Lazy morning, very nice
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chocolatepotNow I mysteriously really want to make a bonnet. Maybe it's a good idea, I want to get into Victorian (what I make being almost entirely based on what I feel like making, because I'm not part of any groups apart from what Julie's starting and don't need specific eras) but I'm slightly put off by having to make corsets before any outerwear because I'm not great at corsets. But with a bonnet you don't have to have anything to make sure it's the right size apart from hair.
I'm meeting Julie in Troy tomorrow for their Victorian stroll - I'm not going dressed-up because I don't have anything, but I'll wear by grey Banana Republic cloak at least! We should probably talk about what eras there'll be events for in the future, as I like to sew everything the hard way and have to have a lot of notice to get anything done. But in general, I think I should proceed with, in order (based on how likely I suspect we are to do an event requiring it):
- my 1920s day outfit because that's a necessity, and the evening outfit/train
- a Regency day dress (plus all underpinnings as I have none except my bodiced petticoat), or maybe just a spencer for my thesis dress as it's high-waisted era anyway
- 1830s day dress for Victorian events, plus underpinnings - I have some cotton for the dress that I bought ages ago, hopefully enough but if not it's quilting fabric and I'm sure I can find more; pattern I took from a dress from AIHA, maybe mixed with the bodice I sketched at FIT
- finish the 1911 lingerie dress I started for Edwardian events (although that's interpreting "Edwardian" loosely), plus make underpinnings
And then later, when I have at least one outfit per regnal era and want to specialize more:
- evening dress based on the early 1820s one I patterned at AIHA; it's got tricky bias trim stuff going on, but it's so pretty and has serious provenance, which is not really a thing that matters when it comes to costuming but I get a kick out of it (see it here)
- ca. 1867 evening dress, again on a pattern from AIHA - it's gorgeous and frothy, with an underskirt covered with tiers of white net ruffles; I hope I'm good enough, it's not technically haute-couture as it's from a New York dressmaker, but it's couture quality
- française, AGAIN from AIHA, with all the trimming on the petticoat - it's formalwear
- proper Edwardian froth, I don't know in what form
- Early Bustle day dress, hopefully based on a pattern I take, I think there's a good early Worth dress at AIHA I could use (this one) - I hope these links work, if not I will embed the images
To move forward on this, I'm going to get that 1920s skirt pattern from VPLL, and I'm thinking I might pull out a particular evening dress at work and pattern it in increments rather than trying to drape the one from that McCall's page I posted on blog. I'm also going to order this heavy cotton twill for both the Regency and 1830s corsets (and maybe even extra for a later Victorian one), some decent white cotton for lining and chemises and petticoats, and something for the day dress. Although not just yet because I should talk to Julie about what events she's thinking of first in case I need to reorder my list.
FANTASY COSTUMING AND LISTMAKING: MUCH EASIER THAN ACTUALLY SEWING
I need to write the last couple pages of my book but AHAHAHA it's at 50,007 words and I don't have to until I want to.
Watching Peggy Sue Got Married, a terrible 80s movie where full-on adults play teenagers. The funny thing about Nicholas Cage is that he gives the impression that he gets worse with age, but IMO he's actually improved a lot from this and that movie with Cher, which is really saying something. "I've the hair, I've got the teeth, I've got the eyes. Look out the window; I've got the car!"
I also need to make appts to finish up my 18th century patterning, and email Cherry Hill to see if they found that 1790s jacket in the attic yet. And re-email Clermont and Schenectady to see if they have anything - neither responded last time.
The Accidental Sorcerer has redeemed its one problem by subverting the subversion, which is interesting, but has now gone into an "oh-no-arranged-marriage" plot. And the oh-no is somewhat justified here as it's basically a modern setting, but like the ordinary princess trope (which goes back at least to 1980) I'm just tired of it in general. When it's really justified like in The Curse of Chalion I can dig it, but when it actually sounds like a fairly decent idea and the only objection is someone not being asked it flops. For me, anyway.
I'm meeting Julie in Troy tomorrow for their Victorian stroll - I'm not going dressed-up because I don't have anything, but I'll wear by grey Banana Republic cloak at least! We should probably talk about what eras there'll be events for in the future, as I like to sew everything the hard way and have to have a lot of notice to get anything done. But in general, I think I should proceed with, in order (based on how likely I suspect we are to do an event requiring it):
- my 1920s day outfit because that's a necessity, and the evening outfit/train
- a Regency day dress (plus all underpinnings as I have none except my bodiced petticoat), or maybe just a spencer for my thesis dress as it's high-waisted era anyway
- 1830s day dress for Victorian events, plus underpinnings - I have some cotton for the dress that I bought ages ago, hopefully enough but if not it's quilting fabric and I'm sure I can find more; pattern I took from a dress from AIHA, maybe mixed with the bodice I sketched at FIT
- finish the 1911 lingerie dress I started for Edwardian events (although that's interpreting "Edwardian" loosely), plus make underpinnings
And then later, when I have at least one outfit per regnal era and want to specialize more:
- evening dress based on the early 1820s one I patterned at AIHA; it's got tricky bias trim stuff going on, but it's so pretty and has serious provenance, which is not really a thing that matters when it comes to costuming but I get a kick out of it (see it here)
- ca. 1867 evening dress, again on a pattern from AIHA - it's gorgeous and frothy, with an underskirt covered with tiers of white net ruffles; I hope I'm good enough, it's not technically haute-couture as it's from a New York dressmaker, but it's couture quality
- française, AGAIN from AIHA, with all the trimming on the petticoat - it's formalwear
- proper Edwardian froth, I don't know in what form
- Early Bustle day dress, hopefully based on a pattern I take, I think there's a good early Worth dress at AIHA I could use (this one) - I hope these links work, if not I will embed the images
To move forward on this, I'm going to get that 1920s skirt pattern from VPLL, and I'm thinking I might pull out a particular evening dress at work and pattern it in increments rather than trying to drape the one from that McCall's page I posted on blog. I'm also going to order this heavy cotton twill for both the Regency and 1830s corsets (and maybe even extra for a later Victorian one), some decent white cotton for lining and chemises and petticoats, and something for the day dress. Although not just yet because I should talk to Julie about what events she's thinking of first in case I need to reorder my list.
FANTASY COSTUMING AND LISTMAKING: MUCH EASIER THAN ACTUALLY SEWING
I need to write the last couple pages of my book but AHAHAHA it's at 50,007 words and I don't have to until I want to.
Watching Peggy Sue Got Married, a terrible 80s movie where full-on adults play teenagers. The funny thing about Nicholas Cage is that he gives the impression that he gets worse with age, but IMO he's actually improved a lot from this and that movie with Cher, which is really saying something. "I've the hair, I've got the teeth, I've got the eyes. Look out the window; I've got the car!"
I also need to make appts to finish up my 18th century patterning, and email Cherry Hill to see if they found that 1790s jacket in the attic yet. And re-email Clermont and Schenectady to see if they have anything - neither responded last time.
The Accidental Sorcerer has redeemed its one problem by subverting the subversion, which is interesting, but has now gone into an "oh-no-arranged-marriage" plot. And the oh-no is somewhat justified here as it's basically a modern setting, but like the ordinary princess trope (which goes back at least to 1980) I'm just tired of it in general. When it's really justified like in The Curse of Chalion I can dig it, but when it actually sounds like a fairly decent idea and the only objection is someone not being asked it flops. For me, anyway.
