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mlsdesigns and rvqavalon, the petticoat bodice is completely done. SQUEE! Well, except for ties. And maybe a drawstring, which I may not even bother with. We'll see. The seams went a lot faster when I switched to a smaller needle than the slightly thicker one I'd bent on the stays. Drill is tough, but Pimatex is finer and tighter. I got tired of using my teeth to pull the needle through every time!
I've also seamed the petticoat skirt panels, and started to draw threads to mark tucks. I gave that up after 45 minutes and three threads into the narrower panel. Sheesh. I'll just watch closer and not worryif when my tucks end up slightly crooked, as always.
Fridayladylilac12 came over and worked on her stays. She also gave me a much-needed reminder by asking when the DFWCG Steampunk Social actually was. Next Saturday! Yikes!!! I've done practically nothing except troll for things on ebay. I won a neato combination thermometer/hygrometer, but anything I win after now is very questionable to arrive in time for Saturday. I really, really need some kind of a notebook or clipboard. I have a plain wooden pencil - although an antique/vintage mechanical would be perfect but again, no time now - but I'm vague on what to do for the notebook itself. Any ideas? I'm also going to swipe Byron's field glasses, if he'll let me. Nathan's vintage green goggles really are just sunglasses with side pieces. From the front they look completely vintage and not at all like goggles, so I'm leaning toward not using them. I really need more gear, but this is just not an area I'm used to come up with ideas in!
As for the costume itself, though, that's under control. Today I dyed a square yard of silk gauze with Rit, and it's the perfect color green. It looks absolutely smashing with the white pith helmet! \o/ I'm going with the blue-and-white striped petticoat for an underskirt, too. The poll was dead even between it and and the white tucked one; but I"m uncomfortable with having a white petti show like that. Plus I just starched it so it's massively stiff, and I'd have to shorten it so the tucks are still at the hem. The blue and white I can just turn up, and it's not starched.
I also got brown twill tape from Joann to make the skirt elevator. 1/2" for the loops, and 1" for the waistband. I wanted a Sam Brown belt like this one, but it's jumping out of my price range right now and couldn't possibly be here on time if I did get it. And I think I'm not going for the puttees this time; I just don't have time to experiment. I'm going to try Byron's smaller WWII leggings over my boots and blue stockings, though. It will be a somewhat startling look, but I want to try it.
mlsdesigns and rvqavalon, the petticoat bodice is completely done. SQUEE! Well, except for ties. And maybe a drawstring, which I may not even bother with. We'll see. The seams went a lot faster when I switched to a smaller needle than the slightly thicker one I'd bent on the stays. Drill is tough, but Pimatex is finer and tighter. I got tired of using my teeth to pull the needle through every time!I've also seamed the petticoat skirt panels, and started to draw threads to mark tucks. I gave that up after 45 minutes and three threads into the narrower panel. Sheesh. I'll just watch closer and not worry
Friday
ladylilac12 came over and worked on her stays. She also gave me a much-needed reminder by asking when the DFWCG Steampunk Social actually was. Next Saturday! Yikes!!! I've done practically nothing except troll for things on ebay. I won a neato combination thermometer/hygrometer, but anything I win after now is very questionable to arrive in time for Saturday. I really, really need some kind of a notebook or clipboard. I have a plain wooden pencil - although an antique/vintage mechanical would be perfect but again, no time now - but I'm vague on what to do for the notebook itself. Any ideas? I'm also going to swipe Byron's field glasses, if he'll let me. Nathan's vintage green goggles really are just sunglasses with side pieces. From the front they look completely vintage and not at all like goggles, so I'm leaning toward not using them. I really need more gear, but this is just not an area I'm used to come up with ideas in!As for the costume itself, though, that's under control. Today I dyed a square yard of silk gauze with Rit, and it's the perfect color green. It looks absolutely smashing with the white pith helmet! \o/ I'm going with the blue-and-white striped petticoat for an underskirt, too. The poll was dead even between it and and the white tucked one; but I"m uncomfortable with having a white petti show like that. Plus I just starched it so it's massively stiff, and I'd have to shorten it so the tucks are still at the hem. The blue and white I can just turn up, and it's not starched.
I also got brown twill tape from Joann to make the skirt elevator. 1/2" for the loops, and 1" for the waistband. I wanted a Sam Brown belt like this one, but it's jumping out of my price range right now and couldn't possibly be here on time if I did get it. And I think I'm not going for the puttees this time; I just don't have time to experiment. I'm going to try Byron's smaller WWII leggings over my boots and blue stockings, though. It will be a somewhat startling look, but I want to try it.