Posts Tagged ‘A&S50’
The sleeves were too narrow – fine on top, but not big enough just below the elbow. So I ripped out the old ones and cut entirely new ones. I COULD have just used a teenytiny seam allowance and made the old ones work, but those sleeves are a good size for me, so I’ll [...]
I’m making a set of 13th century gowns for HRH Liadain and took today (while watching the inauguration) to do the bulk of the construction on the underdress. It’s all together now… I’m a little concerned about the fit of the sleeves, but we’ll know for sure how they’re fitting on Thursday.
The whole thing, inside [...]
I gave up. I CAN sew with the threads gleaned from the fabric, but I was getting too frustrated with them breaking, and I could only sew at about 1/3 my normal speed. Since I’m kind of on a deadline for this gown (yeah, I know, the deadline is six months away, but I have [...]
And documentation is even written! I was working on the hosen handout I’ve promised to approximately a zillion people and I realized that I needed to actually test out one of the patterning methods I was suggesting (measuring and sketching, as opposed to draping). So I made a pair, using some scrap linen/cotton [...]
I cut out the mauve gown tonight. I’m trying a couple of experiments with this one. More than a couple, actually.
-> Button cuffs. I’ve done stuffed buttons before, so this isn’t totally new to me, but I’ve never done buttoned cuffs before.
-> Actual math… usually I don’t try to factor in [...]
I washed the wool for my mauve gown (A&S 50 challenge project #10) this afternoon. The damask for the lining is all prepped (read: ripped apart; it’s an old gown that I hadn’t worn in ages and couldn’t document for a number of reasons); I don’t know if there will be quite enough and [...]
Construction is done, seams are finished except for the seam/armhole finish on one side. It is not as long on her as I’d hoped (it just hits the floor right now) but it is PLENTY big around – so much so that I’m going to be pleating in the tops of the gores; I [...]
Shoshanna and I will be at Aethelmearc coronation next weekend, and we’re counting on the weather being coolish. Since her brown flannel tunic is getting too small on her and I’m not sure that the cotton smock, red linen tunic, and coat will not be enough. I had been intending to make her [...]
Finished the smock I was working on for myself. Eight down, 42 to go. ;^)
Question for those doing a depth challenge, or anyone interested… ought I to count teaching costuming/sewing classes as part of my challenge?
