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Reply #45 - 29th Sep, 2013 at 6:58am
 
It's an American movie, and her shoes were made in America, so I think they used U.S. shoe size.

The size five ruby slippers was the smallest of the shoes made for her.

They also made a size five and a half, and size six, because her feet was still growing or swollen during production.
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Reply #46 - 5th Oct, 2013 at 11:13am
 
Below are some packets of custom-made bugle beads that we use on the bows of the ruby slippers.

Each bow contains about 42 bugle beads. We have around 25,000 bugle beads which is enough to make a whopping 600 bows.



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Reply #47 - 6th Oct, 2013 at 2:00pm
 
This large photo measuring about 50cm in length is stuck on my wall, which I use as a general guide when making ruby slipper bows, and it also serves as a reminder of a beautiful piece of movie prop.

The ruby slippers that I make has a lot of meaning. It's magical, it's iconic, and it represents Judy Garland.



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Reply #48 - 15th Oct, 2013 at 5:36am
 
I am making another set of bows. This one is nearly finished with the jewels sewn onto a silk fabric like the originals were. All I need to do is trim it up then put it on a piece of leather and it will look really beautiful.



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Reply #49 - 15th Oct, 2013 at 7:24am
 
And there's your million dollar bow made by a Lao girl. Sorry for being a bit upbeat but I'm very impressed with this bow, it's absolutely stunning.

I dyed the leather red so that it matches the color of the silk fabric overlay on top. The fabric isn't wrapped around the leather bow otherwise it would making it look more bulky. The bows on the original ruby slippers also had visible leather around the edges.

Now back to work on my matching bow.




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Reply #50 - 18th Oct, 2013 at 5:01am
 
Oh my Lord Dorothy! Laugh
A bow is a million already.  That is highly prized product. Laugh Laughing my ass off Laughing out loud
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Reply #51 - 18th Oct, 2013 at 7:29am
 
The million dollar price tag is a bit of exaggeration on my behalf, but it wouldn't be cheap if I were to sell it.

One of the best bows out there and I'm very happy with how it turned out. The other ruby slipper bow is nearly finished.
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Reply #52 - 18th Oct, 2013 at 2:44pm
 
A set of handmade bows is finished. This is my best work to date and you can see the similarities between the replica and original bows. In a word, stunning.



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Reply #53 - 19th Oct, 2013 at 5:22am
 
And here are the bows attached to a pair of ruby slippers. I couldn't be more happier with the result.



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Reply #54 - 19th Oct, 2013 at 6:24am
 

Stunning, beautiful, gorgeous, call it what you will, but this pair of bows is right on the money.



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Reply #56 - 19th Oct, 2013 at 10:19am
 
My ever-growing collection of ruby slipper bows. The color of each pair of bows is different but all the bows were made using the same technique as MGM.



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Reply #57 - 27th Oct, 2013 at 5:41am
 
The following photos are the overlay for the heel part of the shoes that I did.

My purpose is to test the placement, spacing, shape and overall detail of the sequins, and this particular overlay won't be used on any ruby slippers. You will notice that it looks a bit different on the left and right side. The sequins on the left side of your screen resembles the pattern of the heels on the original ruby slippers.

There are two ways to add the sequins to the base shoes. Most people sew the sequins onto a fabric overlay in a round embroidery hoop and then attach the overlay to the shoe by either sewing or gluing. While some people prefer to sew the sequins directly to the fabric overlay which has already been fitted for the shoes.




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Reply #58 - 28th Oct, 2013 at 1:28pm
 

Speaking of a round embroidery hoop, I've started on another heel.

Still lots of sewing to do.




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Heel overlay in an embroidery hoop





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Reply #59 - 29th Oct, 2013 at 12:56pm
 
It took me many hours to sew the sequins on this fabric overlay for one of the heels.

I like to sew the sequins directly to the overlay that is already on the shoes, so sewing them on the overlay separately is something new to me but this actually looks pretty good and may be used on another pair of shoes.



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