| Steamy Undergarments! |
[Jul. 11th, 2009|12:56 am] |
I'm loosely basing these on historical garments from about the 1870's. Very loosely....I seriously need a bustle icon...
Steampunk Undergarments!
Pillow bustle Sorry, I couldn't help myself and had to make it a square. I mean...it's supposed to be a pillow, right? ;-)
Side view. The chemise has some antique lace around the neckline. I'll be using more lace on the dress itself.
Any thoughts? Suggestions? |
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| Quick Question |
[Jul. 10th, 2009|02:33 pm] |
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Anyone else planning on going to the Arboretum this Sunday at 1? (I know a couple of others are, I'm just curious if there might be our own lil meet up there since it looks like a LOT of people are going...) |
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| Horray! |
[Jul. 10th, 2009|12:45 am] |
The third, and now very final attempt at the Victorian corset....fits! It's actually a little small but that's a heck of a lot better than too big. Small, I can deal with when it comes to a corset.
...I lost my camera again hence no pictures. I think the camera is in the truck. I'm not sure.
So, I started on the actual dress now. I swear I'll get it done tomorrow. At least the idea behind the dress is very simple....and I have a pre-made pattern for it. :-)
Also, worked on the jacket for the Pink Dress from Heck today. The hanging sleeves now have the trim on them that inspired this horrible creation. It truly is sad in the 70'sploded look but it's also oh so perfect too....
After these projects, I'll finish up the basic early 16th century Italians I have yet to make. They shouldn't take too long since I already have a good pattern for those and it's a basic pleat to the bodice and go type outfit. After that, I shouldn't have any more Pennsic related sewing, I hope! |
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| Corset |
[Jul. 9th, 2009|11:51 am] |
Remember how I *wasn't* going to fix the corset? I lied.
I took out the stretchy sides and the belts and put in "real" sides. So rather than it looking something like the middle left of this newsprint it looks a LOT more like these homemade stays, which is cool. My brothers actually thought what I was changing them into was pretty neat.
So, tonight I just need to do the eyelets and take pictures.
Yesterday, I went and picked up my basket I won at the silent auction at church. It was filled with doggy treats and toys. Ginsie and Shiloh LOVE it. Amazingly, rather than the possum, Ginsie has been playing with the rope frisbe. She'll carry it around and drop it at your feet for you to throw it. This dog has NEVER wanted to play fetch before; this is totally new for her. |
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| Mr. Bones |
[Jul. 8th, 2009|09:00 am] |
Donna, one of my co-workers, gave me a gummy possable skeleton about a week ago or so. He's one of those plastic ones you get at Halloween for maybe twenty five cents. I named him Mr. Bones and he lives on top of my monitor at work.
Every day now, he "moves". First, he was simply sitting on my monitor with "jazz hands". And then he moved to facepalm. And then he was praying...died...and today he is hugging his knees in the whole rocking back and forth position.
In other totally unrelated news:
The corset...I like it but I don't like it. It has minor problems, all of which are very fixable, but would take a few hours to fix. Given that I need a dress for this Saturday, I'm just giving up for now and going to start on the dress tonight. Hopefully, it won't take nearly as long. |
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| Ha! |
[Jul. 7th, 2009|07:50 am] |
I always knew that Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout got a bad rap. Sounds like it was really her brother...
Pictures tonight of the corset. I've changed my mind and decided I really like the idea of the belts only being at the sides and not all the way around. It just looks more punk that way...
I've been collecting images online of inspiration for the dress I plan on making before this weekend. I just need to get the corset done tonight. I already have the front boned, the hooks and eyes in place in the front, and one of the bones in the back. I need to put at least two more in and then redo the belts which shouldn't take too long. |
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| More updates |
[Jul. 6th, 2009|10:35 am] |
I finished boning the front left side of the corsetwaist. It's looking rather spiffy. :-) I think, if I ever do this pattern again, I'll do the belts a bit differently. Rather than making them go all the way around from the back, I think I'll just have the over the strechy sides and make 'em so you can pull 'em tight.
I'm handsewing in the boning channels because, the way I have it constructed, I really can't do much on the sewing machine with it. I'm using all cable ties this time. Hopefully, this one will work!
Ginsie is doing okay. She's acting like herself. Right now, she's at my parents' house and my brother should let her out through out the day. I hope. Assuming he gets up before noon. College kid. |
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| Corset take three! |
[Jul. 6th, 2009|12:05 am] |
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So far, the corsetwaist looks like it might just work. If nothing else, it looks pretty. Well, wild, but pretty. There is only so much you can do when your choices for strechy fabric are bright pink, aqua, or a lime green. I went with pink. It looks awesome with the black twill straps for the belts.
I'm loosely basing the corsetwaist off of "healthy" alternatives to full corsets during the 1860's and 1870's. Hopefully, once I'm done, it will fit right and I'll take lots of pictures. Really, so far, so good but I'm not keeping my hope up.
