First SCA event was a success! I met a lot of people-- including fangirling at Tristan from Frock Flicks and reconnecting with the guy who got me into this nonsense in the first place. The latter involved simultaneously hugging someone and yelling "THIS IS ALL YOUR FAULT," which is not something I've done before. I [...]
Category: SCA
DONE (Actually this time)
Sleeves are weird without arms in them but you get the idea
Moar Catalan details
I got a book! Thanks to the fabulous Carolyn for the recommendation-- this book is nuts. Ridiculous amounts of information about what Queen Isabella, Catherine of Aragon, Juana la Loca, and more wore and owned. If I get ambitious I might try and replicate one of Isabella's simpler outfits, maybe one that won't require $1000 [...]
Accessories time
Sleeves for 12th Night are.... In progress. I mostly ignored the instructions on the pattern to make these. I sewed the top seam with wrong sides together, clipped the seam and turned it right side out and basically treated it as flatlined. As you can tell by the shape these are NOT meant to close [...]
Me in dresses, mostly
Spanish Renaissance dress is wearable, if not done: Two more eyelets and a hem. I would love to have sleeves for Twelth Night but I don't think it's going to happen. I submitted for my name and came up with a (conflict-free!) device, but I can't register it until I hear back about the name. [...]
I hate titles (and deadlines)
Sooo I did what I always do with sewing projects: start out with no deadline, decide I want to wear the thing to an event, freak out about getting it done, then sew frantically. #TimeManagement I'm normally good at that! Just not with sewing, apparently. I watched 2.5 movies on Monday and embroidered through my [...]
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