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koshka_the_cat is definitely doing Jampagne at Costume College? And if you are, are you doing 1910s, 1920s, or 1930s?
I have a really pretty 1915 outfit planned. I also have only two and a half weeks to do it, finish the Gala dress (the 1860s Star) with accessories, and everything else I want to arrange. Like changing up the white Regency a bit, and working on the 18th-century.
This is starting to look unattainable.
I freely admit I'm a perfectionist. At the same time I'm naturally lazy. Those traits balance each other, and tend to result in pretty decent costumes. Sometimes the balance slips to the perfectionism side, in which case I end up with the handsewn Regency and undies. I'm immensely proud of that accomplishment. At the same time, I fully understand the cost of letting that one project take 2-3 months of sewing time.
At other times, the laziness triumphs a bit too long, and I end up with the 1770s-ish indienne print gown and ensemble. It is super cute and I love to wear it, but the gown isalmost entirely machine sewn, skirt machine top-stitched and wholly unbalanced, and completely untrimmed. The machine-sewn, unlined stays are still in the very slow process of being bound. (I keep breaking the eyes off my leather needles - any ideas?) The only items I'm truly proud of are the cap, fichu, and petticoat, which use correct materials and techniques. I'm not stressing about the gown so much, but it looks unfinished and needs much hem fixing and possibly neckline tucks. And it will never be quite the quality job that I would have liked.
What I'm getting at: The 1915 dress is going to end up worse than the 1770s outfit. Worse in that it will take every last second of sewing time, be less-carefully sewn and fitted, the corset will be slapdash and not fit as well as it could, and the hat, shoes, and stockings will be make-dos. Overall, it will completely stress me out AND it won't be a finished project I'm really proud of.
So why am I doing it?
To be part of the Jampagne group?
- Most people are doing 1920s. 1915 won't fit with that anyway.
To make a longed-for 1910s outfit, and have the undies to do more Edwardian in the future?
- With so little time, I won't like what I end up with. It will all need redone anyway.
If Iscrap set aside the 1915 stuff for a time, I could do so much more. The Star is the really important one, for the Gala; and although it's 1860s, and I must do 1860s right, it's my home ground. It'll be awesome. But I could maybe do an early 30s gown for Jampagne and call it good enough. Then I could also work on the 18th century outfit and get that right. Maybe even finally get good shoes for it from B&T, instead of spending money on makeshift 1910s ones. And I could trim the white Regency with color; I've seen a lot of plates that have fun trims on white dresses. I'll have zero chance of doing any of that if I focus on the 1910s.
But it still seems pretty lame for participation in Jampagne.
What do you think?
koshka_the_cat is definitely doing Jampagne at Costume College? And if you are, are you doing 1910s, 1920s, or 1930s?I have a really pretty 1915 outfit planned. I also have only two and a half weeks to do it, finish the Gala dress (the 1860s Star) with accessories, and everything else I want to arrange. Like changing up the white Regency a bit, and working on the 18th-century.
This is starting to look unattainable.
I freely admit I'm a perfectionist. At the same time I'm naturally lazy. Those traits balance each other, and tend to result in pretty decent costumes. Sometimes the balance slips to the perfectionism side, in which case I end up with the handsewn Regency and undies. I'm immensely proud of that accomplishment. At the same time, I fully understand the cost of letting that one project take 2-3 months of sewing time.
At other times, the laziness triumphs a bit too long, and I end up with the 1770s-ish indienne print gown and ensemble. It is super cute and I love to wear it, but the gown isalmost entirely machine sewn, skirt machine top-stitched and wholly unbalanced, and completely untrimmed. The machine-sewn, unlined stays are still in the very slow process of being bound. (I keep breaking the eyes off my leather needles - any ideas?) The only items I'm truly proud of are the cap, fichu, and petticoat, which use correct materials and techniques. I'm not stressing about the gown so much, but it looks unfinished and needs much hem fixing and possibly neckline tucks. And it will never be quite the quality job that I would have liked.
What I'm getting at: The 1915 dress is going to end up worse than the 1770s outfit. Worse in that it will take every last second of sewing time, be less-carefully sewn and fitted, the corset will be slapdash and not fit as well as it could, and the hat, shoes, and stockings will be make-dos. Overall, it will completely stress me out AND it won't be a finished project I'm really proud of.
So why am I doing it?
To be part of the Jampagne group?
- Most people are doing 1920s. 1915 won't fit with that anyway.
To make a longed-for 1910s outfit, and have the undies to do more Edwardian in the future?
- With so little time, I won't like what I end up with. It will all need redone anyway.
If I
But it still seems pretty lame for participation in Jampagne.
What do you think?
