Gah. Making underwear is one of the most boring things ever. It’s simple, but tedious. Guess I need to hit the thrift Saturday for some cheap white sheets. If I can’t find any/enough, I do have a coupon for Hancocks. Budget Costuming Tip #20: Joann and Hancock might not be good for many things, but
Should I wear a spinet on my head? I already bought a violin. Would two instruments be too much or just right? I can’t decide, and the price of the spinet is enough to make me quibble. See, for Cosi Fan Tutte, I decided I would wear the Big White Wig. And since I won’t
These are some my favorite costumes I’ve ever made. I almost regret selling them on eBay, except that I got a very good price and the money went towards the closing costs on our house. So a fair trade, really. The dressform photos below are from the eBay listing. For the GBACG’s second Faerie Tale
Right before I left for Europe, I had finally settled on a caraco jacket made out of this black linen embroidered with blue vines — the seller offered 4 yards literally minutes before the shuttle picked us up for the airport! But I bought it via PayPal in Berlin — ah, the wonders of modern
Right before I left for Europe, I was all a twitter over 18th-century costumes. This was inspired by a GBACG event in June 2006 at a Sonoma winery. I had finally settled on a caraco jacket made out of a black linen embroidered with blue vines, found on eBay (the seller offered 4 yards literally
It’s clear that I’m gonna have to suck it up and buy more fabric. Oh horrors (hah ;-). Robe a l’anglaise or polonaise are the popular ideas, and my crazy notion of using black brocade from The Stash with white eyelet failed to make the cut. I kinda knew I’d have to buy new fabric,
One of the GBACG‘s 2006 events I want to go to is wine tasting in 18th-century costume at a Sonoma winery in June. Currently, I have nothing at all of that era, so I’ll need a new costume. Being planny-pants me and also chronically busy, I want to start planning the costume now, but I
Currently, all I have of my 18th-century costume is a plain white cotton shift which I whipped up yesterday in a rare non-headachy moment. Wow, I actually sewed something, ain’t that a hoot? That barely counts, although bias tape was involved which made it slightly less than moronically simple. Or does it? Hmm. I’m still