Other sewing projects: My heraldic dress is cut. I'm not sure if I'll get my Pennsic project done in time. I hope so but I'm really not sure. I'm making a pink linen early 16th c Italian as well. I've brought more than enough sewing projects to keep me busy for the week to my parent's house. They are in France and then Italy for the week. So my brothers' have the house to themselves...sorta. Actually, I'm here to make sure Bob (the lizard. Also known as Bobbette!) get food and water...and the commute from the house to work is a heck of a lot shorter! |
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| Quick Note! |
[Jul. 4th, 2009|02:36 pm] |
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I do have an SCA only account over on Facebook. (Not that you have to be in the SCA to friend me or anything like that; it's just my "Isabella D'Angelo" account so it will be all SCA all the time. My RL account is still very much active but I figured my darling relatives that aren't in 100 miles of me were starting to get freaked out. :-) ) Feel free to add me. If you want to be added to my RL account, just shoot me at email and I'll give it to you. |
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| Pictures! |
[Jul. 4th, 2009|10:09 am] |
My new and improved viking dress! The apron is the same but the grey undertunic I made last night. I’m always a bit weary with the Viking stuff since I’m never sure of what I’m doing. It *looks* okay to my eyes though.
Corset colors! The blue cotton scrap fabric and pink trim for the corset. |
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| How to tell you are loved... |
[Jul. 3rd, 2009|06:30 pm] |
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When your parents call twice from France in the same day. Once to tell you they got there (okay, cool) and once to tell you all about the super-awesome-manor-home-of-awesomeness that they get to go to for the wedding. Dad even said “It reminds me a lot of you. I can just see people walking around in pretty dresses and powder wigs complaining about the peasants and how bad the cheese is.” :-) Mom told me that the décor of the hotel room reminded her of me. They promise they are taking pictures. |
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| Pictures later |
[Jul. 3rd, 2009|05:03 pm] |
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So far today I’ve mowed the lawn, went up to G street only to find out they aren’t really carrying specialty patterns anymore (grr), came home and cleaned up the bathroom, did the dishes, cleaned up the living room, went through boxes and threw out a bunch of stuff, and cut out my Viking dress tunic. Now, I’m going to sew that up, repair the apron dress, and draft out the new corset. I might even finish that. Oh…and I took a nap. :-) |
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| Ginsie Update |
[Jul. 2nd, 2009|08:33 am] |
Ginsie had another seizure today at 5 am. She hasn't had one in about 6 months, I think but this one was a BAD one. The seizure lasted about a minute. I managed to pick her up, carry her downstairs, and went to stand her up while I unlocked the front door. She did not move. She refused to stand up and just laid there. I had to pick her up and place her out on the sidewalk. She managed to roll on the grass. When I went to help her again, she made movements that told me she was coming completely out of it. It was only another minute before she did her "Dorthy"* thing. But the whole not moving thing when she was at the front door? Scared the living daylights out of me.
She hasn't had a post-seizure episode like that since she'd been on her meds. Normally, the seizure stops, she goes into "drunk puppy" mode for half a minute and then it's all "Dorthy". That didn't happen. She went from seizure to not moving to drunk puppy.
I gave her extra meds and dropped her off with Mom & Dad today on the way to work. There is no way I would leave her alone at home right now. She needs people around her that she a)knows b) know her and about her epilepsy and c)love her. I hate having to come to work with this bad an episode but I plan on leaving early.
Mom is giving her gatorade (it helps with the electorlites (sp?) and hydration so it's great post-seizure stuff) and keeping an eye on her for me. I know my brothers will help out too since Mom and Dad are leaving for Paris this afternoon (another reason I'm leaving early today). It's just not fun to be awoken at 5 am to your pup having a Grand Mal seizure. I much prefer the 5 am in-your-face-happy-look-can-we-go-outside-now wake up even if it does annoy me.
* Dorthy mode refers to the last scene in The Wizard of Oz where she goes "And you were there! And you were there! And you were there! But you couldn't be there, could you?". When Ginsie comes out of her "drunk puppy mode" and seems to realize what happened, she has to sniff everything. She'll wag her tail and act like she hasn't seen you in five weeks! It's super cute if the seizure wasn't so scary. |
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| Ideas... |
[Jul. 1st, 2009|03:43 pm] |
I've finally settled on a Pennsic Day of Wrong outfit (it's something my household is doing. Along with Tea Parties..). I want to do a new and very improved Snow White outfit. I have 6 yards of yellow silk twill and about a yard and a half of navy blue velvet. My problem is what style exactly to do. I was originally thinking a skirt (yellow silk) and blue velvet stays (late Elizabethan in style). Now I'm considering a yellow side laced dress with a blue velvet doublet over it. (Semi-Italian in style)
Any preferences? Any other ideas? |
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| Silly Question Time! |
[Jun. 30th, 2009|10:13 am] |
So, with the Lotto up to $94 Million, I was thinking what anyone would do with that amount of money. Of course, there is the regular pay off the bills, pay off the mortgage, give money to charity, ect but once all that is done, then what? I mean with $94 million (if you take the cash option and then after taxes you are still talking about $25-$27 million) it's not like there is a whole lot you can't do.
I'd totally travel. I'd take Miss Ginsie with me where ever I'd go and probably provide a glut of pictures. :-) Now, the whole traveling thing would probably last at least a year of five, but after that I'd most likely buy a new home (wouldn't do that right away simply because you need to get your accounts in order as well as any investments) somewhere either in TN or VA. I love NC but the taxes are too much compared to those two states.
So, what would you do if you won the lottery? |
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