Sew all the Regency things!
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mandie_rw(Since I've finished sewing for the night but I don't want to go to bed yet!)
I need you people to make decisions for me. I'm hopeless at this. I have two distinct ideas for Regency outerwear for our Philadelphia outing, and no sooner do I decide on one, then the other starts to seem like a better idea.
The first is a dark blue pelisse trimmed with thin scarlet ribbon. It's not based on any one garment or plate so it's hard to illustrate for you, but something vaguely related to this:
...except with no trim at the waist and a little fur collar instead of a standing collar and no fastenings waist-hem and trim round the hem too. So, really, not like this at all. But I can't sketch so this is all you get.
(And I'm not going to touch the muff in that illustration with a ten-foot pole. I mean really.)
Pros? I have all the supplies for this one - unless I run out of ribbon, because I bought it a long time ago and have no idea how many yards I got. And I love the red-on-blue color scheme.
Cons? I'd also need a new dress to go under the pelisse. (The navy wool jumper is too long to go under a pelisse and/or ice skate in. I could make it shorter - but I don't want to. So there. And the others are too lightweight for winter.) I practically have fabric coming out my ears, especially for this time period, so supplies wouldn't be a problem, just maybe time.
The other option is what I'm calling the little red redingote. Most of you probably have seen it...it's the KCI one, also seen to less advantage here:
Pros? Unquestionably it's the more impressive option! I also have the fabric for it. And I think I've got a long enough neck to be quite happy with such a tall, strangulation-inducing collar. I like tall collars. It's why I own lots of turtlenecks. And it would be nice and warm! Anyway.
Cons? More work. A lot more work. Trim. Covering buttons. More trim. More buttons. And more to the point, I don't have any of the trim or button forms! I'd have to buy all that still. Which does add up quickly. I do have a bit of Christmas money, but... Oh, and because I'm neurotic, I'd want a new habit-shirt to wear with it. Not a chemisette, which would be easier and take less time, I want a full shirt. With an enormous frilly collar. That would also take time.
Now, whichever of these I don't make, will still get made eventually! I love both ideas and would make them even without an event to wear them to, if I had the time. And have you noticed, Regency and I are new BFFs. Who'd have thought the "you look pregnant in that" would catch on?
Time for a poll!
[Poll #1950062][Poll #1950062]
I need you people to make decisions for me. I'm hopeless at this. I have two distinct ideas for Regency outerwear for our Philadelphia outing, and no sooner do I decide on one, then the other starts to seem like a better idea.
The first is a dark blue pelisse trimmed with thin scarlet ribbon. It's not based on any one garment or plate so it's hard to illustrate for you, but something vaguely related to this:
...except with no trim at the waist and a little fur collar instead of a standing collar and no fastenings waist-hem and trim round the hem too. So, really, not like this at all. But I can't sketch so this is all you get.
(And I'm not going to touch the muff in that illustration with a ten-foot pole. I mean really.)
Pros? I have all the supplies for this one - unless I run out of ribbon, because I bought it a long time ago and have no idea how many yards I got. And I love the red-on-blue color scheme.
Cons? I'd also need a new dress to go under the pelisse. (The navy wool jumper is too long to go under a pelisse and/or ice skate in. I could make it shorter - but I don't want to. So there. And the others are too lightweight for winter.) I practically have fabric coming out my ears, especially for this time period, so supplies wouldn't be a problem, just maybe time.
The other option is what I'm calling the little red redingote. Most of you probably have seen it...it's the KCI one, also seen to less advantage here:
Pros? Unquestionably it's the more impressive option! I also have the fabric for it. And I think I've got a long enough neck to be quite happy with such a tall, strangulation-inducing collar. I like tall collars. It's why I own lots of turtlenecks. And it would be nice and warm! Anyway.
Cons? More work. A lot more work. Trim. Covering buttons. More trim. More buttons. And more to the point, I don't have any of the trim or button forms! I'd have to buy all that still. Which does add up quickly. I do have a bit of Christmas money, but... Oh, and because I'm neurotic, I'd want a new habit-shirt to wear with it. Not a chemisette, which would be easier and take less time, I want a full shirt. With an enormous frilly collar. That would also take time.
Now, whichever of these I don't make, will still get made eventually! I love both ideas and would make them even without an event to wear them to, if I had the time. And have you noticed, Regency and I are new BFFs. Who'd have thought the "you look pregnant in that" would catch on?
Time for a poll!
[Poll #1950062][Poll #1950062]
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Date: 2013-12-29 11:28 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2013-12-30 04:36 pm (UTC)Well, if I make the red redingote, I won't need a new dress because it'll be closed in the front, so I'll only want a warm petticoat under that. (Conveniently I've just made one!) I consider the redingote to be more of a dress, while the pelisse is basically a coat - so a dress underneath is a must! And all of mine are very thin cotton or silk and short-sleeved, so I would like a new one.
Silk or wool (or any blend thereof) are perfect for winter dresses - anything drapey and light/mid-weight, really. A lot of the wool suitings you start seeing on sale around now are a good choice. Or twill. There was some nice silk twill on FFC I really wanted, but I have so much fabric I'm not allowed to buy any more for this!