The silence was due to four things. The first was a nasty case of strep throat (yes, it came back), a trip to Provincetown, the Goblin War, and the start of school. Because of these things I have started a bunch of projects and not finished any of them. Why have there been no pictures? Well, I haven't gotten terribly far on a circle skirt, and the maester's robe I was making for the Goblin War had me so angry I didn't want to look at it.
While I don't have any photos of finished things, here are the unfinished things I have going on:
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| These are the pasta pots I scavenged from around the house so I could dye all the fabric in the universe. |
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| "All the fabric" is a technical term. It means 9 yards of linen. |
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| Fancy dyes + recently boiling water = blue fabric. |
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| Recently boiling water also = burns. Apparently fresh skin takes dye better than older, more experienced skin. |
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| Burned skin also takes dye better than 9 yards of fabric. |
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| More dye and tons of cutting time later, the flaws appeared. For instance, this is supposed to be the sleeve and the armhole. Yes, I cut them correctly. |
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| I gave up and opted to wear a corset to the Goblin War instead. Thus, I had more time to make favors. Yay favors! |
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| I dyed and burned muslin all day. The whole house smelled like coffee, tea, and burnt cotton/skin. Worth the stink. |
There will be more photos and activity soon, though. I'm starting a clothing construction class tomorrow and I should have plenty to write about. I'm glad, too. I missed sewing and I want new clothes.
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