You know when I'm really under the cosh frocking cos I'm actually doing it rather than writing about it on LJ ( Read more... )

Have stopped for the night, and packed up a bag and a box and the sewing machine which I will be parted from for two days. I have an emergency sewing bag going with me, which has my blue dress and the maribou trim to go on the sleeves, and the waist thingy for Steve's doublet, I have interfaced it, sewn on the piping and cut out the lining so I ( Read more... )

ubiquitous_cat's doublet now has shoulder caps and I'm puzzling over how the sleeves work. I understand the inner sleeve but not the outer one. Hmmmm I may be about to do some fudging or indeed I may give both him and Malk the same sleeve which I didn't want to do. Bah ( Read more... )

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/07/13/zidane_headbutt_outrage/

fractalgeek just sent me this :)

ubiquitous_cat's doublet is assembled (by which I mean the outer fabric and the interfacing.) Still needs all the embellishments, sleeves, lining etc, but it now looks like a doublet. I've also made about 4 metres of piping. No garment is really ever complete without a nice bit of piping!

Bedtime

My get up and go. If anyone finds it I've got a feck of a lot of frocking to do and I need my arse kicking into gear. Help!

Is everyone else finding google and gmail are broken? Maybe they are too hot as well?

Made Graham's breeches - the piping looks gorgeous. Small waistband problem which I will sort out after continuuuuum. JW did all the hand sewing on them and Malk's breeches ( Read more... )

Today was Amber, and a chance to see some lovely people (including Mr_Malk) and I got a fair amount done. Consolidated my alliances within Amber, somehow got made Prime Minister, rescued Prince Alexander from a prison, at some personal potential cost, both to me and my home shadow. I followed his instructions, was spied upon doing it, was bored both in ( Read more... )

Went to collect some frockage and props from lucyas and jadeent then to Mr Brooke NOLJ to fit his coat when needs an extra seam in the back cos as I predicted it's too big, but I think I can do this along the existing seam line ( Read more... )