Tuesday, July 23, 2013

Newly Listed! Red Velvet Garter Tank

::handmade wares inspired by the dark side of cute::

This sexy velvet garter top by September Carolan is one piece of lingerie ready to embrace you in dark elegance, while giving you comfort and versatility!

garter belt tank top (red velvet version)

This gorgeous tank top is made with stretchy crushed velvet and 4 (four) up-cycled red garter belts.
Wide shoulder straps and armholes on this garter tank make it comfortable under a sleeveless outfit.
A deep U-neckline, for discreetness under a button-up or dressy top.
The tank features flat overlapped-seams for comfort and fit. 
It's form-fitted design makes it easy to wear with any dress or skirt. 
This garter tank is crotchless, with a hem that sits on the hips.
The bottom hem is finished with a scalloped-stitch, perfect for bulky-less layering, to wear under your favorite outfit. 
Each garter belt is attached in four places on the bottom hem with a red satin ribbon covering each clip for an elegant, minimal accent. 
Wear this red velvet garter tank with a favorite knitted thigh-hi or clip up your sexy silk stockings, this garter tank top will be the favorite in your intimate wear collection!

For more dark elegance, come visit my shop @ SeptemberCarolan.etsy.com

Monday, July 22, 2013

NEWLY LISTED ITEM! Up-cycled Vintage, Ballet Tutu Dress For Women

OOAK Up-cycled Vintage, Ballet Tutu Dress For Women, Costume, Black, Turquoise, Lace, Chiffon, Tulle. Pettiskirt, by September Carolan



::handmade wares inspired by the dark side of cute::

This vintage up-cycled dress by September Carolan is the perfect combination of vintage elegance and dark lolita!

This one of a kind, up-cycled mini dress is made with lace, tulle, satin, and chiffon, oh my!
Bodice is fully sheer and lightly stretchy with side lace panels and sheer chiffon on back with a lovely front middle panel of turquoise satin, edged with scalloped black lace.
Stretchy spaghetti straps show even more skin while the top edge of the bodice is accented with elegant black lace.
Finished off with a double ruffle pettiskirt/tutu skirt, hand-gathered with yards and yards of tulle that will make you want to twirl all night long.
Top skirt edging is ruffled with black lace trim on top and soft black cotton underneath.
Can be worn over your favorite stockings and peek-a-boo top for a mysterious, yet sexy look.


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Tuesday, March 06, 2012

New Listing! Velvet Red Floral Hair Comb

::handmade wares inspired by the dark side of cute::

This September Carolan accessory is the perfect bold piece for any formal or casual ensemble!



Flaunt your love of Spring with this gorgeous Velvet Red Floral Hair Comb.

Made from a velvet-touch wide bloom silk rose with sprawling leaves, this floral piece is
ready-to-wear.
Handsewn onto a flexi-comb, it's comfortable and secure; a bold statement piece for any occasion, an accessory favorite!

Visit September Carolan Designs for more!

Monday, January 23, 2012

How to make a chain-harness

Of course there are many chain-harness tutorials out there. Those I have seen are just the same, simple design that can be easily found in stores.

This tutorial has a bit of a naughty side, as this design is inspired from a pattern seen in bondage rope.

front of harness

I won't tell you what chain to purchase, that is to your taste. I would have used a matte, gunmetal chain but all I had was a shiny, silver colour curb chain from a multi-strand necklace that I took apart. Whichever chain you choose, make sure your jump rings will fit through the chain links, some jump rings are thicker than others so make sure your chain links will be compatible.

(I am a size petite-small, so if you need it a bit longer or wide, just measure out your torso and chest to adjust accordingly, as this is the main area where the chain wraps around.)

Below, I have a "pattern" for this harness tutorial, I call it a little "cheat sheet" this will accompany the written instructions.
The colours in parenthesis next to each item correlates to the pattern.

*If the photos are too small, click on them, they will open up in flickr where you can view a bigger size*

chain harness tutorial pattern


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Ingredients:
Chain - up to 12.5 feet of chain. (red)
Chain Pieces:
2 lengths of chain 18" long [bottom third side rib chain]
2 lengths of chain 13" long [neck chain]
4 lengths of chain 13.5" long [top two side rib chain]
2 lengths of chain 11.5" long [chest chain]
1 length of chain 8" long [back chain]
1 length of chain 3" long [front bottom chain]

Jump Rings:
4 rings 10mm in size (blue)
2 rings 7mm in size (brown)
2 rings 6mm in size (yellow)
4 rings 4mm in size (green)

Headpins - up to 3 headpins 52mm long (blue figure 8)

Lobster Clasp - 1 (purple)

Rosary Pliers
Flat-nose Jewelry Pliers
A thick or heavy sweater on a plastic hanger or a body form
Table or flat work surface
Towel or soft surface to lay over work space or under "model"
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This harness can be easily put on and taken off, there is a minimal pattern on the back of the harness to allow such convenience.

You will need to set up your work area. Hang up the sweater for your "model" to build the harness on, or a body form as well as prepare your table workspace with a cloth or thick soft surface (this prevents any ring or piece of chain to bounce off your table if you so happen to drop one by accident while working--it will happen)for the beginning steps of the harness construction.

Also, prepare your chain and jump rings, it is best to open all your jump rings, have your chain lengths measured out, "cut out", and ready to attach. Have your headpins wrapped and formed prior to building your harness, this allows your work to go by smoothly without having to stop everything to open a ring.

