I made wild progress on editing last week, finishing chapters 18-21. This is to the good, because this past weekend--and the rest of the week until Intercon--my focus is on costuming and larp prep.

Friday night, as a replacement date night, Matt and I went to see The Lego Movie. Partially this was because we got snowed out on Tuesday, partially ( Read more... )

I realize it often bothers me, and I feel put upon, when people ask for my advice or help in sewing or costuming projects. Often, but not always. I'm trying to put my finger on why.

An example of a "good" request is something rigel asked me last weekend: "Was nail polish worn in the 1890s by... performers and other ladies of negotiable virtue?" (I ( Read more... )

Wow, writing out and following my agenda was surprisingly... relaxing? Cathartic? Especially since it mostly went according to plan.

I stayed up late on Friday night--late for me in my sad, sad adulthood being 1am--working on the mockup of acousticshadow2's wedding dress (interspersed with brief sessions of FTL). Then I got to the part where I needed to gather ( Read more... )

My brain has been made of cheese this week. Cheese, and LARPs ( Read more... )

I posted this on Facebook, but it's so delightful I had to share again here, for those who missed it: Literary Trysts It Gives Me Great Joy To Think About: Oscar Wilde and Walt WhitmanThe sex lives of famous historical people seems to be a continuing interest of mine. Um ( Read more... )

Work gave us a half-day on Friday, and Monday off, so I had an extended weekend.

I'd like to say I spent it productively. I spent it relaxingly, at the very least ( Read more... )

This weekend I attended NELCO 2013, the second annual New England LARP Conference.

A conference, as opposed to a convention, because it involves talking LARP theory, not actually playing LARPs--for the most part.As in previous years, I ran a panel on historical fashion, as well as a more participatory workshop. This year, the panel was Cavalier- ( Read more... )

This past weekend was To Be Continued (TBC) game two, and I got to be Milady de Winter for another day.

The dress my mom got me in Quebec City had an outing, along with the armbands I made for an Alabasta Nami cosplay, waaaay back in the day--and of course, the ridiculous Marie Antoinette wig.


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A while ago, I promised (threatened? was coerced?) to write a post on my knowledge of bustles.

Which, after much to-do, I did. Here's what I know about bustles.


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So! I've been asked by dkapell to run a "sewing LARP costumes" workshop at NELCO. Not a panel, a workshop - so it will be hands-on to some degree (limited, however, by how much equipment I can scare up). It probably won't focus on costume history, as I may (or may not) be doing a separate panel/presentation about that.

So! What do you most want to learn ( Read more... )