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I admit it - I have CADD.
10 November 2013 08:54 pmIn the last month I've started and halted on no fewer than 4 garments (3 are shifts); and I've been collecting information on 4 more. And today I started yet another one!
At least I do things. The last two Saturdays have been action-packed: Last week I drove to Fort Richardson (1 hr each way) to spend the daylight with my parents and Bro. No. 1 and SIL and Baby at a Civil War reenactment. Baby is seriously photogenic - she sees a camera and she grins and laughs adorably. I will upload pictures, I promise! She's almost 6 months old. Then I drove back in late afternoon in time for the costume party. All polls I had held were evenly split. I wavered for a long time because I really want to wear the red wool again, but I finally went for Maid Marian because it's the most famous and shiniest. And the party was good. :)
Then yesterday was the WWII Veteran's Day reenactment in Waxahachie. I was about 98% pleased with my outfit - I think it's the the most accurate look I've ever done. Navy blue suit (no later than the mid-1940s), me-made white blouse, felt flower corsage from suededsilk, medium-sized red screw-back earrings, 1940s navy calf shoes, blue straw tilt hat with red and gray ribbon band, navy crocheted/beaded round drawstring bag with hard bottom, and the best 1940s hairstyle I've ever achieved. I felt like a million. Dad took lots of pictures. :)
I eventually got there after noon. I had a super satisfying lamb gyro for lunch, then wandered the antique shops and repro fabric quilt shop. All I bought was a $3 omnibus of three Mr. Campion books, all of which I already have; but it was printed in the late '30s and will be great for reading at other reenactments. I was happy. :) Then I met up with my parents and we watched the battle. I've seen quite a few, so during it I got some knitting done on a baby blanket. The wool kept knotting so Mumsie rolled the skein into a ball. We killed some time hunting down an abandoned rail line just south of town, then had dinner, and Dad and I drove to the Music Hall in Fair Park. We saw The Lord of the Rings in Concert. It was so good! The entire score was played by the Dallas Pops orchestra, and the vocal parts were sung by the Pops chorus, a children's choir, and two soloists. The lady soloist appeared to be in Elf dress, complete with Arwen braids. I was still in 40s, but I didn't wear the hat. ;)
Today has been a tired day, but church and choir was good this morning. This afternoon I took care of a couple emails, then started yet another costume piece: headwear for the Georgian picnic next Saturday. I'm wearing the 1790s curtain-along dress (the red print wrap front), which I first wore at Costume College. I tried a wig then, going for the modified later "hedgehog," but I'm not sure it worked. I am sure, however, that it wasn't a flattering style for my face. So I'll do something with my own hair (I suspect involving sponge rollers and possibly a fall), but I wanted something to cover up.
After spending an hour on Pinterest, mostly finding various hats which looked a bit challenging (since I lack the Millinery Gene, like whoa), I pulled out the Country Wives "Beribboned Caps" pattern. I really liked the look of View E (lower right), which has Ribbon Bows of Awesomeness in addition to a sheer inner ruffle; but the crown/caul piece wasn't that big, so I'm using the View C crown with it (lower left). I'm also doing slightly different construction (hemming all pieces and using whipped gathers) and modifying for a back drawstring (which they leave out.) And I just saw that Merja made View E to go with her 1790 mourning gown! Yep, I definitely love the ruffles. I'm using a fine cotton lawn for most of the cap, including the outer ruffle (starching it), and silk organza for the inner one. And I have exactly enough dark pine-green satin ribbon to make two huge ribbon rosettes with a band around the cap. Hehehe.
Now, I just need to find time to hand-sew all of this. Yikes...
At least I do things. The last two Saturdays have been action-packed: Last week I drove to Fort Richardson (1 hr each way) to spend the daylight with my parents and Bro. No. 1 and SIL and Baby at a Civil War reenactment. Baby is seriously photogenic - she sees a camera and she grins and laughs adorably. I will upload pictures, I promise! She's almost 6 months old. Then I drove back in late afternoon in time for the costume party. All polls I had held were evenly split. I wavered for a long time because I really want to wear the red wool again, but I finally went for Maid Marian because it's the most famous and shiniest. And the party was good. :)
Then yesterday was the WWII Veteran's Day reenactment in Waxahachie. I was about 98% pleased with my outfit - I think it's the the most accurate look I've ever done. Navy blue suit (no later than the mid-1940s), me-made white blouse, felt flower corsage from suededsilk, medium-sized red screw-back earrings, 1940s navy calf shoes, blue straw tilt hat with red and gray ribbon band, navy crocheted/beaded round drawstring bag with hard bottom, and the best 1940s hairstyle I've ever achieved. I felt like a million. Dad took lots of pictures. :)
I eventually got there after noon. I had a super satisfying lamb gyro for lunch, then wandered the antique shops and repro fabric quilt shop. All I bought was a $3 omnibus of three Mr. Campion books, all of which I already have; but it was printed in the late '30s and will be great for reading at other reenactments. I was happy. :) Then I met up with my parents and we watched the battle. I've seen quite a few, so during it I got some knitting done on a baby blanket. The wool kept knotting so Mumsie rolled the skein into a ball. We killed some time hunting down an abandoned rail line just south of town, then had dinner, and Dad and I drove to the Music Hall in Fair Park. We saw The Lord of the Rings in Concert. It was so good! The entire score was played by the Dallas Pops orchestra, and the vocal parts were sung by the Pops chorus, a children's choir, and two soloists. The lady soloist appeared to be in Elf dress, complete with Arwen braids. I was still in 40s, but I didn't wear the hat. ;)
Today has been a tired day, but church and choir was good this morning. This afternoon I took care of a couple emails, then started yet another costume piece: headwear for the Georgian picnic next Saturday. I'm wearing the 1790s curtain-along dress (the red print wrap front), which I first wore at Costume College. I tried a wig then, going for the modified later "hedgehog," but I'm not sure it worked. I am sure, however, that it wasn't a flattering style for my face. So I'll do something with my own hair (I suspect involving sponge rollers and possibly a fall), but I wanted something to cover up.
After spending an hour on Pinterest, mostly finding various hats which looked a bit challenging (since I lack the Millinery Gene, like whoa), I pulled out the Country Wives "Beribboned Caps" pattern. I really liked the look of View E (lower right), which has Ribbon Bows of Awesomeness in addition to a sheer inner ruffle; but the crown/caul piece wasn't that big, so I'm using the View C crown with it (lower left). I'm also doing slightly different construction (hemming all pieces and using whipped gathers) and modifying for a back drawstring (which they leave out.) And I just saw that Merja made View E to go with her 1790 mourning gown! Yep, I definitely love the ruffles. I'm using a fine cotton lawn for most of the cap, including the outer ruffle (starching it), and silk organza for the inner one. And I have exactly enough dark pine-green satin ribbon to make two huge ribbon rosettes with a band around the cap. Hehehe.
Now, I just need to find time to hand-sew all of this. Yikes...
