Ren Faire madness
Jul. 29th, 2007 11:40 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
mandie_rwI love when I type out a nice long entry, and when I try to post it, my internet connection shuts off. That's just so awesome. And that's what happened last night. *grump* Better hurry up before it does it again.
I'm dragging my mom and sister to the PA ren faire, as they've never been, on August 11. And naturally, you can't go to the ren faire with me if you're not dressed up. So, my sister's wearing an old, slightly awful red costume of mine (amazing how much one's skill and snobbery can grow in 2 short years), and I'm making my mom a flemish(ish) peasant-y costume. I say "ish" because I'm not taking the time to do all the research I normally would, I'm just taking what I remember from the Elizabethan Costuming Page and going with it. Also because almost every single thing on this costume is/will be machine sewn, which is not like me. Usually I'll use my machine only on seams that will absolutely not be seen, but heck with that. I don't have time for it.
Especially as I really want a new costume of my own for the faire if I can possibly scrape enough time together to make it. I dyed some velveteen for it yesterday actually, and now my hands are kind of brownish. Yes I could(should) have used gloves, but know what? There weren't any in the house and I don't really care if my hands turn strange colors.
I'm dragging my mom and sister to the PA ren faire, as they've never been, on August 11. And naturally, you can't go to the ren faire with me if you're not dressed up. So, my sister's wearing an old, slightly awful red costume of mine (amazing how much one's skill and snobbery can grow in 2 short years), and I'm making my mom a flemish(ish) peasant-y costume. I say "ish" because I'm not taking the time to do all the research I normally would, I'm just taking what I remember from the Elizabethan Costuming Page and going with it. Also because almost every single thing on this costume is/will be machine sewn, which is not like me. Usually I'll use my machine only on seams that will absolutely not be seen, but heck with that. I don't have time for it.
Especially as I really want a new costume of my own for the faire if I can possibly scrape enough time together to make it. I dyed some velveteen for it yesterday actually, and now my hands are kind of brownish. Yes I could(should) have used gloves, but know what? There weren't any in the house and I don't really care if my hands turn strange colors.
