New sewing project
Sep. 28th, 2015 10:30 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
theladyrebeccaI signed up to be one of the pattern testers for the new Laughing Moon 18th c cloaks/capes/muff pattern, and since it needed to be done within three weeks, I figured I might as well do it yesterday. I cut out all the pieces for View C around 12:30pm (adding three inches to the length of the very short back), and had finished everything except trimming by last night. I went over to ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
vanessa_lynne's house to sew for a couple hours, so I got the bulk of it done there. Then I just had to sew the other layer on and turn it right sides out. It is made out of a fabric I picked up at the Bargain Basement this year - it's a sort of periwinkle soft, heavy, drapey fabric. I think it might be a wool/poly blend, but I haven't tested it yet. I thought about using silk, but I'd rather save that for something else. Plus this color looks nice with the white marabou trim I have. I'll be trimming it tonight, so no pics yet.
I'm not super happy with the way it lays. I don't know if it's the overall shape, or the fabric choice or what, but it kind of looks like an 18th c sweatshirt. And it wears like a shawl with a hood. Maybe it needed to be more voluminous? In any case, It was a decent project that cost me about $17 for the 10 yds of marabou. I'm going to make the matching muff, too.
Quick projects are nice, though I do have to get back to Rapunzel and actually finish the sleeves. Then that project will be done. I also fitted the pattern of my bf's Flynn doublet to him, so I know what adjustments I need to make, and should be making a mockup within the next few days. And I have a Rapunzel wig to style. But I have almost a month to finish those projects, so I'm feeling pretty okay.
I'll be doing another post later about Saturday's Steamposium and what I wore. :)
vanessa_lynne's house to sew for a couple hours, so I got the bulk of it done there. Then I just had to sew the other layer on and turn it right sides out. It is made out of a fabric I picked up at the Bargain Basement this year - it's a sort of periwinkle soft, heavy, drapey fabric. I think it might be a wool/poly blend, but I haven't tested it yet. I thought about using silk, but I'd rather save that for something else. Plus this color looks nice with the white marabou trim I have. I'll be trimming it tonight, so no pics yet.I'm not super happy with the way it lays. I don't know if it's the overall shape, or the fabric choice or what, but it kind of looks like an 18th c sweatshirt. And it wears like a shawl with a hood. Maybe it needed to be more voluminous? In any case, It was a decent project that cost me about $17 for the 10 yds of marabou. I'm going to make the matching muff, too.
Quick projects are nice, though I do have to get back to Rapunzel and actually finish the sleeves. Then that project will be done. I also fitted the pattern of my bf's Flynn doublet to him, so I know what adjustments I need to make, and should be making a mockup within the next few days. And I have a Rapunzel wig to style. But I have almost a month to finish those projects, so I'm feeling pretty okay.
I'll be doing another post later about Saturday's Steamposium and what I wore. :)
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Date: 2015-09-28 09:10 pm (UTC)I should go back and figure out where I came up with the shape for my Victorian wool cloak, though, because I really like that one!
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