More on costume college -- my clothes
Just a quick addendum to my costume college-related posts, this one about my own clothing. Somehow, miracle of miracles, I actually managed to finish sewing not one, not two, but ALL of the crazy, last-minute projects that I started. That includes the belt to go with my 1890s blouse and skirt (which I managed to leave at home on Sunday. Grrr.), my brown paisley waistcoat, my steampunk apron (which did actually get worn, if only for about two hours on Saturday afternoon), My hoop petticoat--INCLUDING ruffle, although not the little satin ribbon that I plan to put on to cover the stitching), my new edwardian corset, and my corset cover.
Of course, most of those have little things that I intend to fiddle with over time, but they all got to a wearable stage.
I'll be keeping an eye out for nicer buttons to replace the ones that I got for my waistcoat, but that will wait until the next time I head downtown.
I still need to put hooks and bars down the center front of my corset cover, but the lace insertions, pintucks, and drawstrings are all done, and it successfully covered the fact that I was wearing a dark olive green corset under a thin white blouse on Sunday.
I'd like to replace the laces on my new corset with something a little less abrasive (right now it's laced with 1/4" twill tape, just because it's what I had around in massive quantities). It's rubbing up against the satin around the eyelets at the waist, where it's under the most stress.
The apron could, of course, use all kinds of additional gadgets and gizmos, but I'm just damn proud of the fact that i made that sucker reversible. I couldn't decide whether I liked the front or the back of the fabric more, and I was going to have to make felled seams anyway, so I just lined up the pockets on both sides, finished the edges with a binding instead of a rolled hem, and placed buttons strategically. So far, people seem to prefer brighter-side out, but I still kinda like both. The darker side would probably work better on my gothier days.
As mentioned earlier, I do also plan to sew down a narrow ribbon over the line of stitches that attaches the ruffle to my hoop petticoat. It's also dangerously close in length to my underskirt, so I may take it up just a smidge at the top, but the skirt lies SO much better with the petticoat under it. I can't wait to finish all my other petticoats from different eras!
And with that, I'm off to the market!
*Edit: I forgot to add that I'm so bloody proud of myself for doing my own hair for both the Gala (1860s) and on Sunday (1890s). Okay, so my gala hairdo was ridiculously simple and had plenty of frizzies, and my gibson girl 'do was a bit lopsided, and they both had hairpins sticking out all over the place, but dammit, they stayed up! And, to the best of my knowledge, didn't look *completely* idiotic. For me, that's an acoomplishment!
Of course, most of those have little things that I intend to fiddle with over time, but they all got to a wearable stage.
I'll be keeping an eye out for nicer buttons to replace the ones that I got for my waistcoat, but that will wait until the next time I head downtown.
I still need to put hooks and bars down the center front of my corset cover, but the lace insertions, pintucks, and drawstrings are all done, and it successfully covered the fact that I was wearing a dark olive green corset under a thin white blouse on Sunday.
I'd like to replace the laces on my new corset with something a little less abrasive (right now it's laced with 1/4" twill tape, just because it's what I had around in massive quantities). It's rubbing up against the satin around the eyelets at the waist, where it's under the most stress.
The apron could, of course, use all kinds of additional gadgets and gizmos, but I'm just damn proud of the fact that i made that sucker reversible. I couldn't decide whether I liked the front or the back of the fabric more, and I was going to have to make felled seams anyway, so I just lined up the pockets on both sides, finished the edges with a binding instead of a rolled hem, and placed buttons strategically. So far, people seem to prefer brighter-side out, but I still kinda like both. The darker side would probably work better on my gothier days.
As mentioned earlier, I do also plan to sew down a narrow ribbon over the line of stitches that attaches the ruffle to my hoop petticoat. It's also dangerously close in length to my underskirt, so I may take it up just a smidge at the top, but the skirt lies SO much better with the petticoat under it. I can't wait to finish all my other petticoats from different eras!
And with that, I'm off to the market!
*Edit: I forgot to add that I'm so bloody proud of myself for doing my own hair for both the Gala (1860s) and on Sunday (1890s). Okay, so my gala hairdo was ridiculously simple and had plenty of frizzies, and my gibson girl 'do was a bit lopsided, and they both had hairpins sticking out all over the place, but dammit, they stayed up! And, to the best of my knowledge, didn't look *completely* idiotic. For me, that's an acoomplishment!