1870s undies
Aug. 7th, 2009 11:46 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
mandie_rwHooray, work's done; today was my last day! I really do like working as a costumer at this theater camp, and some of the kids are really talented and adorable, but after seven weeks, I've had enough of it for a while!
Now maybe I can sew something. I started making a chemise tonight for my 1870s outfit...because really, I can't just keep wearing my 18thc shift for everything! I'm taking it from the mid-century one in Costume In Detail, and my method of peering at the book, then just cutting things out and sewing them seems to be working nicely so far! The one in the book's linen, but since I am cheap and lazy (I don't have any white linen right now, and I really need to get going on this thing) I'm making mine out of cotton.
I'd like to finish it and the corset this weekend, though that's probably overambitious, especially as I'm going to see the costume exhibit in Allentown with![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
heidilea tomorrow. We shall see.
Now maybe I can sew something. I started making a chemise tonight for my 1870s outfit...because really, I can't just keep wearing my 18thc shift for everything! I'm taking it from the mid-century one in Costume In Detail, and my method of peering at the book, then just cutting things out and sewing them seems to be working nicely so far! The one in the book's linen, but since I am cheap and lazy (I don't have any white linen right now, and I really need to get going on this thing) I'm making mine out of cotton.
I'd like to finish it and the corset this weekend, though that's probably overambitious, especially as I'm going to see the costume exhibit in Allentown with
heidilea tomorrow. We shall see.