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Feb. 11th, 2010 12:01 am- 14:04 Epic Dupont Circle snowball fight: www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCaB_-qP1So #
Feb. 11th, 2010
hi ho, hi ho
Feb. 11th, 2010 08:14 pmWork is back on tomorrow. And with the help of D. and the many neighborhood snow shovelers, I can probably drive my own car there as well.
Not sure what I think. On the one hand, wahh, vacation's over! On the other hand, it's been almost a WEEK, folks. Having no schedule has been as unsettling as freeing so it will be nice to have to be awake in order to be somewhere, etc.
I fervently hope fencing club is open tomorrow. I'm champing at the bit and have some cookies to work off....
Not sure what I think. On the one hand, wahh, vacation's over! On the other hand, it's been almost a WEEK, folks. Having no schedule has been as unsettling as freeing so it will be nice to have to be awake in order to be somewhere, etc.
I fervently hope fencing club is open tomorrow. I'm champing at the bit and have some cookies to work off....
work in progress: vest
Feb. 11th, 2010 09:45 pmAgain raiding the fabric stash, this time a beautiful synthetic (probably?) brocade that I forgot I had:
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Compared to most of my recent projects that involve drafting the pattern from scratch and sewing by hand, this really has been an "instant gratification" project: Saturday I fitted the muslin; cut out the fashion fabric Sunday and have been assembling by machine on and off all week. Now I'm basting the lining in place and I'll hand sew it over the weekend.
I did make some changes to the original halter-top version pattern - I have a shorter torso so I cut my draft pattern in half and shortened it by around 1/2"; the back hit my shoulders strangely so I cut it about an inch lower, and the fabric is so thick that the welts look awful so I'll likely leave them off.
I'm thinking this will be suitable for a dramatic touch to work attire or as possible steampunkery - I'm not too worried about the inevitable historical inaccuracies.
More photos when complete.
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Compared to most of my recent projects that involve drafting the pattern from scratch and sewing by hand, this really has been an "instant gratification" project: Saturday I fitted the muslin; cut out the fashion fabric Sunday and have been assembling by machine on and off all week. Now I'm basting the lining in place and I'll hand sew it over the weekend.
I did make some changes to the original halter-top version pattern - I have a shorter torso so I cut my draft pattern in half and shortened it by around 1/2"; the back hit my shoulders strangely so I cut it about an inch lower, and the fabric is so thick that the welts look awful so I'll likely leave them off.
I'm thinking this will be suitable for a dramatic touch to work attire or as possible steampunkery - I'm not too worried about the inevitable historical inaccuracies.
More photos when complete.
