{"id":545,"date":"2017-06-09T17:26:33","date_gmt":"2017-06-09T17:26:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/coalfacecostumes.co.uk\/?p=545"},"modified":"2025-04-21T14:04:06","modified_gmt":"2025-04-21T14:04:06","slug":"returning-to-an-old-tutu-ugly-duckling-to-beautiful-swan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coalfacecostumes.co.uk\/?p=545","title":{"rendered":"Returning to an old tutu- ugly duckling to beautiful swan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We all have those moments, where we don&#8217;t really like something but we cannot put our finger on why. \u00a0I have had it with this tutu (currently for sale) from the second I started making it. \u00a0Some changes reduced my dislike, leaving me with a dull uncomfortable feeling every time I saw it. \u00a0With a fitting coming up where it may fit the dancer I decided enough was enough and to look at it again, not putting it down until it was good. \u00a0So what did I have a problem with? \u00a0It turns out the answer was the decoration and not so much an issue with what was there but that it didn&#8217;t look complete. \u00a0I added in stages until I was happy with the result. \u00a0All items came from my stash. \u00a0Its amazing how big the difference can be with a few little additions.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-545 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/coalfacecostumes.co.uk\/?attachment_id=544'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/coalfacecostumes.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_20170519_104935-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-544\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-544'>\n\t\t\t\tThe starting blank canvas.  With very muted creams, golds and sea blues  I looked at all my creamy golden shades&#8230;\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/coalfacecostumes.co.uk\/?attachment_id=543'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/coalfacecostumes.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_20170519_105243-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-543\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-543'>\n\t\t\t\tFirst find was this string of flowers in two sizes and leaf bunches\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/coalfacecostumes.co.uk\/?attachment_id=542'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/coalfacecostumes.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_20170519_105356-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-542\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-542'>\n\t\t\t\tA perfect fit!  Time to sew on\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/coalfacecostumes.co.uk\/?attachment_id=541'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/coalfacecostumes.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_20170519_111413-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-541\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-541'>\n\t\t\t\tBetter but not yet done The problem with the two similar muted colours was that it was all starting to wash out and blend\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/coalfacecostumes.co.uk\/?attachment_id=540'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/coalfacecostumes.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_20170519_111520-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-540\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-540'>\n\t\t\t\tThis copper toned braid has one straight edge and one zig zag edge, beautifully matching with the pointed shapes on the tutu.  I couldn&#8217;t have found a better match\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/coalfacecostumes.co.uk\/?attachment_id=539'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/coalfacecostumes.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_20170519_123743-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-539\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-539'>\n\t\t\t\tSewn on there is now an added warmth to the tutu.  But the additions still didn&#8217;t seem complete, they felt disconnected somehow\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/coalfacecostumes.co.uk\/?attachment_id=537'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/coalfacecostumes.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_20170519_124621-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-537\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-537'>\n\t\t\t\tStones!  I had these dropper shaped swarovski stones from America in light topaz but I only had 5 for 6 lace areas.  Saved by a few Aurum Preciosa round stones I had left from a previous tutu\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/coalfacecostumes.co.uk\/?attachment_id=546'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/coalfacecostumes.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_20170519_123944-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-546\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-546'>\n\t\t\t\tComplete! Time to find it an owner!\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We all have those moments, where we don&#8217;t really like something but we cannot put our finger on why. \u00a0I have had it with this tutu (currently for sale) from the second I started making it. \u00a0Some changes reduced my dislike, leaving me with a dull uncomfortable feeling every time I saw it. \u00a0With a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-545","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/coalfacecostumes.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/545","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/coalfacecostumes.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/coalfacecostumes.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coalfacecostumes.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coalfacecostumes.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=545"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/coalfacecostumes.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/545\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":549,"href":"https:\/\/coalfacecostumes.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/545\/revisions\/549"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/coalfacecostumes.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=545"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coalfacecostumes.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=545"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coalfacecostumes.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=545"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}