long weekend!
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anotheranonAnd a good one, at that!
Got some reading done. I'm halfway through Patricia Cornwell's Jack the Ripper: Case Closed, and it's an interesting read. Her case that JTR was the artist Walter Sickert seems well researched and doesn't rely on leaps of logic to make her point, but what's more interesting to me is the description of Victorian forensic techniques and the Ripper's use of art materials for his letters (watermarked art papers, etching ground, paintbrushes). Very hard to put down!
Also trying to wade through the QEWU chapter on Elizabeth's "artificers" (designers), but there are only so many times one can read 'rounde gown of tawney vellat lyned with crimson taphata' and similar :P Seriously, it's an academic book and a hard read, and I need to find the patience to continue with it, because underneath it all I want to know HOW the work was distributed and completed, who was responsible for alterations and why, and mostly - what materials they used!
Other news on the costume front: had a bit of a splurge this weekend: got a roll of 36"x100' newsprint AND 60"x10 yards of artists' sketch vellum for pattern drafting. The latter is for the Vionnet, and the 60" width works out well - that's the largest width of fabric I'm likely to find, so to get an idea of yardage all I'll have to do is measure how much paper I've used.
This will come later, because I also picked up blush silk to finish the stays and make the chemise for the hot pink Regency project. Chemise will be simple but involves hand-stitched flat-felled seams; stays shouldn't be TOO hard (I've made the lining and interlining already, so I've already had practice!) but the eyelets will have to be punctured/sewn by hand - up the back, and the two side slits :/
Got as far as tracing the chemise pattern to newsprint (so as to preserve the original), cutting, and starting to put it together. I couldn't do more than that without tearing up my back :(
Saw "Kill Bill" - a standard Tarantino gore fest (the bit about Lucy Liu's character's background was so disturbing, I'm glad it was animated rather than live action), and chock full of 70's kitsch, but well done kitsch! And the swordplay was just beautiful - they must have trained for months! I'm almost looking forward to the sequel more than I enjoyed the movie itself, just because I want to see what will happen next!
"Bowling for Columbine" - finally saw this after much hearing about it and being curious to draw my own conclusions. Yes, there ARE places where Moore was heavy-handed (the animated gun history of the U.S. and the visit to Walmart HQ spring to mind), but overall, I think his conclusion is fairly clear - it's not the guns, it's our paranoid national outlook + guns that creates the problem. I think the fact that Moore is a lifelong NRA member also helps his argument because he's not coming from the stereotypical "liberal enemy of the 2nd amendment" perspective. I think that Moore has a lot to say, and while I admire his efforts to address serious issues, I don't always agree with his tactics - I think they undermine his message too often. Overall though I thought this movie was quite reasonable.
"American Wedding" - mostly watched for Alyson Hannigan's role as the hilarious horny flute player (every TV/movie couple she is part of is SOO CUTE!! How does she do that??) Bad things happened to Stiffler, which amused me because he's such an annoying character! 1980's flashback dance scene. And, of course, Finch and Stiffler's Mom. Throwaway fun :)
Tomorrow back to work, evening dr.s' appointment, and hopefully more sewing/reading. And so to bed</pepys>.
Got some reading done. I'm halfway through Patricia Cornwell's Jack the Ripper: Case Closed, and it's an interesting read. Her case that JTR was the artist Walter Sickert seems well researched and doesn't rely on leaps of logic to make her point, but what's more interesting to me is the description of Victorian forensic techniques and the Ripper's use of art materials for his letters (watermarked art papers, etching ground, paintbrushes). Very hard to put down!
Also trying to wade through the QEWU chapter on Elizabeth's "artificers" (designers), but there are only so many times one can read 'rounde gown of tawney vellat lyned with crimson taphata' and similar :P Seriously, it's an academic book and a hard read, and I need to find the patience to continue with it, because underneath it all I want to know HOW the work was distributed and completed, who was responsible for alterations and why, and mostly - what materials they used!
Other news on the costume front: had a bit of a splurge this weekend: got a roll of 36"x100' newsprint AND 60"x10 yards of artists' sketch vellum for pattern drafting. The latter is for the Vionnet, and the 60" width works out well - that's the largest width of fabric I'm likely to find, so to get an idea of yardage all I'll have to do is measure how much paper I've used.
This will come later, because I also picked up blush silk to finish the stays and make the chemise for the hot pink Regency project. Chemise will be simple but involves hand-stitched flat-felled seams; stays shouldn't be TOO hard (I've made the lining and interlining already, so I've already had practice!) but the eyelets will have to be punctured/sewn by hand - up the back, and the two side slits :/
Got as far as tracing the chemise pattern to newsprint (so as to preserve the original), cutting, and starting to put it together. I couldn't do more than that without tearing up my back :(
Saw "Kill Bill" - a standard Tarantino gore fest (the bit about Lucy Liu's character's background was so disturbing, I'm glad it was animated rather than live action), and chock full of 70's kitsch, but well done kitsch! And the swordplay was just beautiful - they must have trained for months! I'm almost looking forward to the sequel more than I enjoyed the movie itself, just because I want to see what will happen next!
"Bowling for Columbine" - finally saw this after much hearing about it and being curious to draw my own conclusions. Yes, there ARE places where Moore was heavy-handed (the animated gun history of the U.S. and the visit to Walmart HQ spring to mind), but overall, I think his conclusion is fairly clear - it's not the guns, it's our paranoid national outlook + guns that creates the problem. I think the fact that Moore is a lifelong NRA member also helps his argument because he's not coming from the stereotypical "liberal enemy of the 2nd amendment" perspective. I think that Moore has a lot to say, and while I admire his efforts to address serious issues, I don't always agree with his tactics - I think they undermine his message too often. Overall though I thought this movie was quite reasonable.
"American Wedding" - mostly watched for Alyson Hannigan's role as the hilarious horny flute player (every TV/movie couple she is part of is SOO CUTE!! How does she do that??) Bad things happened to Stiffler, which amused me because he's such an annoying character! 1980's flashback dance scene. And, of course, Finch and Stiffler's Mom. Throwaway fun :)
Tomorrow back to work, evening dr.s' appointment, and hopefully more sewing/reading. And so to bed</pepys>.
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Date: 2003-10-13 08:40 pm (UTC)As for Mr. Moore - Guns don't kill people. Gping holes in vital organs kill people!
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Date: 2003-10-14 05:07 am (UTC)I know! Those parts about the clothes being thrown away, the writing on the wall washed off, and failing to examine the letters for paper content/materials is almost painful to read, but at the same time it's astonishing to consider that coroners and detectives of the time simply didn't have the equipment or know-how to really examine what was in front of them.
Dr Livingston, I presume?
Date: 2003-10-14 10:33 am (UTC)I remember paging through the QEWU artificer's section a while back looking for the exact same information. It started out as a desire to recreate a tailor's shop, with all the supplies they used. I ended up having to order the original Egerton 2806 wardrobe account to follow up all of her footnotes...
If you have any questions about specific materials, or what was used for specific garments, or lists of tools & supplies, feel free to ask--I'm happy to share what's I've found so far.
Shem
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Date: 2003-10-14 03:52 pm (UTC)When I'm ready to delve into 16th c. again, I might well ask - right now I'm struggling to keep everything straight in my mind so I'd be pressed to come up with solid, answerable questions at the moment! But thank you, and I will get back to you!