Garb and Ren Fairs
This past weekend my family and I visited Scarborough Faire Renaissance Festival. I knew it had been a long time since we'd been there, I just didn't realize that the last time was before my daughter was born. So this was her first visit, and I don't think my son remembered much of his last visit either.
So to the sewing machine I went. My husband has his garb, so that was good. I've got random things I could throw together and I found my corset after a lot of digging, so that was good. (Squeezing in, wasn't so much fun. You wouldn't think 3 pounds would make a difference, but it's all belly fat, so I really had to suck it in to lace that thing up.) My daughter wore the dress from her Halloween costume that I had made her, so that worked out. However that left my 9 yr old without a stitch of garb to wear. I managed to dig up enough fabric from my stash (stash buster level up!) to sew him a new shirt and a new kilt.
Sadly, I didn't get to finish either up as much as I would like. His shirt didn't have a collar or cuffs, and I would have like to put eyelits and a draw string in it. The kilt could have used some very unperiod velcro to help hold it together and some belt loops. Poor kid had to keep saving his modesty all day. I made the kilt with all kinds of extra fabric, so in theory, next year I can just let it out every which way and save me from having to make yet another kilt. This is at least the third, if not fourth, kilt I've made for him.
I think I want to make my daughter some cute summer dresses and pinafore dresses out of my left over plaid. The stuff I wanted to make his kilt out of, but didn't have enough, would make an adorable little dress for her. We'll see what I actually get to do. I haven't had any time in my studio in ages, perhaps an hour in the last three months. The last time I run up there was while my daughter was taking a nap. My kitten followed me up and got way too interested in what I was doing.
...now I have blue paint all over the carpet.
I've got a pile of T-shirts I need to alter to fit me too. My husband has been getting a ton of subscription geek boxes but many of them don't carry shirts big enough for him. I think he's finally changed them to my size, but I have a stack from when he procrastinated.
I'd also like to make some more period garb for myself. I'm thinking early 16th century German middle class lady. If I'm not going to be wearing my fairy wings again anytime soon, I'd like something that I can be proud of. Plus on the cold rainy days, period would keep me much warmer. I don't think I'm going to go so far as to make as many layers as they did back then though. Texas is not kind to layers and layers of wool.
It looks like I'll be painting some pewter figures for my husband's D&D group too. I have to look into what kind of paints and how much I should charge for that. I did have a lady on Instagram contact me about painting a figure for her too, but I think she changed her mind since I never heard back from her after she asked for my address. It was a mind blowing PM though, because she's a somewhat famous model/fashion designer that I have a slight girl crush on. When I first saw her pm I just about leaped out of my chair in shock! She might never take me up on the paint job, but she totally made my day.
So to the sewing machine I went. My husband has his garb, so that was good. I've got random things I could throw together and I found my corset after a lot of digging, so that was good. (Squeezing in, wasn't so much fun. You wouldn't think 3 pounds would make a difference, but it's all belly fat, so I really had to suck it in to lace that thing up.) My daughter wore the dress from her Halloween costume that I had made her, so that worked out. However that left my 9 yr old without a stitch of garb to wear. I managed to dig up enough fabric from my stash (stash buster level up!) to sew him a new shirt and a new kilt.
Sadly, I didn't get to finish either up as much as I would like. His shirt didn't have a collar or cuffs, and I would have like to put eyelits and a draw string in it. The kilt could have used some very unperiod velcro to help hold it together and some belt loops. Poor kid had to keep saving his modesty all day. I made the kilt with all kinds of extra fabric, so in theory, next year I can just let it out every which way and save me from having to make yet another kilt. This is at least the third, if not fourth, kilt I've made for him.
I think I want to make my daughter some cute summer dresses and pinafore dresses out of my left over plaid. The stuff I wanted to make his kilt out of, but didn't have enough, would make an adorable little dress for her. We'll see what I actually get to do. I haven't had any time in my studio in ages, perhaps an hour in the last three months. The last time I run up there was while my daughter was taking a nap. My kitten followed me up and got way too interested in what I was doing.
...now I have blue paint all over the carpet.
I've got a pile of T-shirts I need to alter to fit me too. My husband has been getting a ton of subscription geek boxes but many of them don't carry shirts big enough for him. I think he's finally changed them to my size, but I have a stack from when he procrastinated.
I'd also like to make some more period garb for myself. I'm thinking early 16th century German middle class lady. If I'm not going to be wearing my fairy wings again anytime soon, I'd like something that I can be proud of. Plus on the cold rainy days, period would keep me much warmer. I don't think I'm going to go so far as to make as many layers as they did back then though. Texas is not kind to layers and layers of wool.
It looks like I'll be painting some pewter figures for my husband's D&D group too. I have to look into what kind of paints and how much I should charge for that. I did have a lady on Instagram contact me about painting a figure for her too, but I think she changed her mind since I never heard back from her after she asked for my address. It was a mind blowing PM though, because she's a somewhat famous model/fashion designer that I have a slight girl crush on. When I first saw her pm I just about leaped out of my chair in shock! She might never take me up on the paint job, but she totally made my day.