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Feeling a little blue
Aug. 6th, 2010 12:02 amI've been very poorly all week with a rotten cold, and now you're all going to CosCol without me! But I'm sure I'll get my medicine soon in the form of scrummy photos appearing every five minutes on my Flist (hint hint!!)
Anyway, my cold is now finally getting better, I managed to re-trim a bonnet yesterday, and today I started a new corset for Clare (her old one wasn't actually made for her, so never fit properly) the mockup fitting went very well, and I now just have to wait for the hardware to arrive. I also adapted her bustle bodice pattern to a high neckline and refit the darts over the mockup of the new corset. The bodice is sewn together and the sleeves are ready to set, it's navy cotton velveteen and will have a short pleated walking skirt made from green and navy plaid cotton. I'm going to trim a straw hat with royal blue ribbons and the wings from a bird a friend gave me. She knew I wanted wings to trim a hat, so when some friends were killing pests on a farm she got them to save one, she cut the wings off and told me to dry them out in a low oven, spreading the feathers to the shape I wanted before drying them so they would stay in the right position. Sounds very gruesome I know, but we have to suffer to be beautiful!!
Hopefully I'll be feeling as alive tomorrow and the sewing progress will continue as it has done today! But I do know one thing that will keep me motivated ... lots of PICTURES!!!
Anyway, my cold is now finally getting better, I managed to re-trim a bonnet yesterday, and today I started a new corset for Clare (her old one wasn't actually made for her, so never fit properly) the mockup fitting went very well, and I now just have to wait for the hardware to arrive. I also adapted her bustle bodice pattern to a high neckline and refit the darts over the mockup of the new corset. The bodice is sewn together and the sleeves are ready to set, it's navy cotton velveteen and will have a short pleated walking skirt made from green and navy plaid cotton. I'm going to trim a straw hat with royal blue ribbons and the wings from a bird a friend gave me. She knew I wanted wings to trim a hat, so when some friends were killing pests on a farm she got them to save one, she cut the wings off and told me to dry them out in a low oven, spreading the feathers to the shape I wanted before drying them so they would stay in the right position. Sounds very gruesome I know, but we have to suffer to be beautiful!!
Hopefully I'll be feeling as alive tomorrow and the sewing progress will continue as it has done today! But I do know one thing that will keep me motivated ... lots of PICTURES!!!
