sewing, hrm
Oct. 18th, 2022 12:04 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
mandie_rwThe return of the Ferd coincided with the return of a moderate amount of sewing mojo over the weekend...coincidence? Well, possibly.
Didn't take any pictures (side note, I did, but didn't post them, which is basically the same thing) but I managed to finish up the sleeves and cuffs, which means...oh, hey, the Welsh gown is in fact done. Cool.
Accessories are a whole other kettle of fish, but it's at least wearable for the party, which is a definite yay!
Decided that the detachable lower sleeves were a priority (because cold is a thing in November) , so I also got those mocked up and cut out, and one seam on each sewn. If I use my spare half-hour in the evenings sewing they might actually get finished.
I Made A Decision last night and ordered a hopefully-inoffensive black wool felt top hat from ebay as backup. Welsh women most definitely wore men's hats as well, so it works, it's just not THE HAT. I'll still try and make THE HAT, but it's all a hot mess at the moment! At least it's mocked up...Still can't find my roll of buckram (how the fuck do you lose a ROLL of buckram) so ordered more, along with wire, because I'm almost out of that. THEN the vintage silk-rayon velvet I ordered to cover the hat (yes, expensive, thanks) came in the other day and I'm not quite sure it's what I actually want for this project! It's lovely and shiny but also much more lightweight than I was hoping. Also has a bunch of deep creases in it from being vintage. Hmmm. Well, that's not a decision I may have to make anyway, if the buckram takes a long time to get here! (Plus...I'm not a quick hat-maker anyway! I do a lot of it by hand, which is hard on, well, the hands!) We'll see.
Still, even if I'm not entirely put together quite how I want, it's all at least perfectly wearable for a first outing!
Didn't take any pictures (side note, I did, but didn't post them, which is basically the same thing) but I managed to finish up the sleeves and cuffs, which means...oh, hey, the Welsh gown is in fact done. Cool.
Accessories are a whole other kettle of fish, but it's at least wearable for the party, which is a definite yay!
Decided that the detachable lower sleeves were a priority (because cold is a thing in November) , so I also got those mocked up and cut out, and one seam on each sewn. If I use my spare half-hour in the evenings sewing they might actually get finished.
I Made A Decision last night and ordered a hopefully-inoffensive black wool felt top hat from ebay as backup. Welsh women most definitely wore men's hats as well, so it works, it's just not THE HAT. I'll still try and make THE HAT, but it's all a hot mess at the moment! At least it's mocked up...Still can't find my roll of buckram (how the fuck do you lose a ROLL of buckram) so ordered more, along with wire, because I'm almost out of that. THEN the vintage silk-rayon velvet I ordered to cover the hat (yes, expensive, thanks) came in the other day and I'm not quite sure it's what I actually want for this project! It's lovely and shiny but also much more lightweight than I was hoping. Also has a bunch of deep creases in it from being vintage. Hmmm. Well, that's not a decision I may have to make anyway, if the buckram takes a long time to get here! (Plus...I'm not a quick hat-maker anyway! I do a lot of it by hand, which is hard on, well, the hands!) We'll see.
Still, even if I'm not entirely put together quite how I want, it's all at least perfectly wearable for a first outing!
