Costuming Rant (AKA Why Simplicity Patterns Suck)
Waaah! My doublet! So many things wrong!
· I need to completely redo the armhole and sleeves. The epaulettes are totally the wrong shape and are too far back. Damn you Simplicity pattern! I thought the shoulder seam was suppose to go on the shoulder. Grrr, faulty assumptions. My bad.
· The trimming is already starting to be problematic. I should have put the stitches closer together.
· The hook and eye closure idea was fine in theory, but is a bitch to put on. It gets snagged on my hand sewing, and is just plain retarded.
· I have to deliberately wear an ill fitting bra or else my bust size makes closing the damn thing impossible. Waaah! And yet the waist is still loose on me...make up your mind! I'm not overly well endowed for my clothing size, so this is a unique situation for me to be in.
I think it's time to get a proper body block going. Every time that I use this pattern I have to alter it, and that's just getting annoying. It was fine when Mum could alter it while I was wearing it, but it's a tad harder doing in all myself.
My latest lineup of garb is designed specifically with Festival in mind. This predominantly means clothes that I can run around during the day and look fabulous, and that I can get myself out of without assistance even when totally pished.
This is a real problem.
Currently all my late period clothing requires someone to lace and unlace me. While this is a wonderful way of meeting new people, it's frustrating and I wish to avoid it where possible this year. I can do it all myself, but it's complicated further by being in a two man dome tent.
Earlier this year you may recall that I passed out in my cotton Elizabethan gown and corset at College War, simply because I was, erm, rather tiddly and utterly incapable of unlacing myself. This is not something that I wish to repeat.
So, it's going to be front and side lacings, possibly a corset that does similar, but more than likely self supporting garments to reduce the amount of lacing.
I've managed to get my hands on a whole lot of pretty wool, so this should get me on my way to getting some rain friendly gear together. This past weekend has highlighted the utmost importance of that.
Anyway, all that aside, the doublet made for a totally bitchin' Halloween costume this year ^^,
· I need to completely redo the armhole and sleeves. The epaulettes are totally the wrong shape and are too far back. Damn you Simplicity pattern! I thought the shoulder seam was suppose to go on the shoulder. Grrr, faulty assumptions. My bad.
· The trimming is already starting to be problematic. I should have put the stitches closer together.
· The hook and eye closure idea was fine in theory, but is a bitch to put on. It gets snagged on my hand sewing, and is just plain retarded.
· I have to deliberately wear an ill fitting bra or else my bust size makes closing the damn thing impossible. Waaah! And yet the waist is still loose on me...make up your mind! I'm not overly well endowed for my clothing size, so this is a unique situation for me to be in.
I think it's time to get a proper body block going. Every time that I use this pattern I have to alter it, and that's just getting annoying. It was fine when Mum could alter it while I was wearing it, but it's a tad harder doing in all myself.
My latest lineup of garb is designed specifically with Festival in mind. This predominantly means clothes that I can run around during the day and look fabulous, and that I can get myself out of without assistance even when totally pished.
This is a real problem.
Currently all my late period clothing requires someone to lace and unlace me. While this is a wonderful way of meeting new people, it's frustrating and I wish to avoid it where possible this year. I can do it all myself, but it's complicated further by being in a two man dome tent.
Earlier this year you may recall that I passed out in my cotton Elizabethan gown and corset at College War, simply because I was, erm, rather tiddly and utterly incapable of unlacing myself. This is not something that I wish to repeat.
So, it's going to be front and side lacings, possibly a corset that does similar, but more than likely self supporting garments to reduce the amount of lacing.
I've managed to get my hands on a whole lot of pretty wool, so this should get me on my way to getting some rain friendly gear together. This past weekend has highlighted the utmost importance of that.
Anyway, all that aside, the doublet made for a totally bitchin' Halloween costume this year ^^,