MsJellicle's Creative Cats

Here are some of the full costumes and pieces of costumes which I've made recently.

Electra Wig The wig is made using a nylon/spandex swim cap base. The 'fur' is made of natural and dyed jute twine which was hot-glued onto the base. There is a slight earthy scent to it due to the natural jute being used. But this scent is light and not bad. Front View of Wig Back View of Wig Left Side View of Wig Right Side View of Wig Front Top View of Wig Back Top View of Wig

Victoria Costume - In the Japanese Production Style The wig is made using a pantyhose base. The 'fur' is rug yarn which was hand-tied into the base and then trimmed and styled. {All Views, Front View, Back View, Left Side View, Right Side View, Top Front View, Top Back View} The unitard is a medium-sized Bal Togs mock turtleneck made of nylon/lycra. I hand-painted it using Jaquards metallic silver textile paints. The fluffies are made from bits of Harmony liner fabric and frayed. There is a zipper up the back as well as a silver snap in the middle of the lower back to fix the tail in place. {Front View, Back View, Close up of the painting, Close up of the fluffies} The warmers were hand knitted using double-point needles and knitted in the round so there is no seam. The yarn used was a white boucle, Paton's Cha Cha eyelash yarn in white, and Paton's Allure in Platinum to give it a very light silverish coloring here and there. The arm warmers have a thumbhole in them. The bottom of the legwarmers have elastic 'stirrups' sewn into them in order to help keep them in place. They also have elastic at the top to hold them up. The arm warmers are 10" long each and approximately 11" in diameter at the top of the warmer. The leg warmers are 23" long with a 15" diameter at the top and a 9" diameter at the ankle. {All Warmers, Arm Warmers View 1, Arm Warmers View 2, Right Arm Warmer, Left Arm Warmer, Leg Warmers Front, Leg Warmers Right View, Leg Warmers Left View, Leg Warmers Back, Leg Warmers Scrunched Look, } The tail uses a nylon rope base and then yarn wrapped around it.. The yarn used was a basic white acrylic, a white boucle, Paton's Cha Cha eyelash yarn in white, and Paton's Allure in Platinum to give it a very light silverish coloring here and there. The tail belt is long enough to wrap around the waist 1 1/2 times so that it could be tied in the back. There is a snap sewn into the top of the tail to secure it in place on the unitard. The tail is 38" long. The tail belt is 73" long. {Tail hanging, Tail resting on the floor, Close up of the tail, Close up of the snap in the tail}

Sillabub Costume - In the Japanese Production Style The wig is made from Aunt Lydia's rug yarn in a 'natural' color. The wig base was made from pantyhose. The unitard was a Bal-togs in nylon/lycra. The fluffies are organza and Harmony liner material. The warmers were made of a cream acrylic yarn and ivory and yellow 'fun fur' eyelash yarn. The tail is made of the same yarn. Front View of full costume Wig Unitard - Front View Unitard - Back View Leg and Arm Warmers Tail

Alonzo Costume - In the London Production Style The wig is made from Aunt Lydia's rug yarn in black and white. The wig base was made from pantyhose. The unitard was a Bal-togs in nylon/lycra. The fluffies are organza and Harmony liner material. The warmers were made of a acrylic yarn and Paton's Divine yarn. The tail is made of acrylic yarn. Back View of full costume Wig Unitard - Front View Unitard - Back View Leg and Arm Warmers Tail

Munkustrap Unitard The unitard was a silver Bal-togs in nylon/lycra. The fluffies are organza and Harmony liner material. Back View of unitard

Various Warmers All warmers were made of acrylic yarn mixed with Paton's Divine yarn and a little bit of an acrylic mohair look yarn. The characters for the warmers are Munkustrap, Tumblebrutus, Jellylorum, Skimbleshanks, Rumpelteazer, Mungojerrie, and Victoria. All warmers were made for a regional production of CATS in New York. Larger Picture of warmers Larger Picture of warmers Jellylorum Warmers Front View Jellylorum Warmers Back View Mungojerrie Warmers Front View Mungojerrie Warmers Back View Rumpelteazer Warmers Front View Rumpelteazer Warmers Back View Munkustrap Warmers Front View Skimbleshanks (Chorus Version) Warmers Front View Tumblebrutus Warmers Front View Tumblebrutus Warmers Back View Victoria Warmers Front View Victoria Warmers Back View

Skimbleshanks 'Song' Costume - In the London Production Style The wig is made from Aunt Lydia's rug yarn in black and white. The wig base was made from pantyhose. The unitard was a Bal-togs in nylon/lycra. The fluffies are organza and Harmony liner material. The warmers were made of a acrylic yarn and Paton's Divine yarn. The tail is made of acrylic yarn. Front View of full costume Wig Unitard - Front View Unitard - Back View Leg and Arm Warmers Tail Front View of Vest Back View of Vest Collar for the Vest