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Costume content? What?
Oct. 28th, 2010 09:43 pmI finished something! I actually FINISHED SOMETHING!!! Okay, so technically it's about 98% done, but all the real work is finished.
Way back at the beginning of spring I started crocheting a sontag for myself, adapting an 1866 pattern from Peterson's Magazine (re-printed in the wonderfully handy little book 'Basic Accessories in Knit & Crochet' by Lynne Bury). I worked on it in bits and pieces, with the goal of having it done before the trip to Gettysburg in November. It's the first real thing I've ever crocheted, which probably accounts in some way for my snail pace.
I still have to weave the ends in and add little button loops, but aside from that it's finally finished, and in plenty of time for Gettysburg!
Once the button loops are done (which'll probably take all of ten minutes), I'll have to take pictures of it on a person instead of the floor, but this is at least proof that I have not been entirely filled with sloth and idleness.
Totally unrelatedly, last Friday the Costume Design Center had an open house for the second time in its history, and it was decided at the last minute (due to my having the right measurements) that instead of having Lady Dunmore's gown on a dress-form, I would get to wear it! (It was made of a specially manufactured fabric, which was a reproduction of a painted silk in the CW collection, and patterned off another garment also in the collection.) They dressed me up head to toe in all the accompanying accessories, and I pretty much got to spend all day showing it off and talking about that style of garment and how the dress was made, etc. I felt quite lucky!
It fit almost like it was made for me, and I'm really hoping they'll be willing to print me up a copy of the pattern, as I now NEED one like it for myself!
Also, I am beginning to realize that my 18th cen wardrobe is sorely lacking. I only have two outfits, and one of them isn't even mine but actually belongs to![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
reine_de_coudre! Something must be done.
Way back at the beginning of spring I started crocheting a sontag for myself, adapting an 1866 pattern from Peterson's Magazine (re-printed in the wonderfully handy little book 'Basic Accessories in Knit & Crochet' by Lynne Bury). I worked on it in bits and pieces, with the goal of having it done before the trip to Gettysburg in November. It's the first real thing I've ever crocheted, which probably accounts in some way for my snail pace.
I still have to weave the ends in and add little button loops, but aside from that it's finally finished, and in plenty of time for Gettysburg!
Once the button loops are done (which'll probably take all of ten minutes), I'll have to take pictures of it on a person instead of the floor, but this is at least proof that I have not been entirely filled with sloth and idleness.
Totally unrelatedly, last Friday the Costume Design Center had an open house for the second time in its history, and it was decided at the last minute (due to my having the right measurements) that instead of having Lady Dunmore's gown on a dress-form, I would get to wear it! (It was made of a specially manufactured fabric, which was a reproduction of a painted silk in the CW collection, and patterned off another garment also in the collection.) They dressed me up head to toe in all the accompanying accessories, and I pretty much got to spend all day showing it off and talking about that style of garment and how the dress was made, etc. I felt quite lucky!
It fit almost like it was made for me, and I'm really hoping they'll be willing to print me up a copy of the pattern, as I now NEED one like it for myself!
Also, I am beginning to realize that my 18th cen wardrobe is sorely lacking. I only have two outfits, and one of them isn't even mine but actually belongs to
reine_de_coudre! Something must be done.
