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[chocolatepot]

For those who wanted pictures of my thesis project - I have a few from several days ago, before I put the sleeves on (the ones you see there are actually the sleeves of my shift).

Still obsessed with the stays I saw at Cherry Hill yesterday. They're amazing. I rambled about them on the other blog - two layers of unbleached linen with the seam allowances sandwiched in, so that when they're butted together and whipstitched everything is all neat and there's no need for a lining. And apart from the neatness, I think it's got to be way easier to make sure you get all of the layers in your whipstitches than when you turn all of the seam allowances over to one side. You could do it with a fashion fabric on the outside as well, but I kind of like the spare look with just the strength layers.

We don't really have a community theater program in Greenwich, because it's a small town and Schuylerville has one right next door, but we do have some theater. A while ago one woman wrote and directed a musical about Queen Esther, and now she's doing one about Eleanor Roosevelt. The press release said she needed someone to take charge of the costumes, and I think that someone could be me. It wouldn't pay anything, of course, but it might look good on a resume for working with people and sewing.

Comments

[baranduyn.livejournal.com]

Hmmm...early Eleanor R wd be around the Edwardian era. Swanky. Later Eleanor wd be more modern clothing though I doubt she ever bought off the rack. Could be really interesting, I think.

[chocolatepot.livejournal.com]

It could be! Unfortunately, I'm not sure I'm going to contact her now because job things are picking up and I don't want to start and then half to leave a few weeks in. :/