![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
Me a month ago: I think I'm done with historical sewing, it just doesn't do it for me anymore and I can't maintain the stamina to finish a whole outfit.
Me now: I'M GONNA SEW A HISTORICALLY ACCURATE WOMAN'S OUTFIT BASED ON STEDE'S TURQUOISE SUIT!
Shift - I started making a new shift at some point in the last seven-five years I guess? It's all put together but needs some felling, hemming, cuffs, and the neckline cut out. Perfect. The sleeves are a bit tight because my arms have gotten a bit fatter, which isn't great, and I'm pretty sure they're really 1770s-1780s sleeves, but I don't much feel like altering them, so they'll have to do. (THE COMPROMISES BEGIN.)
Stays - Why do we basically only have turn of the century court bodice stays and then 1740s-on proper underwear stays for patterns? I'm torn between the stomacher stays in C&C and the front-lacing 1740s(?) stays in PoF5, but honestly the problem with both is that I'd really like to make them out of a green brocade and go stomacherless because that's one of the things I find really cool about early 18th century dress. Because of that I'd really love to do these at the MFAB, but they seem sooo much more complicated, especially with the rounded point. Lots of layers. But I'm psyched to try out some of this new research about shaping and paper and whatnot, and the curved lines scaling-up thing.
Gown - XIV in Waugh, I think? Same problem, so much court dress pre-1740s, but in all honesty XIV looks earlier than it's dated to me, at least by Waugh's cartoon. Turquoise (poly) satin with gold braid trim.
Shoes - My Fugawees with pretty white ribbon! I haven't worn them in so long. Not that I know where I will wear all of this but I will come up with something.
Me now: I'M GONNA SEW A HISTORICALLY ACCURATE WOMAN'S OUTFIT BASED ON STEDE'S TURQUOISE SUIT!
Shift - I started making a new shift at some point in the last seven-five years I guess? It's all put together but needs some felling, hemming, cuffs, and the neckline cut out. Perfect. The sleeves are a bit tight because my arms have gotten a bit fatter, which isn't great, and I'm pretty sure they're really 1770s-1780s sleeves, but I don't much feel like altering them, so they'll have to do. (THE COMPROMISES BEGIN.)
Stays - Why do we basically only have turn of the century court bodice stays and then 1740s-on proper underwear stays for patterns? I'm torn between the stomacher stays in C&C and the front-lacing 1740s(?) stays in PoF5, but honestly the problem with both is that I'd really like to make them out of a green brocade and go stomacherless because that's one of the things I find really cool about early 18th century dress. Because of that I'd really love to do these at the MFAB, but they seem sooo much more complicated, especially with the rounded point. Lots of layers. But I'm psyched to try out some of this new research about shaping and paper and whatnot, and the curved lines scaling-up thing.
Gown - XIV in Waugh, I think? Same problem, so much court dress pre-1740s, but in all honesty XIV looks earlier than it's dated to me, at least by Waugh's cartoon. Turquoise (poly) satin with gold braid trim.
Shoes - My Fugawees with pretty white ribbon! I haven't worn them in so long. Not that I know where I will wear all of this but I will come up with something.
