Dramatic Threads: August 2012

Monday, August 27, 2012

WorldCon Schedule

Here's a list of the costuming panels that I'm doing at ChiCon next week:

Thu 3:00 PM-4:30 PM    McCormick
Hall or Competition Costume?
How to determine whether a costume is a competition costume or a hall costume.
Kevin Roche, Elektra Hammond, David M Stein, Aurora Celeste

Fri 10:30 AM-12:00 PM    Field
Dyeing Techniques 101
Come see how many ways one technique can get different looks. Samples will be available for close inspection.
Carole Parker, Rebecca Tinkham Hewett, Aurora Celeste

Sun 4:30 PM-6:00 PM    Wrigley
Casting Basics
An introduction to casting for costuming, including making molds, casting resin and plastics, cheap alternatives, making castings look like gems or metal. Will demonstrate as many techniques as there is time for.
Aurora Celeste

Monday, August 13, 2012

Vacation

No posts this week due to my furiously finishing things for my brother's wedding!

Monday, August 6, 2012

Monday Progress Update: August 6th

I got a TON done this week!

First off, the all-important wedding dress:

It's finished! Well, as finished as I can get it without another fitting. I leave on Thursday to go home, and we'll have a final fitting before I set the zipper, wait for the shipment of trim to come in for the plum sections and then another fitting to mark the hem.

The Lake Dress:

I sewed up the bodice and did some tacking of decoration on the front. It still needs a lot more (what I lovingly called "sequin and rhinestone vomit") so I'll be getting to that.

I also made up the wisk! I'm very excited it turned out as well as it did. It's my first wisk! I followed these instructions from Farthingales: http://farthingalescorsetmakingsupplies.com/classes.php?article=10 It was so much easier than I thought, even if it was time consuming!

I started the decorations on the skirt too! These are 2" strips I cut from a blue lace, then gathered on my sewing machine and pinned into place. Then I used the machine to sew it down. I realized last night that all the loops are going the same way, so I'm going to have to cut the ones on one side to make them symmetrical. *sigh* I know it's a little thing, but it's something that will bug me. I'm dying a sequined trim to put in the middle of the ruffles. It'll be tacked down by hand.

Members

Somehow overnight we jumped from 49 members to 52! Thanks to everyone who joined the site! I promised to give away a book at 50 members to one lucky member, and this morning my rng chose #26.

Congrats to Genna Sarnak!

I'll message you about an address to send your book!

For everyone else, I'm setting up another goal: 100 followers! When we hit 100 followers I'll give away another book. What's the gorgeous eye candy this time?

The Art of Dress by Jane Ashelford!

Good Luck Everyone!

Friday, August 3, 2012

WorldCon Packing

In addition to what I still have to complete (look back at WorldCon Preview if you're interested) I also have to pack soon. I am a forgetful person, so I always make detailed packing lists for a con. Here's my packing list for WorldCon:

Thursday: Green Tea Dress