As you may have noticed, I am using headpins. These are for wrapping them into figure-8 jump rings. The flat heads are cut off and the pin is wrapped to a figure-8 shape with a width between 5-10mm (whichever you can manage)
It will look something like this, the photo shows it in an open state. In reality, the figure-8 jump rings I made are far from perfect.

figure-8 jump ring

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There is a lot going on in the visual pattern, so we'll start at the top of the Front.
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First, get the two lengths of Neck Chain that is 13" and attach one end of each chain to a figure-8 jump ring.

Second, attach the two lengths of Chest Chain that is 11.5", to the figure-8 jump ring that already has the Neck Chain.

Third, measure two intervals of 4" from the top of each Chest Chain, this is where the other two figure-8 jump rings will be placed, place each side of the figure-8 jump rings into the 4" placement of each Chest Chain. The rest of the bottom chain, should be 3.5" on each chain.

Fourth, measure two intervals of 2" from the top of each Chest Chain, this is where the Top Two Rib Chains that are 13.5" will be placed, attach each Top Two Side Rib Chains into the 2" placement of each Chest Chain with a 4mm jump ring.

Fifth, attach a 10mm jump ring into the bottom of each Chest Chain, between these two 10mm jump rings, attach each end of the Front Bottom Chain that is 3" long, to the 10mm jump rings. To the same 10mm jump rings, attach one end of the two Bottom Third Side Rib Chain that is 18" long.

[*This completes the Front portion of the harness.*]

front of harness (detail)

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(With the Back portion of the harness pattern, Neck Chain, the four Top Two Side Rib Chains, and the two Bottom Third Side Rib Chain are shown as a continuation in the Back portion of the harness pattern)

Back portion of the pattern, at the top.

Sixth, attach the two ends of the two pieces of Neck Chain (that is not attached to the figure-8 jump ring) to a 10mm jump ring. To that jump ring, attach the Back Chain that is 8" long. To the bottom of the Back Chain, attach a 10mm jump ring.

Seventh, gather, from one side each, all the Rib Chains, and link the ends of each Rib Chain, in correlating order of top-middle-bottom to a 7mm jump ring. To only one of the 7mm jump rings that has all Rib Chains, attach a chain of jump rings as follows: 6mm jump ring-to-6mm jump ring. Attach the bottom 6mm jump ring from that chain and attach to the 10mm jump ring that is already attached to the bottom of the Back Chain.

Finally, of the gathered Rib Chains on the opposite side, attach to the 7mm jump ring that has the Rib Chains, a Lobster Clasp. The Lobster clasp will clasp onto the 10mm jump ring that is attached to the bottom of the Back Chain.

back of harness (detail)

Now you have a cute and naughty chain harness you made on your own! Yay!

front of harness

back of harness







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Tuesday, August 23, 2011

not completely personal

Hello.

I'm not very active on here. There are a few reasons for this, which I'm not ready to disclose yet. What I will say is there are a few new items available that I did not for some reason post here, so this will be a non-personal/personal post.

Gothic Lolita Up-cycled Vintage Mini High-Waist Tutu Dress







Gothic Lolita Up-cycled Vintage Tutu Dress With Pink Bodice







Hello again!

So for a few weeks now I've sketched more than I usually do, my book is almost empty of clean space. Each sketch is for a whole new accessory line that will be mainly for brick-and-mortar shops in and around S.A.
Some years ago I had an online shop of nothing but accessories, it was fun and was what got me started in public sales of my handmade wares. Now it seems all I do is clothes, which is not bad but taking another crack at accessories seems to be the right thing to do. Don't worry, the clothes aren't going anywhere, just less clothes will be popping up in my online store for a short while.
Plus, I've been working with another creative project that is still in the beginning stages, but when it is ready you will get to read all my manic posts about it.

Also, I want to mention that I've been obsessing over Tumblr. Of course being a photo-nerd I could only hold off from Tumblr for so long.
There are two accounts I post on
SeptemberCarolan.tumblr.com
a place for me to post photos that inspire me as well as photos of my own.
and
Fu** You Is The New Black
all black & white photos, all style and attitude.

Of course I will still blog here, so follow, share, send me photos.
In the meantime join me on facebook

*sep

{Correction: The dresses posted above have been linked here in a previous blog, sorry for the memory lapse - SC}

Saturday, July 30, 2011

Sold and re-listed: Hand Gathered Tutu Skirt by September Carolan on Etsy

::handmade wares inspired by the dark side of cute::

Twirl the night away with this beautiful ballerina inspired Wrap-Around Tutu Skirt by September Carolan.





Hand-Gathered Tutu Wrap Around Skirt

This flowing ballerina style Tutu Skirt is so easy to wear, with its wrap-around drawstring waistband you can wear it over a leotard or under an over-sized sweater for a ballet recital, it's adjustable for layering or as a standalone accent.
A soft black satin waistband gives this skirt an elegant touch while giving it a subtle shine to turn heads while out dancing.
Secured with a wide ribbon of sheer black organza/organdy, its hardy texture allows for tight bows without slipping undone.
This gorgeous Tutu is ready for any occasion and with two in-facing layers, there is no wrong way to wear this skirt.
Each hand-gathered layer is sewn with a double-ruffle hem for extra poof.
Wear it to the club, as a costume, or turn heads at your recital; this Wrap-Around Tutu is one fun skirt you'll find any excuse to wear.



For more dark elegance, come visit my shop @ SeptemberCarolan.etsy.com