I has a corset

After much toil and trouble, I've finished the corset, except for the busk which is getting holes put in it by someone with a drill. I think it looks pretty good (as long as you don't look too closely).



I had the string in and tried slipping it on, but I still can't raise my arm properly to slip clothing over my head and there was no wriggle room to do it one arm at a time, so I'll have to wait until eve11 and I have a fitting sometime later this week. The shoulder straps will tie down with ribbon that I'll put on at the same time, since I don't know how close they'll fall to the bodice.

I'm pretty sure it's going to continue being too small all summer, but I'll make a panel to put behind the lacing to make it look finished. That should be easy enough.

Next weekend I get to start looking at the gown pattern and putting that together!

Snoozepet Weekend

shirebound suggested a Snoozepet weekend and I have snoozy pets galore. First comes Mal, slumped in exhausted abandon, probably after a good destructo day.



Then Zoe, on her first weekend with me, making herself at home on the sofa that is still her favorite place to sleep.



Next, because I was back in the vaults anyway, a picture of my dear Tookie. This was nine months before she died, and already looking so gaunt, poor baby. I have a better Sleeping Tookie picture somewhere, but it's hard copy, not digital.



And finally, Mal's general attitude towards me sneaking up on him with a camera when he's trying to nap. I got this one just a couple weeks ago, when he and Zoe were both sleeping on the sofa, in synchronized lounging positions. Unfortunately, I didn't have my camera to hand, only my phone and the pics came out blurry. By the time I'd found the camera, they'd shifted and Mal was not pleased.