Still to do and a question
May. 24th, 2009 12:00 amGetting there, slowly but surely! Things are nearly sorted for our 3 styles of dance demo on Wednesday; we have all the victorian stuff we need, it just probably needs an iron; my 18th century stuff is sorted, although I think I'd like a new cap, and today I finished Mummy's dress, and we found a scarf that will do for a fichu/neckerchief but I'd rather she have a proper one. (So here's the question, any ideas on the dimensions of a neckerchief? I found one in my 18th century embroidery book that is a triangle 32" along the straight edges, is this average? Any ideas?!?) But she is at least done if I don't make a better one. (I took pics today of Mummy new dress at my last fitting, in the whole get up and I think she looks great!! I was going to post pics now, but I think I'll wait till after, so my local Flist member gets a surprise :)) We both have regency dresses and chemisettes, but Mummy must have a cap, so that's on the agenda for tomorrow, if I can decide what style to go for :)
As far as 'we'd be indecent without' goes all I REALLY still need to make is the cap for Mummy, but I want to have a regency hat of some kind for me, and Mummy too, and like I said, I want a new 18th century cap, and mostly I want a spencer. You see my dress is silk, and it has elbow length sleeves because I ran out of fabric (Mummy's dress is cotton and has long sleeves). We're supposed to be in day clothes, and not finery, and I think a spencer will help me look a bit less like Miss Woodhouse and more like a Miss Bennet :)
So, listy list in a sort of priority:
Mummy's cap
Fix straps on regency petticoat
Make loops for ties on regency dress
Me regency hat
Mummy regency hat
Spencer
New 18th C cap
I think headwear is probably more important than the spencer, (especially as if it's fine I think we're dancing outside) and wearing a hat should make me look less 'ball-y' to the public :) I'm on half term holiday this week, so should have time to make a start at least I think, but Monday will be pretty much taken up with helping at a craft fair in the village, and probably I'll be baking for it tomorrow!!
ETA: I have to make us both some regency hair too, I don't have any short hair round my face for ringlets, and Mummy hates having her hair curled, so I'm going to try to make fake ones on clips!
As far as 'we'd be indecent without' goes all I REALLY still need to make is the cap for Mummy, but I want to have a regency hat of some kind for me, and Mummy too, and like I said, I want a new 18th century cap, and mostly I want a spencer. You see my dress is silk, and it has elbow length sleeves because I ran out of fabric (Mummy's dress is cotton and has long sleeves). We're supposed to be in day clothes, and not finery, and I think a spencer will help me look a bit less like Miss Woodhouse and more like a Miss Bennet :)
So, listy list in a sort of priority:
Mummy's cap
Fix straps on regency petticoat
Make loops for ties on regency dress
Me regency hat
Mummy regency hat
Spencer
New 18th C cap
I think headwear is probably more important than the spencer, (especially as if it's fine I think we're dancing outside) and wearing a hat should make me look less 'ball-y' to the public :) I'm on half term holiday this week, so should have time to make a start at least I think, but Monday will be pretty much taken up with helping at a craft fair in the village, and probably I'll be baking for it tomorrow!!
ETA: I have to make us both some regency hair too, I don't have any short hair round my face for ringlets, and Mummy hates having her hair curled, so I'm going to try to make fake ones on clips!