The Beast's costume

Apart from some buttons on the sleeves and front the jacket is now complete.  I tend to leave the hand sewing and do one big session of buttons and fastenings.

There are some minor faults in there and I didn't painstakingly sew on the braid by hand but whizzed through on the machine.  The 15 foot rule came into play there and I have too much to do to worry about minor details! I also made up a quick cravat for the ballroom scene so The Beast's costumes are pretty much finished. We just need to do the accessories for him now.

Unfortunately, I am not the world's best photographer and you can bet any decent pictures on this blog are not taken by me!

I have cut out the Prince's jacket and had a bit of a struggle getting all the bits out of the fabric but did manage in the end.  I have the feeling however, that I will move onto some other costume and make the other jacket at a later date as I do like a bit of variety!