Original idea was just to couch down cording in an abstract screaming face + swirls motif but House of the Dragon costumes reminded me that 3D embroidery exists so I went down the rabbit hole of fabric manipulation to get my test piece (on right)
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I’m doing variations on those techniques. The pleats are very irregular and I’m hand gathering puffs (trimming any excess edges off of the circle).
I had to assemble the main robe panels before embroidering so first steps involved putting in giant inseam pockets.
Btw, I call these my fabric dumplings