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Sep. 26th, 2007 12:51 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
gwendolyngreyCritique is in an hour, and I'm appallingly behind. And illustration stuff is all due next Mon (I have to finish three illust.s yet), as is a paper for renaissance and reformation history, and I have to catch up in my French workbook and spend several hours in the language lab and I have to go to work every evening this week. And you know what? I'm content for the first time in over a week... it's as if my brain needs the pressure of deadlines I can barely hope to meet to properly function.
Last night a few of us busted out of the illustration studio, and went to see 3:10 to Yuma which was a LOT better than I was expecting. Each line was Just Right, and even though it's kind of tragic, we had gotten into the habit of laughing on the drive down, and we laughed so much during the film! I have, however, discovered that I can't spin a gun properly...it keeps catching on one of my fingers. I need to practice...
And I badly need some fabric advice! My poor little brain in running around in circles and REFUSES to draw any sort of conclusion.My next big project is going to be an 1820 evening gown, based off one I saw at Killerton House this past May. The original (which I fell in love with) is a medium blue (almost periwinkle) silk taffeta. My problem is that I can't find any silk taffeta of any (suitable) shade of blue for less than $20 a yard. I did find a gorgeous silk charmeuse in the perfect color blue (although a satin type fabric doesn't terribly appeal to me), and a dupioni in a lighter more slatey blue (but I don't care for slubs) that are both more affordable. My heart was set on getting taffeta, but I have hardly any money for fabric, and even $10-15 a yard will take some saving and setting aside. If this was your dilemma, what would you do?
Last night a few of us busted out of the illustration studio, and went to see 3:10 to Yuma which was a LOT better than I was expecting. Each line was Just Right, and even though it's kind of tragic, we had gotten into the habit of laughing on the drive down, and we laughed so much during the film! I have, however, discovered that I can't spin a gun properly...it keeps catching on one of my fingers. I need to practice...
And I badly need some fabric advice! My poor little brain in running around in circles and REFUSES to draw any sort of conclusion.My next big project is going to be an 1820 evening gown, based off one I saw at Killerton House this past May. The original (which I fell in love with) is a medium blue (almost periwinkle) silk taffeta. My problem is that I can't find any silk taffeta of any (suitable) shade of blue for less than $20 a yard. I did find a gorgeous silk charmeuse in the perfect color blue (although a satin type fabric doesn't terribly appeal to me), and a dupioni in a lighter more slatey blue (but I don't care for slubs) that are both more affordable. My heart was set on getting taffeta, but I have hardly any money for fabric, and even $10-15 a yard will take some saving and setting aside. If this was your dilemma, what would you do?
