Hakama-kama-kama-kama Chameleon

[xbeyondinsanex]

So in case any of my flist has missed this news, my husband's brother is getting married and decided on a Japanese themed wedding up at my in-laws home

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[fourzoas]

Eep! Sounds a nightmare. This is one of those moments when I'd be making a mock one out of muslin first. Good luck; there's nothing like a wonky pattern and expensive fabric to make a very nervous sewer!

[xbeyondinsanex]

yeah, I really SHOULD have tried it on some wonky left over leopard print fabric from my mom's basement. Because who doesn't want musty leopard print hakama? I could have sold them on e-bay.

But I think it will come out. It better, anyway. I accidently made them one size to small, so Sean has to work out all month to make sure they fit.

*evil grin*

[kittenbiscuits]

This might sound stupid, but is there somewhere you can take the pattern to have, for a lack of a better term, converted? You know, into a traditional pattern?

[xbeyondinsanex]

No, not stupid at all. if I had huge amounts of trace paper I could have done that myself. I already DID it. The point is I shouldn't HAVE to. I paid almost twenty dollars for this pattern. Patterns are usually 6-12 dollars. All the other components have pattern pieces, I think that there are just so many variations for the pants they couldn't be bothered. *sigh*

[kittenbiscuits]

Well that sucks. You could just do what I do when I get the "sewin' fever"--just grab some fabric and do it completely freehand.

LOL!

Those were the shittiest curtains ever.

[xbeyondinsanex]

Lol, I was just thinking about how since my mom's machine is living at my house how I should make some shitty curtains for Chateau Insane. Really, my curtains are a pretty flimsy excuse for window coverings.

BTW, what would you think about us visiting the week before Dragon Con. Cause then we'd be there, you know, already.

[xbeyondinsanex]

Exactly. At one point I fumed "If I wanted to figure out this effing thing on my own, I would have looked it up on the internet."

Wish you were here to help me!!

[xbeyondinsanex]

OH I need it by June 9th, so I'll be hacking it on my own methinks!!!

[cherylad]

*covering mouth to not laugh out loud*

*snort*

[xbeyondinsanex]

snort all you like. At the end of this I'll have a fabulous Japanese outfit that I can...wear to the wedding and then you'll be all like...I wish I had one. And I wish my brother in law would get married and have a crazy japanese wedding. And I'll be like HAH! Who's snoring NOW? BTW, will be in Door County memorial Day weekend, methinks!

:D

[cherylad]

Laffs.. I'll call you to borrow, m'kay?

Oh ... cool!!! Get together???

[xbeyondinsanex]

Sure! Except you don't have my new phone number. I'll message it to you!