planning for 2018
Jan. 14th, 2018 09:48 pmTrying to figure out my year. There are at least a couple things on the calendar already!
As I have time:
For March: The Known World Arts & Sciences Symposium will be in Plymouth Meeting, and I need some stuff to wear! The sleeves on my blue linen kirtle are tight enough that they left bruises when I wore it last month, so I plan to take them off, cut short sleeves from them from the length, and then make a pair of pin-on sleeves to go with it. I also want to make something else, rather than wear the same thing two days in a row. I've got some lovely goldenrod linen, and I'm leaning toward making something with it, trimmed with the apple green cotton velvet I also have.
For April: There's a Civil War weekend up the road in Neshaminy, so I think what I'll do for it is finish the teal and plaid gown I got wearable for Gettysburg. I need to fix the vest darts, add closures for the vest, and make a blouse to go under it. I did some playing around with hair supports and styling, so I feel more confident about how I'll be doing my hair for that day.
For May: Georgian Picnic! I've got some very pretty gray dotted cotton, and I plan to do something 1790s with it. I also want to make a new pair of stays as well.
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mandie_rw is threatening to make us go Victorian sea bathing sometime as well, and I did snag three yards of blue wool jersey to make a swim costume for it. I'll probably do it as separates, with a bodice, short skirt, and bloomers. Part of me wants to do it as a sailor suit and trim with white, but I'm still rolling ideas around in my head.
For June: Reading WWII Air Show. I don't know what I want for it yet. TBD
For July: Jane Fest, maybe. This isn't set in stone yet, but I'd want a new ballgown if I do go.
For December: Dickens Fest in Narberth/New Castle. Don't know which we'll do, but I want to make the 1840s madras gown I got fabric for a couple years ago.
That's what's planned so far!
I think. I might've forgotten something.
As I have time:
- Silly me, I offered to sew some basic tunics and such to be loaner garb for my SCA group. I picked up a whole bunch of linen/rayon and linen/cotton from Jomar when it was down to $2/yard, so I'll work on them here and there. I plan to do a range of sizes, and some above-the-knee length, and some ankle-ish length. And possibly a few in kid sizes.
- I'm also going to continue to chip away at all the knitting I didn't finish for Gettysburg, because I want it finished before next time.
For March: The Known World Arts & Sciences Symposium will be in Plymouth Meeting, and I need some stuff to wear! The sleeves on my blue linen kirtle are tight enough that they left bruises when I wore it last month, so I plan to take them off, cut short sleeves from them from the length, and then make a pair of pin-on sleeves to go with it. I also want to make something else, rather than wear the same thing two days in a row. I've got some lovely goldenrod linen, and I'm leaning toward making something with it, trimmed with the apple green cotton velvet I also have.
For April: There's a Civil War weekend up the road in Neshaminy, so I think what I'll do for it is finish the teal and plaid gown I got wearable for Gettysburg. I need to fix the vest darts, add closures for the vest, and make a blouse to go under it. I did some playing around with hair supports and styling, so I feel more confident about how I'll be doing my hair for that day.
For May: Georgian Picnic! I've got some very pretty gray dotted cotton, and I plan to do something 1790s with it. I also want to make a new pair of stays as well.
mandie_rw is threatening to make us go Victorian sea bathing sometime as well, and I did snag three yards of blue wool jersey to make a swim costume for it. I'll probably do it as separates, with a bodice, short skirt, and bloomers. Part of me wants to do it as a sailor suit and trim with white, but I'm still rolling ideas around in my head.For June: Reading WWII Air Show. I don't know what I want for it yet. TBD
For July: Jane Fest, maybe. This isn't set in stone yet, but I'd want a new ballgown if I do go.
For December: Dickens Fest in Narberth/New Castle. Don't know which we'll do, but I want to make the 1840s madras gown I got fabric for a couple years ago.
That's what's planned so far!
I think. I might've forgotten something.
