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elizabethcbunce

What I Did on My Summer Vacation

Oct 17, 2010 22:30

Do you know, this is the first time I've ever written one of these mythical essays? It was something I always read about in middle grade books growing up, but I never had a teacher who assigned it! Anyway, the astute among you will note that it's not technically been summer for a bit here, but the Summer Season is winding down for me for a couple ( Read more... )

needlework, costuming

Comments 16

olmue October 18 2010, 04:35:55 UTC

Just one word: WOW!!

j_cheney October 18 2010, 12:19:44 UTC

THe MAAN costumes are excellent!

elizabethcbunce October 18 2010, 20:55:30 UTC

Thanks. Some weird sizing anomaly befell my Much Ado bodice, and it doesn't fit exactly like I want (it's too big in the waist, so the neat little pleats in back don't stand out like they should. See Emma Thompson's here: http://pic50.picturetrail.com/VOL417/1033223/23310958/388817670.jpg), but overall I think we turned out terrific! I want to make the right chemises and the tie-on sleeves the women wore in the movie, but those will keep.

j_cheney October 19 2010, 01:21:11 UTC

Ah, I remember those from the movie. Good luck!

faerie_writer October 18 2010, 13:09:18 UTC

I *so* enjoyed your pictures! Thanks for posting them! :D

elizabethcbunce October 18 2010, 21:02:49 UTC

It took me forever to get them up; we debuted the Much Ado garb more than a month ago!

centuriessewing October 18 2010, 14:31:20 UTC

I thought I recognized the weave in the cloak fabric. *geek geek*

elizabethcbunce October 18 2010, 21:00:02 UTC

Hee! It's weird how very green they look in the movies, but how completely *not green* they are IRL; they're just the naturally grey wool, woven in this extraordinary wavy pattern. You can see it really well in this picture of their teddy-bear-sized cloak (giggle): http://www.stansborough.co.nz/store/mini-fellowship-cloak/356,authentic-grey/product.aspx

robinellen October 18 2010, 16:03:13 UTC

Wow! Your sewing abilities amaze me :D Not only that you're so good at it, but that you have so much patience...just,wow :)

elizabethcbunce October 18 2010, 21:01:56 UTC

It's weird how alike sewing and writing are for me: the same deep pondering before diving in; the same wonder if I'll be able to manage something ambitious I've tackled; the same frustration when I can't make something come out exactly properly on the first try; all the same sorts of construction dilemmas and emotional drama.

There's none of that in my stitching (cross stitch, embroidery, etc). Which is probably why it's so much more relaxing!