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""What's fashionable is what one wears one's self; what's unfashionable is what other people wear."
from Oscar Wilde's An Ideal Husband


Wednesday, July 20, 2005
Corset is done.

Yep. That's all I've accomplished today, but at least I got that done. (High stress and emotion levels lately have seriously slowed me down. I'll try to do better the next few days though; I've got a LOT to get done.)

In other news, I'm changing my plans a bit in the hope that I'll actually get something finsihed before we have to leave for Costume College. I'm thinking that I won't really have time to get all the various pieces of the bustle dress done (especially since I was planning on working from a pattern that needs to be enlarged and I don't currently have access to an overhead projector. So, the new plan is an 1890's gown for the gala, and then I'll start on a naturalform outfit that may or may not get finished but will at least be started for the Peacock Tails event. (I figure with time being so tight, I should go with what I know, so no outfits that require entirely new under structures and no patterns that will need major tweeking.)

So, tonight I'll throw my fabric into the wash and tomorrow I'll start with a petticoat and then move on to the 1890's skirt. Friday, I should be able to wrap up the skirt and get a start on the bodice, which can then be finished over the weekend. Of course, somewhere in here I need to sqeeze in some work on my thesis and some time with my bf. At any rate, that will leave the early part of next week to study for a midterm and begin the naturalform outfit...hmm...I guess we'll see about that one.

Posted at 11:47 pm by Ithilwyn

 

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Ithilwyn
Welcome to the epic adventures of "Two-Day T." While I generally like to plan my costumes well in advance, I find myself often inspired to make a costume last minute. And I usually manage to pull it off, sometimes making elaborate costumes in just one weekend; hence, the nickname. My crowning achievement was making two complete jedi costumes, Padme's picnic dress, and a kinsale cloak in just two weeks for Episode II WHILE working full time!

Bio: I go by Ithilwyn on the web, so if you see me around, say hi. I've been sewing most of my life and have been costuming for the past five years. In my un-spare time I teach high school and attend graduate school.

Historical Periods: Can't really commit, but my current obsession is with the Victorian natural form period.







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Links

My home page.
Greater Bay Area Costumers Guild

Blogs I Read

Kendra
Holly
LJ Friends
Lydian Mode
Miss Light o' Love

Current Projects

1660's Gown
Status: On hold until summer.

Finished Projects

Naturalform Evening Bodice
Day at the Races
Jedi Costume

Planning for 2005
(in chronological order)

Jedi Costume (for Episode III release)

Finish trimming my red dress for an event in February

My Secret Project for Costume Con

Teens outfit for April event

Regency spencer for June event

Edwardian dress for Costume College

Bustle dress for August event

Late 1840's dress for Dickens Fair (the one I wanted to make this year but didn't have time for)


Possible Additions(if time permits)

1920's dress for July event

Arwen's Blood Red Dress (event TBA)

German Renaissance Gown (for faire)

1890's Evening Dress (no event)

1930's dress for Gatsby


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