Sewing, barn progress
Did some staging work for work on the barn, including we moved some of the computer stuff out to the trailer. Took a little longer than I expected, but the more free space around the area the better.
Went to put a few things on the neighbor's Free table (her stuff actually, but I didn't want to put cloth-backed garden gloves out when it was raining), and ended up bringing back a cosmetic mirror (side lighting and magnification, whoo!). Still in the box...
L worked on placing boards so that you can actually get across the ceiling of the carriage house to the north end, as long as you're mindful. The carriage house has some support issues there, as well as part of the north end being completely open to the outdoors. This is less of an issue than you might think, at least weatherwise -- snow really doesn't come in from that direction much. But it does mean it's colder in the winter and that bats, birds, wasps and hornets can come and go as they please, so it really needs to be closed up -- with a tarp at the least this year. And we might want to get chickens again, so...
He also got all the lumber up there properly sorted and stacked, and closed up the ceiling opening that we're not keeping. It was kind of oddly set up and I'm a little too short of limb to use it without a small jump. He's going to put in a staircase where there used to be one, just to one side of that. Now already I can go up a ladder to the new opening and get into the loft space much more easily :)
Cut out and sewed arm things for Shiny costume. Um, they're like sleeves but without being attached to a bodice. I'll be hemming those tonight. Also cut out and started sewing the body suit part -- still need to cut out the back straps and do finishing work, but it looks like it'll work.
L is currently doing some more mowing. I'm taking a break because I know I'll be sewing again later on.
Went to put a few things on the neighbor's Free table (her stuff actually, but I didn't want to put cloth-backed garden gloves out when it was raining), and ended up bringing back a cosmetic mirror (side lighting and magnification, whoo!). Still in the box...
L worked on placing boards so that you can actually get across the ceiling of the carriage house to the north end, as long as you're mindful. The carriage house has some support issues there, as well as part of the north end being completely open to the outdoors. This is less of an issue than you might think, at least weatherwise -- snow really doesn't come in from that direction much. But it does mean it's colder in the winter and that bats, birds, wasps and hornets can come and go as they please, so it really needs to be closed up -- with a tarp at the least this year. And we might want to get chickens again, so...
He also got all the lumber up there properly sorted and stacked, and closed up the ceiling opening that we're not keeping. It was kind of oddly set up and I'm a little too short of limb to use it without a small jump. He's going to put in a staircase where there used to be one, just to one side of that. Now already I can go up a ladder to the new opening and get into the loft space much more easily :)
Cut out and sewed arm things for Shiny costume. Um, they're like sleeves but without being attached to a bodice. I'll be hemming those tonight. Also cut out and started sewing the body suit part -- still need to cut out the back straps and do finishing work, but it looks like it'll work.
L is currently doing some more mowing. I'm taking a break because I know I'll be sewing again later on.