I bought more wool. I was being so good about NOT buying fabric 'in case I need it some day', but there was a tag sale this weekend of stuff from the NYC Opera and I had to go. I mean, it would have been stupid to pass up the chance, right? Didn't come away with any good prop-type things, but I *did* find 5 yds of bright red melton for $10. Oops ( Read more... )

There are so many fun projects that I could have worked on in the last month or two and didn't. I was just completely disinterested in sewing, and I wonder if it was a subconscious realisation that I SHOULD NOT be sewing, due to my upcoming GRE. I did, however, allow myself to work on my blackwork, as it involved little chunks of time rather than ( Read more... )

So now, after whining about not having anything to work on, I have three things that I could start right now. Well, by 'now' I mean after work. And after I get my GRE book, because really!  The petersham for my hat brim came yesterday, so I could wire my hat; I printed out a blackwork pattern so I could start a caul; and I printed out a regency ( Read more... )

Well. I (re)decided that my first sewing thing would be to finally properly fix the back of my cotton anglaise, so that I don't have to hide it under a cloak and hope there aren't strong winds. I completely undid the back seam down to about 1.5" above the point where the skirt is attached, basted linings to outsides, popped the thing on my dress ( Read more... )

Since my sleeves - and armholes - are being really mean to me, I'm going to think about fabric instead. Fabric! Yay! Turns out the local Jomar is going to close. :( It is possible they will find another place not too far away, because before they moved to their current location they were about 25 min. away, thought they were closing, all their ( Read more... )

I was bad. American Duchess refilled their stock of "imperfect" shoes; I ordered me some red Kensingtons. >.>

And two pairs of shoe clips for decorating my inaccurate!shoes.

Can I justify this to myself? Probably. >D

Fabric.com is having another lovely sale in which lots of wool and things are under $4/yd. I just got myself into trouble. It's a pity my thing is historical costuming; if I were just doing cosplaying or something, then any fibre would do for me and I wouldn't go drooling after wool and things which tend to be more expensive!

Whoops!