I made it!
Sep. 8th, 2009 09:46 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ladyofthethreadYay! I got an acceptance for the NYAF masquerade today. ^_^ After I heard about how many entries they got, I had doubts about whether they would pick me since I just applied for a solo walk-on and wouldn’t be eligible for the Yume prize. But I’m glad I’ll be able to present this onstage after missing my chance for Costume Con.
I’ve been working on a new jacket mockup for Ekaterina. I tried just using the sleeve from the men’s pattern but the sleeves still pulled and made it difficult to raise my arms. Checking what my draping book said about patterning sleeves, I found the cap was rather high (about 8”) compared to a normal sleeve. (That seemed to be a problem with the other sleeve I had tried to use, too.) I made a new sleeve by pinning the pattern in place at the shoulder and rotating it to both sides so the bottom of the sleeve cap would end an inch higher. It’s a big improvement over the old sleeve in terms of being able to move my arms. I’m working on patterning the overskirt part now and still need to do the cuffs. Should be able to start sewing the actual jacket in a few days.
The weekend was nice. I went fabric shopping for a bit on Saturday. Bought some stuff to use for lining Ekaterina’s jacket and what was left of a roll of pink with a metallic sheen (a bit more than 2 yards). One of my mother’s friends invited us to a wedding in a couple of months so I’m thinking I’ll make a dress to wear for that out of the pink. Afterwards, I went by Nintendo World for a bit and saw![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
amande_san, animeangelblue, blackjackie999, neoangelwink, loudnbothered, and yeu.
Went out shopping with my family for a bit on both Sunday and Labor Day although I didn’t buy much. Got a dress pattern on sale at JoAnn’s that I’ll probably use with the metallic pink. Was a bit hard to find something I could use with the limited amount of fabric I had.
Well, I’d better go work on Ekaterina some more now!
I’ve been working on a new jacket mockup for Ekaterina. I tried just using the sleeve from the men’s pattern but the sleeves still pulled and made it difficult to raise my arms. Checking what my draping book said about patterning sleeves, I found the cap was rather high (about 8”) compared to a normal sleeve. (That seemed to be a problem with the other sleeve I had tried to use, too.) I made a new sleeve by pinning the pattern in place at the shoulder and rotating it to both sides so the bottom of the sleeve cap would end an inch higher. It’s a big improvement over the old sleeve in terms of being able to move my arms. I’m working on patterning the overskirt part now and still need to do the cuffs. Should be able to start sewing the actual jacket in a few days.
The weekend was nice. I went fabric shopping for a bit on Saturday. Bought some stuff to use for lining Ekaterina’s jacket and what was left of a roll of pink with a metallic sheen (a bit more than 2 yards). One of my mother’s friends invited us to a wedding in a couple of months so I’m thinking I’ll make a dress to wear for that out of the pink. Afterwards, I went by Nintendo World for a bit and saw
amande_san, animeangelblue, blackjackie999, neoangelwink, loudnbothered, and yeu. Went out shopping with my family for a bit on both Sunday and Labor Day although I didn’t buy much. Got a dress pattern on sale at JoAnn’s that I’ll probably use with the metallic pink. Was a bit hard to find something I could use with the limited amount of fabric I had.
Well, I’d better go work on Ekaterina some more now!
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Date: 2009-09-09 02:45 am (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2009-09-09 02:49 am (UTC)And thanks for dropping by the Muramasa event!
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Date: 2009-09-09 05:06 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-09-09 03:07 am (UTC)I'll be supporting you!!! xD xD xD
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Date: 2009-09-10 05:29 pm (UTC)BTW I am in NJ now, about an hour's trainride away from NYC, we should meet up for lunch and shopping!