Dear Friends,
We are so nearly DONE! Sorry about the total lack of updates. My continued lack of a camera cord, and now a camera, have put a damper on us photographing our costuming process. And without pictures, I haven't felt inspired to write.
As far as the sewing goes, my Rose costume is almost done. I'm now having fun playing with various accessories. In my last update I mentioned that I got the fabric for Rose's pink coat. Well the body of that is done and all it needs are the cuffs and the hem. I got crafty and used black interfacing to create the designs on the collar and cuffs. I paused the movie and free hand drew the designs and cut them out with the lovely rotary cutter Auntie Amy got me for my birthday, and then just ironed them on. The layer of fleece sandwiched between the body of the coat and it's lining makes it really nice and cozy. :)
The remainder of my dress came along pretty simply except for the back sashes. As dear old momma Ruth would say, "let me tell you what an Odyssey that has been". Eventually I got it to drape nicely and snap over the zipper to center it. The rosette at the top was an epic fail so I ended up buying a pre-made on that I think works pretty well. I also had to replace the zipper after having to cut myself out after one disastrous fitting...lol. It's all good now though. :)
Also, our lovely coworker from the Nurse House Don Perry came into work one day and lent me his daughter's Heart of the Ocean. So thanks again Don!
As for Kat, as Im typing this she is FINISHING everything. The last thing she had to do was make the "B" Boleyn necklace which she has just completed!!! YAY! We trimmed everything out last night and Kat had a great fabric find for some covered buttons that match the original painting pretty damn well. Last week we devoted an evening to hemming both the underskirt and the gown and put together the French Hood over three evenings.
I'm really really excited to post some pictures up on here but unfortunately that shall have to wait until Halloween! I plan on doing a really epic photo shoot with lots and lots of pictures sooo definitely check back. Also check back for updates of my cousin Georgia's "Janice" SNL costume!
Thats all for now! Off to FINISH my coat!
Cheers!
Thera
