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tired, but full of ideas
Jul. 5th, 2008 09:54 pmDownwood and I went to Faire today. We had absolutely beautiful weather - not terribly hot, sunny, and a decent breeze all day long. I bought a new bodice that, while working amazingly well with the skirts and chemise I was wearing, has demanded that I use my holiday fabric store coupon on a new wenchy chemise and skirt. I also need to get ahold of a flintlock pistol - fake is perfectly acceptable. Then I shall have an even MORE piratey outfit than last year's frilly monstrosity of a blouse.
This will be a nice change of pace. For the last three weeks, all I've been sewing is white linen. First I finished a shirt for Downwood that he is absolutely in love with. He's just confused as to why I would put the buttons on it as if for a woman's shirt. I told him that if it really bothered him, he could switch them around.
I've also finished a square-necked shift for myself. It really should have some blackwork around the neckline, but done is beautiful. Added bonus: this can work for 13-15th century garb. Hooray for multitasking! I also put together a Sture shirt for when I get a doublet pattern for myself drafted. I'm really proud of the collar on the shirt - it appears that I've gotten some basic hand sewing skills at last!
I don't know yet if I need to make a new corset - gaining two bra cup sizes tends to change how such things fit - but I finished the skirt part of the farthingale, but need to go buy ribbon to make the channels. When I was putting the farthingale together and doing the math for the diameter, I had a small panic moment and drastically reduced the volume. After watching the nobles and their pretty, pretty clothes today, I'm thinking that I would probably have been fine with the original size.
My very favorite part of Faire is the clothes. I like dressing up, I like the corsets, I like being pretty, I like coming up with designs, and I like making the darn things. Bonding with my sewing machine is a zen experience: I can lose hours up there and feel good about the time spent.
So tomorrow morning my goal is to find yellow or red chiffon, a green and yellow striped cotton blend, and several strands of beads that I can mix together to make a necklace that's similar to, but much cheaper than the gorgeous one I tried on today ($465. But holy cow WOW gorgeous).
This will be a nice change of pace. For the last three weeks, all I've been sewing is white linen. First I finished a shirt for Downwood that he is absolutely in love with. He's just confused as to why I would put the buttons on it as if for a woman's shirt. I told him that if it really bothered him, he could switch them around.
I've also finished a square-necked shift for myself. It really should have some blackwork around the neckline, but done is beautiful. Added bonus: this can work for 13-15th century garb. Hooray for multitasking! I also put together a Sture shirt for when I get a doublet pattern for myself drafted. I'm really proud of the collar on the shirt - it appears that I've gotten some basic hand sewing skills at last!
I don't know yet if I need to make a new corset - gaining two bra cup sizes tends to change how such things fit - but I finished the skirt part of the farthingale, but need to go buy ribbon to make the channels. When I was putting the farthingale together and doing the math for the diameter, I had a small panic moment and drastically reduced the volume. After watching the nobles and their pretty, pretty clothes today, I'm thinking that I would probably have been fine with the original size.
My very favorite part of Faire is the clothes. I like dressing up, I like the corsets, I like being pretty, I like coming up with designs, and I like making the darn things. Bonding with my sewing machine is a zen experience: I can lose hours up there and feel good about the time spent.
So tomorrow morning my goal is to find yellow or red chiffon, a green and yellow striped cotton blend, and several strands of beads that I can mix together to make a necklace that's similar to, but much cheaper than the gorgeous one I tried on today ($465. But holy cow WOW gorgeous).
