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Feb. 1st, 2013 12:25 amI'm kind of loving the pannier-along. If everything I made was in the -along style, maybe I'd actually keep up with my work. I sewed all my boning channels, and bound the slit for the pocket. (Though a six inch pocket slit seems teeny to me - do I just have huge hands?) That said, I haven't done a stitch of work on my riding habit since I last posted, except to buy more velvet for the cuffs. I've decided to go with the poly velvet for all the outer layers - not only does that mean it will match the color, but the poly doesn't crush like the cotton velveteen I had does. And I kind of love that!
On the other hand, I can't find fur anywhere. The original portrait I'm basing it on has about 4" wide fur trim all along the skirting of the jacket. The only wide enough fur I found was terrible fake stuff at Joanns that wound up fuzzing sooo much by the time I even got it to the cutting counter, that I'm now going to have to lint-roll my entire jacket. Needless to say, I didn't buy it. If anyone knows of a resource for either a nice fake fur or a real fur that doesn't break the bank, which is (or can be cut to) 4" by about 84" long, in black, that won't absolutely break the bank (trying to stay around $25 for it), please please please let me know! All my usual sources (ebay/etsy/fabric stores/google) have failed me.
I'm hoping maybe I'll get a chance to try it on and take pictures tomorrow. If not, it will for sure happen Saturday evening, since I'll be putting my stays on anyway to go out to dinner after the SITU event is over. The event was waaayy too pricy for me, so I'm looking forward to a late dinner in costume with friends instead. I didn't wind up going in costume to the Austen-based improv show that I saw tonight, which was good, I think. The show itself was fantastically hilarious, though - the actors did a terrific job!
On the other hand, I can't find fur anywhere. The original portrait I'm basing it on has about 4" wide fur trim all along the skirting of the jacket. The only wide enough fur I found was terrible fake stuff at Joanns that wound up fuzzing sooo much by the time I even got it to the cutting counter, that I'm now going to have to lint-roll my entire jacket. Needless to say, I didn't buy it. If anyone knows of a resource for either a nice fake fur or a real fur that doesn't break the bank, which is (or can be cut to) 4" by about 84" long, in black, that won't absolutely break the bank (trying to stay around $25 for it), please please please let me know! All my usual sources (ebay/etsy/fabric stores/google) have failed me.
I'm hoping maybe I'll get a chance to try it on and take pictures tomorrow. If not, it will for sure happen Saturday evening, since I'll be putting my stays on anyway to go out to dinner after the SITU event is over. The event was waaayy too pricy for me, so I'm looking forward to a late dinner in costume with friends instead. I didn't wind up going in costume to the Austen-based improv show that I saw tonight, which was good, I think. The show itself was fantastically hilarious, though - the actors did a terrific job!