Keeping busy...
Dec. 5th, 2006 11:32 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ladyofthethreadToday was pretty productive. I got the remaining row of quilt blocks sewn together, pressed, and washed before I stitched it to the rest of the quilt top. I also rummaged through some bags of fabric in the basement looking for stuff I could use for borders but didn’t find anything suitable. I thought I should still have a couple of floral calicos somewhere but they haven’t turned up if I do. Guess I might have to see if there’s anything good at the Rag Shop next weekend.
But, I did find a lot of other old fabric, some that I’d forgotten completely about. I found some burgundy which might be good for a tie for the manga Ayame outfit I have planned. I’m thinking black and gold for his ruffly shirt and red with gold trim for the coat. Also, came across some lavender silk shantung that I had started sewing something with years ago but abandoned. Looks like I have a couple of yards uncut. Maybe, I could do a regular skirt with it next summer or something since no particular cosplay use for it comes to mind.
But what I was happiest to find was the leftover gold brocade from an evening gown I made several years ago. (This dress: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v342/LadyoftheThread/IMG_1366.jpg) It’s a creamy gold and shimmers softly although it tends to not show much in pictures; it’s still one of my favorite fabric designs ever. ^_^ Anyway, there’s about 3 yards left and I had been thinking one of Count D’s outfits would look really elegant in it (even if it’s a Western style brocade rather than Chinese. ^_^;). I’m thinking of the jacket from this outfit: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v342/LadyoftheThread/misc/IMG_1500.jpg
The artwork seems inconsistent about the coattails though. Sometimes, like in that picture, they’re shorter than the skirt underneath and other times, they’re as long as the skirt. Also, the ends switch between being pointed and being square. And I’m not sure what would be a good color for the dark trim if I used the brocade I have. Oh, well. I’ll have a good amount of time to think it over since I don’t want to do another Count D just yet. I don’t want to get stuck as one character since I tend to pack my 2 or 3 most recent costumes for cons and then rotate in 1 or 2 older ones. ^_^; He’s already the only character I’ve done 2 outfits for although that will change after I make the new Ayame.
I also looked through some old art supplies and threw out some paints that had dried out and other stuff no longer useable. I found a box of acrylic painting stuff that I had originally used for a class during senior year in high school. There has to be a packrat gene or something considering how my family and I stash away old stuff! >_>;
And strangely, I came across a bag with 5 packages of little Styrofoam balls, which I have absolutely no recollection of ever buying. o_o; Not sure where they came from since I generally stick to needlecrafts and can’t think of anything I might have wanted to use them for. Not cosplay since I rarely make props and I like my costume items to be durable since I hate redoing stuff so much. Oh, well. Guess it’ll stay a puzzle!
Sorted through some mail, too, and have some bills to take care of tomorrow.
But, I did find a lot of other old fabric, some that I’d forgotten completely about. I found some burgundy which might be good for a tie for the manga Ayame outfit I have planned. I’m thinking black and gold for his ruffly shirt and red with gold trim for the coat. Also, came across some lavender silk shantung that I had started sewing something with years ago but abandoned. Looks like I have a couple of yards uncut. Maybe, I could do a regular skirt with it next summer or something since no particular cosplay use for it comes to mind.
But what I was happiest to find was the leftover gold brocade from an evening gown I made several years ago. (This dress: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v342/LadyoftheThread/IMG_1366.jpg) It’s a creamy gold and shimmers softly although it tends to not show much in pictures; it’s still one of my favorite fabric designs ever. ^_^ Anyway, there’s about 3 yards left and I had been thinking one of Count D’s outfits would look really elegant in it (even if it’s a Western style brocade rather than Chinese. ^_^;). I’m thinking of the jacket from this outfit: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v342/LadyoftheThread/misc/IMG_1500.jpg
The artwork seems inconsistent about the coattails though. Sometimes, like in that picture, they’re shorter than the skirt underneath and other times, they’re as long as the skirt. Also, the ends switch between being pointed and being square. And I’m not sure what would be a good color for the dark trim if I used the brocade I have. Oh, well. I’ll have a good amount of time to think it over since I don’t want to do another Count D just yet. I don’t want to get stuck as one character since I tend to pack my 2 or 3 most recent costumes for cons and then rotate in 1 or 2 older ones. ^_^; He’s already the only character I’ve done 2 outfits for although that will change after I make the new Ayame.
I also looked through some old art supplies and threw out some paints that had dried out and other stuff no longer useable. I found a box of acrylic painting stuff that I had originally used for a class during senior year in high school. There has to be a packrat gene or something considering how my family and I stash away old stuff! >_>;
And strangely, I came across a bag with 5 packages of little Styrofoam balls, which I have absolutely no recollection of ever buying. o_o; Not sure where they came from since I generally stick to needlecrafts and can’t think of anything I might have wanted to use them for. Not cosplay since I rarely make props and I like my costume items to be durable since I hate redoing stuff so much. Oh, well. Guess it’ll stay a puzzle!
Sorted through some mail, too, and have some bills to take care of tomorrow.
