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laracorsets

Costuming year in review - 2010

Dec 28, 2010 13:35

Wow did this past year go quickly! It seems like yesterday that we were all posting our year in review posts of 2009.

My 2010 started out with a bang and I was incredibly productive for the first 6 months or so. Then I got frustrated about my apartment not selling and all my stuff being packed away. In the second half of 2010 I concentrated on ( Read more... )

costuming year in review

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corsetrasewing December 28 2010, 19:08:09 UTC

Love the bustle butt wiggle video! truly love!

laracorsets December 28 2010, 19:38:25 UTC

Thanks! I love the little videos with my friends/customers!

(and thank you for the lovely Christmas card, I LOVE froggies!!)

brickhousewench December 28 2010, 20:34:32 UTC

I have to keep reminding myself that you do this for a living, else my inferiority complex would get away from me.

Good show!

laracorsets December 28 2010, 22:19:25 UTC

Thank you!

Oh gosh, I do hope this post does not come across as bragging or being competitive! I am so not like that! I post these posts to make myself feel better.. to feel that despite how lazy I can be I accomplished something in the past year and can get quite a bit done when I actually work hard. I don't want to make anyone feel bad in any way.

brickhousewench December 28 2010, 23:49:12 UTC

No, you don't come off that way at all! It's more me looking at your list, and then at my pile of half finished projects and realizing that if I wanted to, I really could get a lot more sewing done in a year.

*Iz off to work on New Year's Resolutions*

trinnyt December 28 2010, 21:51:57 UTC

Well done you!

I hope you do your mourning, I'll be doing one in 2011 too for reenactment... :)... I'm thinking I should probably do a list as well - although I think it'll scare me how much I've done!

laracorsets December 28 2010, 22:10:42 UTC

Thank you. I am quite anxious to start the mourning gown and dolman since I have all the materials gathered and ready. I just have to finish a few things I have committed to first.

You should make your list. I find it so encouraging when I do mine. I can be so lazy and uninspired at times and the making of the list makes me feel that not only did I accomplish something in the past year but image how much more I can do if I try harder.

imblebee December 29 2010, 00:58:02 UTC

WOW. I need to do this too!
That's a lot of amazing work!

laracorsets December 29 2010, 13:32:00 UTC

Thank you! I love seeing everyone else's lists. I love looking at other people's work.

fiofiorina December 29 2010, 09:47:32 UTC

I like the neat look of the English kirtle :-))

If I may ask - what does the pattern of your tailed caps look like? I love this style, it's so different to what we usually wear around here.

laracorsets December 29 2010, 13:30:49 UTC

There is a pattern very similar to the one I made on page 199 of The Medieval Tailor's Assistant. I played around with the angle of the tails a bit though.

fiofiorina December 29 2010, 14:36:38 UTC

Ah OK, I know what pattern it is.
I made Hobbit once a coif with that pattern, but she looked more like a Dutch milkmaid when wearing it.

laracorsets December 29 2010, 14:52:08 UTC

I too looked like a Dutch girl with the first one:
http://www.laracorsets.com/images/Gowns_by_LaraCorsets/2009.04_Rust_wool_15th_cen.jpg

Then, determined to get it right, I made a few mock-ups and altered the size of the main part as well as the angle of the tails to get to one that I think looks more right.