One week left

[mandie_rw]

I've got a midterm tomorrow in Early Russia and at this point I don't even care because it's open-notes and I just want to get it over with so I can do something that is not Early Russian. Blah! Also, I am sleepy, so a short update of the sewing kind is in order.

Tuesday (I think) I cut out and hemmed the veil; it's some leftover white linen I had in the stash. It's not as long as I wanted, but I decided to make do with what I had; buying anything else for this costume would just be Stupid.

I was home for the day Wednesday and so spent some more quality time with my sewing. The straight sleeve pattern is done (it went together suspiciously easily, so I'm terrified it will come out looking like crap), and the wool gown sleeves are sewn together, though not sewn to the gown.

I decided I wanted to line the sleeves in the leftover green dupioni I had (yeah, no, slubby silk Not Correct, didn't care, etc.), and so took what felt like hours and hours to do so: piecing the silk together (those sleeves are looooong), then sewing one sleeve totally wrong way round, but finally getting them done.

This morning I looked at them again, and decided I don't like them lined in the dupioni. It makes them stiff and not drape so prettily. Oh, cool, that means I have to take out the silk. *headdesk* One week. Gah! And I've got rather a lot to do for school in that week, too. Can't school learn that I have more important things to do?! *subversive muttering*

Comments

[situveuxmoi.livejournal.com]

I'm very jealous that you have time to sew. *pouts*

I haven't actually sewed anything since Oct 4, and I have 2 cotehardies and 2 16th century gowns that are in progress... which means I have a huge plate of sewing in front of me, especially if I want to make a new corset. *Sigh* Back to writing a paper... again.

[mandie-rw.livejournal.com]

Wretched papers, that take up all our time! Good luck in getting your sewing done...as long as you don't need to wear it any time soon, it's all good, right? ;)

[heidilea.livejournal.com]

Getting it ready for Halloween, I take it?

I'm working on a 'regency-esque' ball gown I started two years ago when my sewing skills were new. I used duipioni. Working with it now, I do believe it's the worst fucking one of the natural fibers.

Please pardon my Olde English.

Seems like we're both scrambling to finish with limited time.

I'm not sure how much longer you have before you finish school, but I can tell you one thing--once you are out you can do whatever, because you suddenly realize that you don't have schoolwork to worry about. Not to say there aren't other things that need doing; but unless you are a teacher, things are so much easier once school is over.

[mandie-rw.livejournal.com]

Olde English. Lol. Agreed; stupid dupioni! I used it for my masquerade dress a year ago, and it was perfect for *that*. Not for lining drapey medieval-y sleeves. Kind of a duh on my part. :)

It is reassuring to hear that I will have my life (meaning- sewing!) back at SOME point...and I have no plans on being a teacher; I do NOT have the patience for kids being stupid, haha!

[heidilea.livejournal.com]

And man, do they keep getting dumber.

It de fault o de intanet, doodz.

[heidilea.livejournal.com]

I had always wanted to learn to sew. Then, about a year and a half after graduating, I realized "hey, I don't have school anymore! I can learn how to sew!" And so I did.