And on the sewing front...
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blodeueddThe rest of our things are supposed to arrive on the 31st, which means I'll be able to set up my sewing room! I haven't touched my sewing machine since Costume College, even though I have plenty of fabric -- some of it I packed when we left Hull, I bought a bunch more in Vancouver and I even bought a couple of pieces in Shibuya the other day.
Speaking of Costume College, I guess I haven't said anything about it yet, eh? It was a bit overwhelming, to see so many gorgeous costumes. Why it surprises me that so many people would be into this sort of thing I'm not sure. I've known for a long time of the existence of Renaissance Fairs and historical reenactment, not to mention various role-playing subcultures and the anime community, which I was into when it was just starting to explode -- I even cosplayed four Halloweens and two conventions. At any rate, I'm certainly inspired, now!
For one thing, taking the Regency corset class was great because a) I learned how to make a Regency corset (still not done, waiting to be set up, etc.) which means I can make myself a gown or two to go over it and b) I learned that the scary-sounding things like "boning" and "cording" and "busk" aren't so scary at all, once you know what you're doing. Now that I know the basics, I think I can pretty much make any type of corset, given a basic pattern. For another, it struck me that there were a few "missing" historical periods, (i.e. not represented) and I'd like to try one or two of those.
Speaking of Costume College, I guess I haven't said anything about it yet, eh? It was a bit overwhelming, to see so many gorgeous costumes. Why it surprises me that so many people would be into this sort of thing I'm not sure. I've known for a long time of the existence of Renaissance Fairs and historical reenactment, not to mention various role-playing subcultures and the anime community, which I was into when it was just starting to explode -- I even cosplayed four Halloweens and two conventions. At any rate, I'm certainly inspired, now!
For one thing, taking the Regency corset class was great because a) I learned how to make a Regency corset (still not done, waiting to be set up, etc.) which means I can make myself a gown or two to go over it and b) I learned that the scary-sounding things like "boning" and "cording" and "busk" aren't so scary at all, once you know what you're doing. Now that I know the basics, I think I can pretty much make any type of corset, given a basic pattern. For another, it struck me that there were a few "missing" historical periods, (i.e. not represented) and I'd like to try one or two of those.
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Date: 2006-08-23 03:48 pm (UTC)Sew, sew, SEEEEW!
Date: 2006-08-26 12:14 pm (UTC)Unfortunately, there's not much sewing stuff going on in Ottawa, but I'm sure there are classes given by the city, or you could ask at Fabricland or C&M Textiles (they're way out on Merivale but have gorgeous stuff, they'd probably know about such things.
Re: Sew, sew, SEEEEW!
Date: 2006-08-26 12:42 pm (UTC)