So I’m going to try to be better about posting (caveat here: I’m typing this while wiping a 4 year old’s nose and with a crying one year old in the back, so who knows how well this will go). Anyway, I’ve been doing a ton of sewing lately. I’m now the costumer for my high school’s drama department, which has definitely had a negative impact on my SCA participation, but I LOVE doing the drama costuming. We did Annie Get Your Gun this past spring and I had such fun making all of the western costumes. We bought every piece of plaid clothing in a tri-state area. We were nominated for a major costume award for the musical.
Anyhow, so now DragonCon fast approached for this year. I never did get the yellow and blue striped dress made that was my plan for DragonCon last year, so I’m now using that fabric to make a 1770’s gown. This gown will be a multi-tasker. I am planning to enter it in the Costume Contest at DCon and then re-use it for the fall musical.
Anyway, here is what I’m trying to create with the fabric (This image is from Janet Arnold’s Patterns of Fashion – I think #2, but I don’t have it in front of me):
Today, I’m working on undergarments. I’m going to use Hunnisett’s Patterns for Theatrical Costume for the Pocket Hoops (why are hooped petticoats so awesome??) and Costume Close-Up for the Chemise. We’ll see how far I get.
Since I’m on summer break, I really want to have as much done by the weekend as possible.