CADD strikes again
I have started and stopped a post about 4 times in the last little while. I feel like I have so much I want to share about my research and plans, but when I start writing it ends up being this huge long rambling post about nothing. Because that's where I am. Nothingsville. I can not for the life of me figure out what I want to do for the Ren Faire. I thought I had figured it out, based on what I had in the stash, but there were even options for that material, and then this weekend I bought the end of a bold of russet red silk at Joann's for $4.50/yd, (50% off the clearance price), even less cause I had a 10% off coupon! But of course it wasn't enough for a dress, but I had to buy it anyway. I have other things that will go with it. And now it's making me want to do something a little more middle/upper middle class, instead of the lower/lower middle class thing I was planning before. But trying to figure out what exactly to do is driving me insane! I'm new to this whole "Renaissance" era costuming thing and so trying to narrow in on just one era or even location that I like is not working!
So. I didn't sew one thing this weekend. Which feels like a total waste of a 3 day weekend, but I did get a lot of other "home" projects done. I'm determined to get started on something soon though. And some of my non-costuming friends and I are going to King Richard's Faire this weekend (thanks to Groupon), not in costume of course (there's no way I can convince them), so I may try to see if I'm inspired by anything I see there... I think the thing that causes me the most anxiety in reasearching what I want to do is making sure that it's "historically acurate". I want to be accurate, really, I do. But it is a huge time suck! Finding something that I absolutely love the look of and can recreate with my budget is impossible! And as it's my first costume, I'm very tempted to throw some of it out the window and just do the mish-mash that I have in my head. Who knows, that may win out in the end. It's not like it's a "wench" look or anything.
I will try to post some images of my favorite looks that have me so conflicted soon though.
So. I didn't sew one thing this weekend. Which feels like a total waste of a 3 day weekend, but I did get a lot of other "home" projects done. I'm determined to get started on something soon though. And some of my non-costuming friends and I are going to King Richard's Faire this weekend (thanks to Groupon), not in costume of course (there's no way I can convince them), so I may try to see if I'm inspired by anything I see there... I think the thing that causes me the most anxiety in reasearching what I want to do is making sure that it's "historically acurate". I want to be accurate, really, I do. But it is a huge time suck! Finding something that I absolutely love the look of and can recreate with my budget is impossible! And as it's my first costume, I'm very tempted to throw some of it out the window and just do the mish-mash that I have in my head. Who knows, that may win out in the end. It's not like it's a "wench" look or anything.
I will try to post some images of my favorite looks that have me so conflicted soon though.