A tiny obsessive perfectionist sewing her way through history
After Mistress Sylvie mentioned that my avoiding heat stroke dress looked like a Burgundian gown, I started doing some poking around at the idea of that style being taken up in Spain. I wasn't super familiar with the Burgundian or "flared gown" as a concept but I found myself quite taken with it-- it's very [...]
Guys... The project ADHD has not improved. I'm taking a couple low-key days because on Thursday and Friday of last week it got to the point where I felt like a human sewing machine, not a person. Last Monday was finally the day in which my kirtle would get sleeves. I pulled out the Medieval [...]
Andddd.... it's a mess. I have pretty severe anxiety and depression and while it's well managed with medication, therapy, and excellent friends, I'm having some bad days and it's showing. For one, I am having the worst freaking project ADHD. To be fair I've got 9 or 10 projects going right now with various degrees [...]
Never read the comments. I have not been following this rule. And I keep stumbling into situations where breaking it is very, VERY bad for my emotional health. Last night I stumbled upon the account of a Jewish woman in the SCA who was sent death threats and disinvited from an event when she complained [...]
It's 4 am and I can't sleep which means it's time for a slightly rambling meditations post with no point or conclusion! Woot! Today's topic (or maybe yesterday's topic, it's hard to tell at the moment) is thus-- I realized a while back while talking to a co-worker that I consider myself, at least in [...]
So it turns out that Costume College, while not my favorite experience socially, gave me a massive push to start sewing again, especially since I finally feel human again after my flu-thing from a few weeks back. My priority right now is new garb for Great Western War, although I have some time and freedom [...]
Money was spent. I paid for early bird Marketplace entry and ran into some friends in line. They've done this before and instructed me that we would be headed straight for Mela, and it would be nuts as, and I quote, "everyone bumrushes Mela." I had no clue what that meant but I followed them [...]
It's here! I'm reclining on a king bed at the Woodland Hills Marriott in LA which is currently full of fantastically dressed ladies. I flew in yesterday and proceeded to have a major freak-out. I am not good at groups, guys! And costuming royalty is here-- I might've freaked out when I walked past Merja [...]
We're at a week till I leave for Costume College.... And I've spent the last week with a fever up to 103° and a super helpful ER diagnosis of "well, we know it's not bacterial meningitis" Soooo that pink dress? Is not happening. The lace oversleeves are still not sewn on, there is no skirt, [...]
About a month ago I met a fellow tiny human named Yitka at Cynaguan Coronet and we bonded pretty hard--after all us miniature female fighters have to stick together. Yitka lives in Reno and is squire to the next Prince of Cynagua and.... all of her garb is disintegrating. I volunteered to help her out [...]
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