Pennsic / sewing
Jun. 30th, 2009 06:25 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
dragonlady7So today I sat down with some navy blue linen/rayon I got on sale at JoAnn's, intending to make a caftan to go over the pink (eugh) chirka I am almost done with that I need to take in just a titch and put the rest of the hooks and eyes onto, and hem.
And I laid it out, and drew on it with chalk a little bit, and finally thought to myself, "Self, why are you investing so much time and effort into middle eastern garb when you have almost nothing to wear, aren't sure this pattern will work out, and you only have just enough time and material to make yourself maybe one more thing?"
And instead I cut out yet another fitted kirtle, which I know will go together easily, be perfectly adequate to support me, and whipped out a nice navy blue fitted supportive linen dress. It is lightweight, short-sleeved, and will go with the chemises I have finished.
I will try to put together a caftan out of the fabric I bought for that express purpose, if I can. But in the meantime, I will do as much of the finishing work on the new navy blue kirtle as I can, including piecing some bits to make the skirt longer since oops, it's about mid-calf. And then I'll bind eyelets and sew hooks and eyes and hem things, and have my Pennsic wardrobe pretty much set. A few cholis maybe.
I still need to make everything Z needs, pretty much. But I'm not making him anything fancy.
I am running out of time. Bah. I'll get enough done, somehow. One way or another.
And I laid it out, and drew on it with chalk a little bit, and finally thought to myself, "Self, why are you investing so much time and effort into middle eastern garb when you have almost nothing to wear, aren't sure this pattern will work out, and you only have just enough time and material to make yourself maybe one more thing?"
And instead I cut out yet another fitted kirtle, which I know will go together easily, be perfectly adequate to support me, and whipped out a nice navy blue fitted supportive linen dress. It is lightweight, short-sleeved, and will go with the chemises I have finished.
I will try to put together a caftan out of the fabric I bought for that express purpose, if I can. But in the meantime, I will do as much of the finishing work on the new navy blue kirtle as I can, including piecing some bits to make the skirt longer since oops, it's about mid-calf. And then I'll bind eyelets and sew hooks and eyes and hem things, and have my Pennsic wardrobe pretty much set. A few cholis maybe.
I still need to make everything Z needs, pretty much. But I'm not making him anything fancy.
I am running out of time. Bah. I'll get enough done, somehow. One way or another.
