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AnimeNext update
Jun. 9th, 2008 08:38 pmLet’s see… I’ve gotten a lot of work done on Cecelia since I last posted. (Have been too busy sewing and working on other things to post about the various things I've been meaning to ramble about. ^_^;;) The main things left on the dress are to finish and put in the bodice lining, attach the bows, and hem it. I think I have to remake a couple of the bows to be smaller though; combined with the huge sleeves and colors, they’re making the dress look overly cartoony. Might take it in a bit, too, since it seems a little loose.
Mostly, the sewing has been going okay but I’ve found that silk shangtung frays like crazy when cut in straight lines perpendicular to the selvage. I had a very annoying couple of hours trying to gather the huge skirt into the bodice because the edges on both had frayed. >_< The dress ate a lot of fabric, too. I bought 6 yards of 55” wide blue silk and all I have left are scraps of various sizes!
Costume schedule for AnimeNext so far:
Friday morning: ?
Friday afternoon/evening: Count D’s tailcoat outfit for PSOH group (I think it’s just me with novaraven as D’s father and her sister as a griffon so far.)
Saturday morning/afternoon: Cecelia for YGO group (with novaraven as Pegasus, her sister as Isis, and a few more of their friends)
Saturday night: ?
Sunday: ?
Yeah, I still don’t really know what to bring other than those two costumes. I have a few that I’d love to wear again (19th Century D, Sarah, and Youka) but they all would be terrible for hot weather and/or need fixing that I might not have time to do before the con. >_< And most of the costumes that I wouldn’t boil in are simpler things that I’ve already worn a few times so I don’t especially have an urge to wear them again right now.
I suppose I could bring my formal Terra since I haven’t worn it for a while but I don’t know if it’s worth the effort to drag out all the pieces when Saturday night or Sunday would be the most likely time for me to fit it in. Maybe, I’ll bring out the peacock dress since I haven’t worn it for nearly a year now and I never did get pictures of it after I got good contacts for D. Anyone have suggestions or requests?
Mostly, the sewing has been going okay but I’ve found that silk shangtung frays like crazy when cut in straight lines perpendicular to the selvage. I had a very annoying couple of hours trying to gather the huge skirt into the bodice because the edges on both had frayed. >_< The dress ate a lot of fabric, too. I bought 6 yards of 55” wide blue silk and all I have left are scraps of various sizes!
Costume schedule for AnimeNext so far:
Friday morning: ?
Friday afternoon/evening: Count D’s tailcoat outfit for PSOH group (I think it’s just me with novaraven as D’s father and her sister as a griffon so far.)
Saturday morning/afternoon: Cecelia for YGO group (with novaraven as Pegasus, her sister as Isis, and a few more of their friends)
Saturday night: ?
Sunday: ?
Yeah, I still don’t really know what to bring other than those two costumes. I have a few that I’d love to wear again (19th Century D, Sarah, and Youka) but they all would be terrible for hot weather and/or need fixing that I might not have time to do before the con. >_< And most of the costumes that I wouldn’t boil in are simpler things that I’ve already worn a few times so I don’t especially have an urge to wear them again right now.
I suppose I could bring my formal Terra since I haven’t worn it for a while but I don’t know if it’s worth the effort to drag out all the pieces when Saturday night or Sunday would be the most likely time for me to fit it in. Maybe, I’ll bring out the peacock dress since I haven’t worn it for nearly a year now and I never did get pictures of it after I got good contacts for D. Anyone have suggestions or requests?
