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Costume stuff and the weekend
Sep. 4th, 2007 12:23 amHope everyone had a good weekend. :-) Mine wasn’t the most exciting but I did get a few things done.
I went looking for costume stuff on Friday and bought nearly all the fabric I need for the new Count D. I got a yellow brocade with swirly dragon designs to use for the collar and the middle layer on the bottom. The reference looks like it’s really supposed to be a lighter version of the fabric in the front panel but that velvet only came in navy so I couldn’t match them. ^_^;
I picked a teal satin for the main robe and got white fabric (not shown) for the underskirt. The dark gold will be for the trim along the edges. I know the reference had the trim being completely shaded in but it’s hard to find something dark that would look good with all three main fabrics; like black would be fine for the velvet and the teal but would probably look weird on the yellow brocade. I think this gold should work well with everything else I have though. Completely forgot to pick out something light to use for the sash but maybe I can find something suitable around the house.
I looked for pearls, too, and found some colored resin pearls at one of the new shops I checked. But there was a limited selection and everything was too small or too big. I think 10 or 12 mm would be the ideal size; smaller and they probably wouldn’t show well enough, larger and they’d just start to look tacky. I asked at another shop were I usually get my pearls but they only have the colored ones up to 8 mm. Bah, at this point, I think I might just buy the glass pearls, string them on the heaviest beading wire I can fit through them, use a whole bunch of crimp beads, and hope that I don’t snag on anything. -_-; I bought a spool of wire yesterday that lists the breaking point at 26 pounds. I got a heavier one on Friday that says 40 pounds but it’s a bit too thick to easily fit through the pearls twice.
I did buy some green glass pearls to use for the necklaces and got them strung over the weekend. I was thinking that I’d use a different color from the strands hanging from the waist. Hmm… Now that I have a picture of everything together, I wonder if it’s too dark to stand out well on the velvet. I was thinking about possibly using golden pearls but was worried they might blend into the yellow collar. Thoughts, anyone?
And my new contacts got delivered on Friday. ^_^ They’re definitely an improvement over the regular color lenses I had. The purple is still somewhat hard to see from a distance but the yellow is much lighter and the contrast makes it obvious that they don’t match. The yellow lenses make my vision rather hazy though since the pupil opening isn’t that big compared to the purple and they seem to move a lot when I blink. ^_^;; Having one in is okay but I don’t think I’d want to have to wear both if I’m actually wandering around a con. Will try to get a picture with the lenses when I have time.
Saturday was spent painting more doors and windows. We have white ironwork for our exterior doors (all 4 of them!) and I’d forgotten how they can be a nuisance to paint because of all the swirls. ^_^;; I only did one of the back doors so I suspect I’ll be painting the rest this week.
Went shopping with my family on Sunday. Got a couple of skirts and a blouse as well as the latest volume of Fruits Basket and volume 2 of Dramacon. Checked JoAnns and Michaels for pearls but once again did not find anything good. I did buy a 18”x24” shadowbox frame. Some weeks back, my father had suggested that I frame my prize ribbons and hang them in the sewing room so I intended to use it for that. But I’ve discovered that it might still not be big enough for all of them since the tails are so long. o_o;; I tried arranging them on the backing and they’re very crowded and I’m actually still missing one that I know I have but couldn’t find. (They’re almost all needlework ribbons, mostly won from 1998-2000 when I was competing regularly for that. The only one I have for cosplay is from Anime North this year.)
And today was pretty boring since I just stayed home.
I went looking for costume stuff on Friday and bought nearly all the fabric I need for the new Count D. I got a yellow brocade with swirly dragon designs to use for the collar and the middle layer on the bottom. The reference looks like it’s really supposed to be a lighter version of the fabric in the front panel but that velvet only came in navy so I couldn’t match them. ^_^;
I picked a teal satin for the main robe and got white fabric (not shown) for the underskirt. The dark gold will be for the trim along the edges. I know the reference had the trim being completely shaded in but it’s hard to find something dark that would look good with all three main fabrics; like black would be fine for the velvet and the teal but would probably look weird on the yellow brocade. I think this gold should work well with everything else I have though. Completely forgot to pick out something light to use for the sash but maybe I can find something suitable around the house.
I looked for pearls, too, and found some colored resin pearls at one of the new shops I checked. But there was a limited selection and everything was too small or too big. I think 10 or 12 mm would be the ideal size; smaller and they probably wouldn’t show well enough, larger and they’d just start to look tacky. I asked at another shop were I usually get my pearls but they only have the colored ones up to 8 mm. Bah, at this point, I think I might just buy the glass pearls, string them on the heaviest beading wire I can fit through them, use a whole bunch of crimp beads, and hope that I don’t snag on anything. -_-; I bought a spool of wire yesterday that lists the breaking point at 26 pounds. I got a heavier one on Friday that says 40 pounds but it’s a bit too thick to easily fit through the pearls twice.
I did buy some green glass pearls to use for the necklaces and got them strung over the weekend. I was thinking that I’d use a different color from the strands hanging from the waist. Hmm… Now that I have a picture of everything together, I wonder if it’s too dark to stand out well on the velvet. I was thinking about possibly using golden pearls but was worried they might blend into the yellow collar. Thoughts, anyone?
And my new contacts got delivered on Friday. ^_^ They’re definitely an improvement over the regular color lenses I had. The purple is still somewhat hard to see from a distance but the yellow is much lighter and the contrast makes it obvious that they don’t match. The yellow lenses make my vision rather hazy though since the pupil opening isn’t that big compared to the purple and they seem to move a lot when I blink. ^_^;; Having one in is okay but I don’t think I’d want to have to wear both if I’m actually wandering around a con. Will try to get a picture with the lenses when I have time.
Saturday was spent painting more doors and windows. We have white ironwork for our exterior doors (all 4 of them!) and I’d forgotten how they can be a nuisance to paint because of all the swirls. ^_^;; I only did one of the back doors so I suspect I’ll be painting the rest this week.
Went shopping with my family on Sunday. Got a couple of skirts and a blouse as well as the latest volume of Fruits Basket and volume 2 of Dramacon. Checked JoAnns and Michaels for pearls but once again did not find anything good. I did buy a 18”x24” shadowbox frame. Some weeks back, my father had suggested that I frame my prize ribbons and hang them in the sewing room so I intended to use it for that. But I’ve discovered that it might still not be big enough for all of them since the tails are so long. o_o;; I tried arranging them on the backing and they’re very crowded and I’m actually still missing one that I know I have but couldn’t find. (They’re almost all needlework ribbons, mostly won from 1998-2000 when I was competing regularly for that. The only one I have for cosplay is from Anime North this year.)
And today was pretty boring since I just stayed home.
