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Pennsic panic- daily update
Ok... so this will probably be the last of the pics for a while, until I figure out what I'm going to do about replacing my little Fuji fine pix. [sigh]
Last night was productive in other areas than actual sewing. My new sewing/ textile artillerist badge is done! Thanks Simona/Kat. She brought me the art so I could create a new icon.:D It is suppose to be horizontal, but I wanted to show more of the art work. Its a cannon barrel and a spool of thread. Almost a literal translation of textile artillerist. But the visuals are in line with the NomNuts badge (which is making several heralds twitchy...)
My stoodint got practice taping a guy and not giving him man boobs. That was fun and Griff was a great sport about the whole thing. We also talked about cartridge pleating, when to use, when not to use, box pleats, why its better to hand sew those and why we use a simple gather (which is period) for garments being attached into a waistband. I think I like this learning/teaching thingy.
Though I made progress sewing stripes for pants and doublet, and hand attaching my new fencing skirt to its top.
Matt's pants- pictures speak a 1000 words. And I really cant do better than a visual except to say, I love sewing for the gaudy lower class soldier.... (yup those are the legs, same pants). The doublet will be the opposite.
Costumer tricks 269 & 270- Concealed buttons and sewed on garters.
When I'm working on armor, I am most concerned with how the garment looks and its structural integrity. So I am not using 100% period techniques and occasionally I add a modern element that is concealed. Like buttons. The only way you are going to see this is if you are up close and very personal with the fencer and you better be buying breakfast. This adds a level of safety to the garment in case a tie fails. Which is not very likely, but is possible.Though oddly enough i draw the line at velcro... A girl has to have some standards.
I don't know about you... but some people I know have a hard time getting all the parts of their garb and themselves to the same event. Garters are one of those pesky items that complete the "finishing" touches on the pants, but... I know that they would get forgotten, lost, mutilated, etc... who know what else would befall these little fabric strips. Heck, I consider it a win if the garters actually make it to the rapier list tied properly (as opposed to "still pinned" neat little ironed rolls). Solution, sew them to the pants. If the pants make it to the event... the garters make it to the event. If the pants don't make it, then we have a different problem.
Last night was productive in other areas than actual sewing. My new sewing/ textile artillerist badge is done! Thanks Simona/Kat. She brought me the art so I could create a new icon.:D It is suppose to be horizontal, but I wanted to show more of the art work. Its a cannon barrel and a spool of thread. Almost a literal translation of textile artillerist. But the visuals are in line with the NomNuts badge (which is making several heralds twitchy...)
My stoodint got practice taping a guy and not giving him man boobs. That was fun and Griff was a great sport about the whole thing. We also talked about cartridge pleating, when to use, when not to use, box pleats, why its better to hand sew those and why we use a simple gather (which is period) for garments being attached into a waistband. I think I like this learning/teaching thingy.
Though I made progress sewing stripes for pants and doublet, and hand attaching my new fencing skirt to its top.
Matt's pants- pictures speak a 1000 words. And I really cant do better than a visual except to say, I love sewing for the gaudy lower class soldier.... (yup those are the legs, same pants). The doublet will be the opposite.
Costumer tricks 269 & 270- Concealed buttons and sewed on garters.
When I'm working on armor, I am most concerned with how the garment looks and its structural integrity. So I am not using 100% period techniques and occasionally I add a modern element that is concealed. Like buttons. The only way you are going to see this is if you are up close and very personal with the fencer and you better be buying breakfast. This adds a level of safety to the garment in case a tie fails. Which is not very likely, but is possible.Though oddly enough i draw the line at velcro... A girl has to have some standards.
I don't know about you... but some people I know have a hard time getting all the parts of their garb and themselves to the same event. Garters are one of those pesky items that complete the "finishing" touches on the pants, but... I know that they would get forgotten, lost, mutilated, etc... who know what else would befall these little fabric strips. Heck, I consider it a win if the garters actually make it to the rapier list tied properly (as opposed to "still pinned" neat little ironed rolls). Solution, sew them to the pants. If the pants make it to the event... the garters make it to the event. If the pants don't make it, then we have a different problem.
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So for the wenching bodice, just to check i need to do buttons (and not lacings or hooks and eyes) to get the correct amount of cleavage...right?
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2) garters. You iz smrt.