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[auntiemeesh]

The Stanley Cup Finals have ended, and with them the hockey season. antbee362 will be relieved to know that the Flyers failed to pull out the overtime win. Chicago is taking home the Cup.

The big question now is, what is a hockey fan supposed to do now? Here's one solution courtesy of Down Goes Brown, my second favorite hockey blog.

My favorite bits:

*Hope against hope that, somehow, some other sport will emerge to satisfy your passion for low-scoring games, "Ole Ole" chants, and Europeans flopping around on the ground even though nobody touched them.

*Anything you want, but do it quickly -- training camp starts on Monday.

Good thing I have a massive sewing project to keep me busy the next few months. I made a little bit of progress on that front this evening. I've ordered busks (one for me, one for eve11) and bid on a lacy white parasol found on ebay. I also made extensive lists of all the things I need, what I've already acquired, and what I still need to get. In addition, I've prioritized everything.

1. Buy a sewing machine
2. Make a shift and a bum roll - this is a simple start to a massively complex project and will hopefully give me confidence to move on to the trickier bits.
3. Make a corset - I did mention trickier bits, right? This would be one of them.
4. Mock up the gown - I need to change the sleeves and alter the skirt slightly.
5. Actually make the gown.
6. Figure out something for the veil. I'm leaving this for last since it won't be too hard to do once I have the materials and this way I'll have the whole summer to search Goodwill and other places for cheap material.

And because some of you expressed curiousity about what I'm doing:




And here's the pattern I'm using:



It's from an episode of Doctor Who and I'm doing a sort of generic version of one of these girls. I'm too old for the role, by a long shot, and not nearly skinny enough, but I don't particularly care. The dress is going to be fabulous and will possibly kill me in the making.

Comments

[suenix.livejournal.com]

You are making the bodice and skirt separately right?
It works much easier if you do a flat front gathered
skirt and let the corset do the rest.

[auntiemeesh.livejournal.com]

See, you're just proving that I don't know what I'm doing. I was just planning to follow the pattern for the most part. What is a flat front gathered skirt? *despairs*

[whtmtnwmn.livejournal.com]

Woah! Big project! Can't wait to see photos of the finished product.
=D

[auntiemeesh.livejournal.com]

I'm just crossing my fingers that I end up with a finished product!

[dreamflower]

Ooh! "Vampires of Venice" costuming! My favorite episode of Eleven so far, as it reminds me of some of the Classic Who eps. History and aliens colliding, and a classic Earth monster turning out to be from space...

[auntiemeesh.livejournal.com]

It was a good, fun episode. :)

[antbee362.livejournal.com]

Ah yes, I see why so much fabric. Have fun making it. Did you decide on the character based on patterns you saw or pick the character and then try to find a pattern?

[auntiemeesh.livejournal.com]

I always pick a specific character/costume that I want to do, before even looking at patterns.

[lyda-pearl.livejournal.com]

god lord girl! ever undaunted! have fun with it.

[auntiemeesh.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

[lyda-pearl.livejournal.com]

the corsets don't appear to all be the same....maybe you can find one of those to purchase? Good idea on "buy a sewing machine" lol

[auntiemeesh.livejournal.com]

I thought about it. They're usually pretty expensive, since they're a niche item.

[lyda-pearl.livejournal.com]

ebay my dear

[auntiemeesh.livejournal.com]

I did an ebay search this morning and found nothing. All they seem to have is the sexy-sexy corsets. Not the type I need. :(

[ani-no-mouse.livejournal.com]

You are ambitious - I am totally in awe of you! If you need some off-white lacy material I have masses of old lace curtains that came with the house in my closets. I'd be happy to donate them. They are no-more-than-average covered with pet fur (I do not recommend them for a veil, in other words, but they might work for a parasol.)

[auntiemeesh.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the offer. I may be ambitious but I'm not crazy and I decided making my own parasol was far too crazy making. I bought one on ebay.

[suenix.livejournal.com]

Just push all the gathering ( or pleating) back to the sides leaving the front flat.
That way the bodice can stay flat to the body.

[auntiemeesh.livejournal.com]

Ah, thanks. That should be doable, especially since there's so much leeway in how the dresses look.

[feaxede-steorra.livejournal.com]

oh wow! You need a sewing machine indeed! LOL

[auntiemeesh.livejournal.com]

Definitely! :)