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Round Eared Cap, from Kannik's Korner Pattern KK-6602. Made using cheap white cotton muslin and cotton thread.

Review-wise, the directions for this cap were very good! This cap is good for any ladies' day outfit from 1740 to around 1820-ish, according to the pattern. There were detailed images of the stitches and each step was straight forward and easy to follow. I learned a ton of new information. ^_^ Oh, it would be easy, of course, to sew by machine, too.

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Cross-posted to my own LJ and regencyclothing

Not a lot is happening with me, aside from the craziness at work. Gearing up for GenCon is always pure chaos, and I'm really starting to feel it. Whee!

Lessee. Thursday games are going great. Two weeks ago (7/27) the team of intrepid youth battled an 80 foot tall robot. Last week (8/2), they saved a boy from anti-meta assassins (the term we're using in our game for supers is meta-human).

Fri 7/28: Werewolf. I am loving that game, even though we're just in the beginning stages and not even a pack yet. The two cubs just completed their Rites of Passage. The rest of us started out Cliath. The participation is really incredible. I'm not the only one taking notes, and the updates on the wiki are just a blast to read, and almost as fun to write. Next installment, this Friday. Hooray!

Sat 7/29: We went shooting in the morning with several friends at the range on 1171 and I35W. I'm no good with a pistol. I think part of that is my eye prescription hasn't been renewed in like three years plus I have a slight astigmatism. And my hands shake. But for some reason I'm not quite so bad with a rifle. I probably simply need more practice....

(more) Sat 7/29: Anyway, we finished up around noon, went home and cleaned up, and headed out to Anna to hang out with my oldest brother Rob, and younger brothers Chris and Aaron. Rob ran his GURPS game for us and much silliness ensued. We also played a card game called "Once Upon A Time," which merely continued the insanity. I believe much fun was had by all. This theoretically is going to be our every 4th Saturday hang-out. I hope it continues!

This past weekend Matt and I watched the Bourne Ultimatum with some friends. Aside from the shaky-cam (which really bothered Matt but not me so much), I thought it was a really fun flick. After the film, we headed over to some other friends' house for dinner and an evening of hanging out. They invited several other people, most of whom I knew through various avenues such as the old days of the Cam, WoW, etc. It was a Harry Potter themed evening so I went in my Hufflepuff gear, and Matt in his Griffindor stuff.

I really need a pocket for my wand in that robe. Hey, annawick, do you have any more of that mustard cotton left? Like a 12 inch by 4 inch scrap or so?

I'm planning on cutting out some fabric for two projects to work on while on the road or quiet hotel room time at the con. One will be an 1800 cap from the Kannik's Korner pattern (view a). Easy, easy. Then I think I'll cut out a dress from Sensibility.com's Lady's Closet. Probably this one. Both of those I can do by hand while in the car the 18 hours to Indy, plus 18 hours back. If I'm not reading, sleeping or driving....

The shop, as I mentioned, is chaos. It will only get worse this week. So if I pull my hair out in mass quantities, someone loan me a wig, please.

( Ok, they're almost done! )

I made the string because I didn't have any on hand, plus the eyelets are so small I wasn't sure what would work anyway. I braided several strands of the cotton thread together, and they seem pretty strong and will work well, I think, especially since with these type of stays one isn't going for any kind of reduction so much as the right silhouette.

Also, rather than putting in more bones, I am toying with the idea of quilting the stays, as not much extra support is really needed. I tried them on last night and they're very comfortable and give quite a bit of support as they are. In my next set, I'll have to work on some of the way the breast gussets fit, but for the most part, this is good. Yay!

Last night I bound the top and arm holes, so all I have left is binding the bottom edge and quilting if I decide to mess with that. I may just call them done and do more on the next set of stays. That way I can start on my next project. :D

Fun, fun!

( Whee! These are really coming along! )

Next up: Step 8, The Eyelets! The placing of the eyelets has me a little concerned. I think during this era they did a different type of lacing like with one string. I wonder if it makes a huge difference? I'll see what reference stuff I can come up with and go from there, I guess. Anyway, I think I'll work on those during lunch today or tomorrow. There's a TV downstairs in the art room and Firefly on DVD. Perfect length show for a lunch break...

I mentioned this yesterday - the Regency stays from www.sensibility.com is (are?) my current project.



( with pictures, too! )

More later, as I get closer to finishing!