.livejournal.com]

You know, I may buy the lace trim for you if it is not massive ammounts (not very much left). ^^

[marle777.livejournal.com]

Really? O__O I would pay you for it if you like... Is it very expensive? I would definitely put it to good use! ^__^

[lady-vader.livejournal.com]

Ah I think that it is better that you'll pay for it as then you could buy as much as you wish! (I do not want to get broke *lol* ^_^;;;)
I think that they're about $1/meter (more or less). One meter is about as one yard plus a few inches. And of course this offer is open for everyone in here but as said there's not THAT much left on the roll in the shop.

All of you who wish to buy this lace trim please email me at this addy: mircalla (at) hotbrev . com so we can discuss more "off-LJ".

[lady-vader.livejournal.com]

I'd go for the flower buttons but I do not like the difference of colour even though it is not very apparent. I do not like mixing snow-white with creme-white, so I'll settle for the heart ones.

As for the fabric, unfortunately it is of a cotton/poly blend so I do not think that it is possible to bleach it and get a good result, it would become blotchy...

[https://users.livejournal.com/-yukari-/]

well..since i dont 'see' any egl rules...if you like something, that is all that matters. if you dont...then...uhm you dont. ^^;; so if you like it, dont let anyone persuade you otherwise. egl is not a set of rules. it is...an expression of who you are. if all egl-ers wore the same exact thing, as specified by the 'rules'...there would be a lot of people who looked almost the same, thus changing the whole point of the style ^-^ woo longness. good luck in your clothing endeavors

[lady-vader.livejournal.com]

Ah, you're right, of course. ^_^ I'll use this fabric after all. I can't find any good baby blue gingham fabric in the desired size (of the squares) so I'll settle for this one and after all it is more of a bold spring/summer style of Sweet Lolita so it will pass. ^_^

[heavenztearz.livejournal.com]

Oh, the fabric will probably fade a little in the summer sun anyway, so It'll be a little less mouthwash blue, you know? XD

[eurolymius.livejournal.com]

Whatever to all of you, that duck rules! :P It's probably not sturdy. What's with that brown scary looking part on the gingham fabric? Did you try and burn it?

[lady-vader.livejournal.com]

Yeah the ducklings are very cute, but they're not very sturdy and I think that ducklings are more of sweet lolita and I want the blouse to be able to combine with both sweet lolita skirts and egl skirts... ^^

The brown part? *LOL* You're right I've burned it. Test-burned it to check the content of the fabric. There's no tags for these fabrics so I do not know. And it seem to be that this fabric is of a poly/cotton blend. Not my favourite choice of materials but it will do. (prefer 100% cotton) At least it is easier to maintain poly/cotton blends as they do not need as much ironing as the 100% cotton ones... I think.

button button....who's got the button?

[vetala.livejournal.com]

i like the heart button the best. when i first saw the pic, i thought it was a heart like from a deck of cards. but then i realised that the rest of the buttons weren't the rest of the deck symbols. so ya, go queen of hearts!

Re: button button....who's got the button?

[lady-vader.livejournal.com]

Yes, I'll use the heart buttons. Both by my decision and by the help of you all here. ^^ The far most of you liked the heart one best (to this blouse).

Personally I love the duckling one but ... ah well, as said it is not very good to use flimsy buttons and it is more of Sweet Lolita only.

Queen of the Hearts? That's nice! ^_^ Maybe I'll make a skirt with heart theme? ^_^

[heavenztearz.livejournal.com]

I LOVE the heart button. Its cuuute. The duckie is also cute but a little small, maybe you could use it on a headdress or a choker or something? As for the gingham fabric, it is a little bright, but worn with a white shirt and trimmed with white lace would be extra cute. n___n I think that aqua ribbons would go well with it, but that is just me.