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mandie_rw...I have been sewing, a little! There's absolutely zero pressure right now, as the next event I need (want, ehem) something new for is Gettysburg. And I do actually intend to start on that soon. Possibly finish off the Rational dress outfit first?
For now, I'm continuing to sew caps when I'm in school (I keep misplacing pieces of that damn Regency cap, or it would've been done by now...currently the only thing I can find is the ruffle), lately of the head-doiley type. I know I want a head doiley to wear with my as-yet-still-undefined dinner dress for Saturday night in Gettysburg, and the Miller's Millinery has two variations for 1860s, so I'm going to make them both and see which I like better. Head Doiley No.1 is done apart from probable ear-bows, which of course won't be added til I know what color I want on there. It's got ear-flappies...
TBH I'm waiting for somebody to walk into the break room while I'm taking selfies with a doiley on my head... "Yes, let's hire that definitely not-insane person as a teacher here..."
Not at school, I'm on a mini-adventure into the world of vintage-style tap pants (and possibly bras, but right now tap pants). Partly because I couldn't resist buying a couple of pieces of Supima cotton from work when it was on good sale a couple weeks ago - I was curious to see if it would be a decent compromise between my natural fibers snobbiness, preference for being able to throw underwear in the wash (I hand wash my bras, that's all you're getting from me), and the slinkiness of silk or poly.
I'll do a nice detailed post on all the patterns I'm using, etc when I've used up all the fabric; as of tonight I've finished one pair, 3/4 finished another and am annoyed with it, and am about to cut out a third so I can avoid dealing with #2.
For now, I'm continuing to sew caps when I'm in school (I keep misplacing pieces of that damn Regency cap, or it would've been done by now...currently the only thing I can find is the ruffle), lately of the head-doiley type. I know I want a head doiley to wear with my as-yet-still-undefined dinner dress for Saturday night in Gettysburg, and the Miller's Millinery has two variations for 1860s, so I'm going to make them both and see which I like better. Head Doiley No.1 is done apart from probable ear-bows, which of course won't be added til I know what color I want on there. It's got ear-flappies...
TBH I'm waiting for somebody to walk into the break room while I'm taking selfies with a doiley on my head... "Yes, let's hire that definitely not-insane person as a teacher here..."
Not at school, I'm on a mini-adventure into the world of vintage-style tap pants (and possibly bras, but right now tap pants). Partly because I couldn't resist buying a couple of pieces of Supima cotton from work when it was on good sale a couple weeks ago - I was curious to see if it would be a decent compromise between my natural fibers snobbiness, preference for being able to throw underwear in the wash (I hand wash my bras, that's all you're getting from me), and the slinkiness of silk or poly.
I'll do a nice detailed post on all the patterns I'm using, etc when I've used up all the fabric; as of tonight I've finished one pair, 3/4 finished another and am annoyed with it, and am about to cut out a third so I can avoid dealing with #2.
