Shiny things and other stuff
Today has turned out better than expected.
I got my new passport (hurrah, I can now leave the country! Feel free to buy me some tickets to Paris anyone...), a client-provided metallic leather arrived (we're making some designs based on my luxe copper midbust, so shiny...), and I daydreamed about this beautiful dusky rose pink silk duchess satin I have. I'm so desperate to use it to make something inspired by my cranberry and lace overbust. Relaxed in Durham whilst waiting for my passport and began reading an historical fiction that claims to be akin to "Jamaica Inn" (we shall see). Plus, this morning began writing up a blog post about the patterning of my charity cincher.
The only thing I failed at was shopping. I hoped to find a knee length leather skirt (either pencil or tulip) in a muted colour such as grey, blue or taupe... something to go with my blue/gold damask midbust. But nope, nothing. Nothing online and nothing in the shops (though Durham hasn't much variety to be fair). I did consider popping up to Le Prevo in Newcastle for some nappa, but if I'm being realistic I haven't the time to make myself anything anyway. I need to use this week to prepare for my workshop! So instead I'm dyeing a floaty skirt from mid-pink to a purple shade (if it works properly). 'Twas on sale, but it's a pretty nasty shade of pink and is polyester lined, so I don't have high hopes :-S
And thus ends the riveting and not very corset-heavy update!
I got my new passport (hurrah, I can now leave the country! Feel free to buy me some tickets to Paris anyone...), a client-provided metallic leather arrived (we're making some designs based on my luxe copper midbust, so shiny...), and I daydreamed about this beautiful dusky rose pink silk duchess satin I have. I'm so desperate to use it to make something inspired by my cranberry and lace overbust. Relaxed in Durham whilst waiting for my passport and began reading an historical fiction that claims to be akin to "Jamaica Inn" (we shall see). Plus, this morning began writing up a blog post about the patterning of my charity cincher.
The only thing I failed at was shopping. I hoped to find a knee length leather skirt (either pencil or tulip) in a muted colour such as grey, blue or taupe... something to go with my blue/gold damask midbust. But nope, nothing. Nothing online and nothing in the shops (though Durham hasn't much variety to be fair). I did consider popping up to Le Prevo in Newcastle for some nappa, but if I'm being realistic I haven't the time to make myself anything anyway. I need to use this week to prepare for my workshop! So instead I'm dyeing a floaty skirt from mid-pink to a purple shade (if it works properly). 'Twas on sale, but it's a pretty nasty shade of pink and is polyester lined, so I don't have high hopes :-S
And thus ends the riveting and not very corset-heavy update!