High on fabric
K and I met up at 10 this morning and headed to Nippori (or Nippofuckery, as it's known to certain people XD) to get our fabric on. We hadn't done so in ages, not since Hallowe'en, and we haven't really spent much time together over the past few months. At work, she's upstairs and I'm downstairs, so we don't really get to talk much during the day. It was really nice to hang out and talk and nearly miss our train stops together again, as well as confound everyone on the Yamanote with our hysterical giggling (more on that later).
K had a mission: to buy material and notions to make tutus for her friend's two-year-old daughter who longs to be a princess. I had no specific project in mind, which is why I ended up buying Y10,000 worth of fabric and trims. *rolls eyes at self* Uh... well, in my defence, I hadn't bought any fabric in months, really, and the 100y/m section of Tomato was particularly well-stocked today. And we certainly amused the owner of the last shop we stepped into. We were totally loopy by this point, me bowing in apology to K, begging her forgiveness for leading her down the path to damnation -- i.e. teaching her to sew -- and K continually upping her estimates of how much pink lace she needed -- "One metre should be enough, right? Oh, what the hell, make it 3! :D" -- and the guy was trying hard not to laugh at us. He was very generous with his cuts, though, and when I handed over the gold and green sequin string (to match the fabulous Shitenhouji fabric I found at Tomato!) and asked for 3 metres, he gave me 4 and only charged me for 3. <3
Anyway, K and I left Nippori after about 5 hours, and kept cracking up on the train. We decided the fabric fumes must have affected our brains, and this declaration set off a five-minute-long laughing fit, complete with me using my hand towel to wipe the tears of laughter from my face. We'd calmed down by the time we got back to Kichijouji, though, and went to Lemon Drop for cake -- HEAVENLY! -- and shopped for a few other last-minute things. I'd intended to buy myself a new bicycle (my old one died ;____;), but I figured I'd spent enough for the day, so I came home.
And the grand tally of what I bought today is... *drum roll*
Fabric: 23m + various remnants and small pieces
Trim: 26m
Sewing machine needles: 10
Earrings: 2 pairs
Necklaces: 2
Bowls of udon: 1
Slices of heavenly blueberry tart: 1
Boxes of cherry-flavoured KitKat: 2
The End.
K had a mission: to buy material and notions to make tutus for her friend's two-year-old daughter who longs to be a princess. I had no specific project in mind, which is why I ended up buying Y10,000 worth of fabric and trims. *rolls eyes at self* Uh... well, in my defence, I hadn't bought any fabric in months, really, and the 100y/m section of Tomato was particularly well-stocked today. And we certainly amused the owner of the last shop we stepped into. We were totally loopy by this point, me bowing in apology to K, begging her forgiveness for leading her down the path to damnation -- i.e. teaching her to sew -- and K continually upping her estimates of how much pink lace she needed -- "One metre should be enough, right? Oh, what the hell, make it 3! :D" -- and the guy was trying hard not to laugh at us. He was very generous with his cuts, though, and when I handed over the gold and green sequin string (to match the fabulous Shitenhouji fabric I found at Tomato!) and asked for 3 metres, he gave me 4 and only charged me for 3. <3
Anyway, K and I left Nippori after about 5 hours, and kept cracking up on the train. We decided the fabric fumes must have affected our brains, and this declaration set off a five-minute-long laughing fit, complete with me using my hand towel to wipe the tears of laughter from my face. We'd calmed down by the time we got back to Kichijouji, though, and went to Lemon Drop for cake -- HEAVENLY! -- and shopped for a few other last-minute things. I'd intended to buy myself a new bicycle (my old one died ;____;), but I figured I'd spent enough for the day, so I came home.
And the grand tally of what I bought today is... *drum roll*
Fabric: 23m + various remnants and small pieces
Trim: 26m
Sewing machine needles: 10
Earrings: 2 pairs
Necklaces: 2
Bowls of udon: 1
Slices of heavenly blueberry tart: 1
Boxes of cherry-flavoured KitKat: 2
The End.