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I 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] 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. :)

Date: 2015-09-28 06:14 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] vanessa-lynne.livejournal.com
I think it's the fabric. You probably need something a little crisper. Maybe taffeta lined in something for warmth?

Date: 2015-09-28 09:10 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] theladyrebecca.livejournal.com
Yeah, probably. But I don't think I would make this shape again.

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!

Date: 2015-09-28 08:19 pm (UTC)
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From: [identity profile] mandie-rw.livejournal.com
Okay, "18th c sweatshirt" made me giggle! Yasssss, marabou!

Date: 2015-09-28 09:08 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] theladyrebecca.livejournal.com
I guess I need to take some before-trim pictures, because it really does!

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