It Begins Again--The RenFest Season Is Upon Me!
So I've had the black kirtle on my list cut out since early last year, but I finally got around to it today. Don't know why I was avoiding it--I got the bodice assembled in three hours! I keep thinking that my projects are hard, but after I quit trying to reinvent the wheel (also known as making my own patterns), things have gotten much easier. If I get my butt out of this computer chair and back over to the sewing machine, I might even get the skirt assembled tonight. Then there would just be the joining of the two pieces and some hand sewing.
I did try to put in some crimson silk as a stripe on either side of the front opening. I don't know why--I just thought it would look cool. But it doesn't look right and I don't want to mess with it, so I'm tearing it out.
All right, I have nothing left to say and the temptation of making progress on the skirt is strong....
One more thought: I could throw something together pretty easily for KidCelt. Since she's four now and pretty autonomous, I'm tempted to take her to the RenFest with me. But would a four-year-old, no matter how intelligent and independent, survive a full day (10 am to 5 pm) at an outdoor Renaissance Festival? Would I survive it? I must ponder.
And NOW back to the machine.