margotvankapelle: (Default)
Weeeeeeeelll, dyeing the linen blend didn't work as well as I had hoped, mostly because the dye I picked up was waaaaaay too light. So I'll try again later. In the meantime, I dug through my stash a bit and found just under 3 yards of a really nice lightweight wool crepe in black. However, as long as I don't tell Boe that the stuff is wool, he'll be all right with the idea of using the fabric for his hose. (Boe is convinced he's allergic to wool. I once made him a brat (short Irish coat) in some lovely soft wool, and he liked it a lot...until I mentioned that it was wool. Then he started complaining that it itched. Hrmph.) The extra wool will be pieced together to make my Transitional gown partlet.

I also went to Hancock's yesterday, and deeply appreciated the sale they were having. I picked up another 4 yards of the blue cloth-of-sort-of-gold for myself, a length of berry colored flannel/chamois in cotton (it was the last on the bolt) for Boe's doublet and sleeves, and five yards of 100% pure dead dinosaur in chocolate-colored faux suede for Boe's short gown. Spent only twenty bucks too. However, I completely forgot to get more hooks and eyes for my Transitional gown. Darn, it means I'll have to go back -- after I hit the ATM, of course ;-) .

Boe's shirt is coming along very well -- I'm about three-quarters of the way done, which is really surprising considering I plan to hand sew everything with this outfit. (I've decided I really need to have another Masterwork A&S win under my belt.)
This account has disabled anonymous posting.
If you don't have an account you can create one now.
HTML doesn't work in the subject.
More info about formatting

Profile

margotvankapelle: (Default)
margotvankapelle

October 2012

S M T W T F S
 1 2 3456
78 910111213
141516 17181920
21 222324 2526 27
28293031   

Most Popular Tags

Style Credit

Expand Cut Tags

No cut tags
Page generated Jul. 26th, 2025 03:40 pm
Powered by Dreamwidth Studios