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Sewing Update #5
I had intended to do quick errands and then spend the rest of the night sewing, but my errands got a bit away from me. I needed buttons for a new blouse and sewing machine needles for thicker fabric (and groceries).
I went to Joann's because it's the closest store that I know has needles, but obviously, they were out. I did however take a look around and found a red velvet that's been haunting me for the last year and a half--specifically ever since I watched Revolutionary Girl Utena while I was working on a different project. I fell in love with Anthy's Rose's Bride gown, and ever since, I've been seeing this particular very nice velvet, and have been heavily debating if I wanted to use that or something different, but I cave and grabbed 10 yards of it since it was on sale. For now, it's going to be stored until later this year when I'm not working on three different items with a deadline.
I did end up doing a little bit of sewing with the Celebi hakama-inspired overskirt. I was using a thicker material that I wasn't sure how well my machine would like. In the end, she persevered with some unhappy clunking. At some point, though, I do want to get some denim-grade needles just so I don't have to worry about that again.
The overskirt was something I was lucky and didn't really need to do a mock-up for. It was just a lot of squares, and I probably overdid the math on it, but it works! All that is left is doing the waistband and the ties.
I went to Joann's because it's the closest store that I know has needles, but obviously, they were out. I did however take a look around and found a red velvet that's been haunting me for the last year and a half--specifically ever since I watched Revolutionary Girl Utena while I was working on a different project. I fell in love with Anthy's Rose's Bride gown, and ever since, I've been seeing this particular very nice velvet, and have been heavily debating if I wanted to use that or something different, but I cave and grabbed 10 yards of it since it was on sale. For now, it's going to be stored until later this year when I'm not working on three different items with a deadline.
I did end up doing a little bit of sewing with the Celebi hakama-inspired overskirt. I was using a thicker material that I wasn't sure how well my machine would like. In the end, she persevered with some unhappy clunking. At some point, though, I do want to get some denim-grade needles just so I don't have to worry about that again.
The overskirt was something I was lucky and didn't really need to do a mock-up for. It was just a lot of squares, and I probably overdid the math on it, but it works! All that is left is doing the waistband and the ties.