Onward and upward! And a slight change in plans.
I still don't completely have all my costumes packed away from Dragon*Con. I need to make some repairs and do some finishing on a couple before they can be washed, so they've just been hanging in the closet door since I got back. Also, I need to purchase something in which to store Batgirl parts and pieces. But I have straightened up enough (almost) to begin work again. The week after Dragon*Con, I got the pattern for my bridesmaid dress cut out and started making notes about sizing and such on the instructions (damn long waist).
I took a moment to scout out the fabrics I had picked out for it a year ago and lo, Thai Silks has jacked up the price of their silk velvet (likely because of globally increasing prices of silk, but still...). I was going to go with the "Dyeable Velvet" with a black backing and natural pile (looks like charcoal grey), but it's now over $21/yd and I'm not willing to pay that. So, I checked out old, reliable SyFabrics to see what they had in my price range. I sent Brandy some of the options I was looking at (since it's her wedding, she gets final say, of course). Among the muted autumnal tones I was considering were chocolate brown, olive and a gorgeous deep red (since those are colors I know she's using). She and I both leaned toward the red and I remembered I had some gorgeous bullion trim (the bottom one in that image) that was too narrow for the Blood Red Gown that will work perfectly on the straps and maybe even the neckline of the gown. I have a lot of it, but I don't want to overdo it on the gown.
I was hoping to get my mockup cut out today, but it looks like I've filled the day with cooking and cleaning instead. Oh well. No soccer game/practice this week, so I've got a little extra time there plus one more day of preschool for Jonah this week. Maybe I can spend all day tomorrow working on it.
I took a moment to scout out the fabrics I had picked out for it a year ago and lo, Thai Silks has jacked up the price of their silk velvet (likely because of globally increasing prices of silk, but still...). I was going to go with the "Dyeable Velvet" with a black backing and natural pile (looks like charcoal grey), but it's now over $21/yd and I'm not willing to pay that. So, I checked out old, reliable SyFabrics to see what they had in my price range. I sent Brandy some of the options I was looking at (since it's her wedding, she gets final say, of course). Among the muted autumnal tones I was considering were chocolate brown, olive and a gorgeous deep red (since those are colors I know she's using). She and I both leaned toward the red and I remembered I had some gorgeous bullion trim (the bottom one in that image) that was too narrow for the Blood Red Gown that will work perfectly on the straps and maybe even the neckline of the gown. I have a lot of it, but I don't want to overdo it on the gown.
I was hoping to get my mockup cut out today, but it looks like I've filled the day with cooking and cleaning instead. Oh well. No soccer game/practice this week, so I've got a little extra time there plus one more day of preschool for Jonah this week. Maybe I can spend all day tomorrow working on it.