I finished it and wore it!

I finished the red challis in time to wear to go to Rockingham Castle Friday evening! And I love it :) It's so silly and festive, and it's WARM!! Any way, I didn't manage to get any good pics, the two that shoe the dress the best are rather fuzzy, but they're

( under here anyway. )

I'll hopefully manage to get some better pics soon - on the 5th we're dancing in the local town, just for fun, then on the 6th we're doing an official demo at another local town at their Victorian Christmas Market, so there should be some photo opportunities then. I should have my new corset done by then too, so it'll look better as well :)
And I have work tomorrow :( It's the week of the Yr 10 play, so rehearsal tomorrow, then I'm in till late on Tuesday for another rehearsal, then the performances on Thursday and Friday till 10:30 ish in the evening :( We have a Regency Ball on Saturday, and I'm hoping to be able to fit making a new ballgown into next week too!

A new Regency Ballgown

Having finished my red challis ahead of schedule I'm now thinking what to make next. I need my corset for the 5th, but no other deadlines before March. We have a Playfor ball on Saturday, we usually wear Regency for Playford, and I DO NOT want to wear my pink again! I'm fed up with it, it's the only ballgown I have and it feels like I've worn it so many times! I've been wanting a new one for ages, but I couldn't make one in time for Bath in September because I had so much sewing for Mummy and Clare to do, but I bought the fabric, it's a sari, quite see through, pale minty green with sparkly beads and embroidery. So I'm going to try to make it up this week. I don't think it'll take me too long, I have all the patterns, and it won't need embellishing or hemming. This week is quite busy work wise though, I was at work today, 12 till 7, and Tuesday I'll be in from lunch time till 9 or so, then Thursday from 8 till 10:30 and Friday till 10:30 too, but Thursday and Friday I will have lots of time to kill, so I can do hand sewing then, and hopefully get the cutting and machining done on Monday and Wednesday. I need to do something with my corset though, it's way too big since my gallstone enforced diet :) I'm wondering about taking a tuck in it? I'll have to try it tomorrow.