Lady of the Thread's Sewing Basket

Hmm… It’s been nearly a week since I updated. From the response to the last post, it looks like we should have a decent size PSOH group for Anime Boston. ^_^ There should be D, his grandpa, Leon, Medusa, Ten-Chan, and maybe, Pon-Chan and Honlon. Then, for AnimeNext, I’ll do a smaller group with kiwi lady as T-Chan plus whoever wants to rewear their costumes. If any changes or additions are needed, let me know.

Went to the dentist on Monday and got the decaying wisdom tooth removed. Luckily, this one could just be pulled out normally. I still need to go back sometime to have the last one taken out and the dentist said that one would have to be sawed. Not looking forward to that. x_x;

And I’ve discovered that Chase statements can be ridiculously messed up. I was working with my parents’ latest statement and it claimed a recently created account had a balance at the end of the last period, 10 days BEFORE the account was actually created. O_o They added in the amount to the balance for the previous month and part of the money in the new account had been transferred from an existing account, meaning that money was counted twice and inflated the total balance for the previous month to way more than it should have been. Before figuring that out, I was looking at the total balances for the past couple of months and wondering, “Where the hell did all that money go?!” I told my father to go and yell at the bank. >_>

I started working on the main robe for my new D costume and have the sleeves done so far. Also, I finally got heels to wear under the outfit so I won’t be so short. I know he really wears slippers but since the costume is floor length, I’m going with trying to appear taller to match the overall look (he’s like 10 heads tall in the reference!) over having completely accurate shoes. I got these black 4” wedges on clearance for $15.

I would have preferred a lighter color since his slippers with that costume were shown as being light but I figured I wasn’t likely to find anything else that cheap and I can try shoe dye if I have time. I’d been looking for a few weeks and it seems hard to find wedges with plain, closed toes that aren’t over $60 and/or made of an obviously unsuitable material. It would have been easier to get stilettos but I have no practice walking in those and I don’t have a Leon to catch me if I start toppling over! ^_^;;

And I’ve been messing around with my Sora wig some more. It’s still kind of streaky and getting a bit frizzy at the ends. At this point, I think I’m better off getting a new wig and trying the dyeing again when I get around to making the rest of that costume. It started as this dark purple New Look wig and is still useable but I’m not completely satisfied with the dye job. I was trying to match this but think I went a little too red with the repeated dyeing attempts since some spots wouldn’t color as easily. 



neoangelwink, let me know if you’d like this wig for your Sora costume; I got the reply from your entry but wasn’t sure. If you want it and can pick it up next time you’re in the city, you can have it for free.

Hmm… Halloween is less than a week away and I have no idea what I’m doing. The botanic gardens has their Halloween event this Sunday but I’m not sure if I’ll go to get pictures like I did the last two years since I’ve been lazy and haven’t planned. Maybe, I’ll wander around the city a bit on Wednesday but not sure what I’d wear if I do since it looks like it’ll be colder this year. 

I did some touchups on my Ayame wig earlier and put it into a ponytail. I thought I would take a progress picture with my wig and the shirt but after I put the stuff on and was ready to take pics, it was time for dinner. And since I was too lazy to put everything back on after dinner, everyone just gets to see my wig on the wighead and the shirt on a hanger. :-P

Here’s the wig. I tried it on and don’t completely like the way it looks tied back like this. I think the wig looks better on me when it’s loose so I might just wear it loose (other than for craftsmanship judging), considering this was the only outfit where he ever had it in a ponytail. Long white hair in a ponytail brings to mind Abel from Trinity Blood rather than Ayame… ^_^;;



( Overly shiny shirt thingy )

Let’s see… I’m trying to clean a bit here. Put a stack of old bills through the shredder and emptied out a drawer to use for storing some of the fabric I bought recently. I’ve already filled it though and it’s just with things I’ve bought the past few months! *stashes fabric a lot* ^_^;

Got my wig order from Cosworx today. ^_^ I’ll have to get some Sharpies and then I can experiment with turning my purple wig more reddish for Sora’s hair.

And I can start on straightening the replacement wig for Renrin. Her hair seems like it might have a little wave to it though so I think I’ll leave it slightly wavy. Maybe, if I can find my gold hair combs, I’ll use them to pull the hair back a bit. It seems like it’s supposed to be in a thick, high ponytail but styles that expose the hairline along the sides of the head don’t work well for me thanks to my big skull. >_>; (It’s why I didn’t try a high ponytail with my Terra wig either.)

Maybe, I’ll do new earrings for her, too. When I was packing the costume for Otakon several months back, I noticed that the white enamel paint I used on them had yellowed a bit during a year in storage. And I think I’ll get a plastic peach as a prop since kirin like peaches. ^_^ I kind of feel like doing new Twelve Kingdoms pictures in time for Chinese New Year. Maybe, I can get my brother to take some. Need to nag him to work on his portfolio, too, since he said he wants to apply to college again for photography.