Snow White...

So my daughter has decided to be Snow White for Halloween. My son found a spaceman among my 1950s patterns. Let the sewing begin. My daughter's skirt, cape and bodice are pretty much finished. Then I have to sew the sleeves and attach everything. She will look so cute when this is all finished. I can't wait until Halloween.

Italian Renaissance Pt. 10...

I am almost finished. I have made some lacing for the gamurra and just need to trim it to the right sizes for the sleeves. I may have to make another lace, but I can do that tonight. The cioppa is almost finished. I only have a little hem left to stitch. I don't know if I'll have time for new hose, so I'll move on to finishing the favour for Barobrand. If I finish that in time, I will work on the new hose. This weekend I plan to get lots of photos. If not, I will have Michael take a few when I get home.
Okay, as an update, above is a picture from Crown Tourney. It's not the best photo and I'm not super pleased with my hair, but it's the finished product. So it's all done.

Italian Renaissance Pt. 9...

YES! The cioppa is half done and looking good. I just have to stitch the lining to the shell on two more areas and it is finished. Thank heavens it is so easy. The next two days, I don't have too much to do, so I can focus on all this. The hose pieces are cut out and ready to be sewn and I only have a few more eyelets to do. Granted I need to fingerloop some ties for the sleeves and bodice, but I don't need much. Then this whole Italian outfit will be finished. Now if I can just get the hairstyle right.

The best part is, I packed my carry-on bag for the flight to Crown Tourney and I was 3 kilos under limit. That included my cloak. So I can easily make the luggage limit for the flight and not leave anything behind. PHEW!

Italian Renaissance Pt. 8...

I have been working on some extra eyelets for my gamurra and am making some progress. I only have about a week to finish tweaking and working on the Italian Dress before Crown Tourney next Saturday. So I've taken a small break from eyelets and am working on the cioppa now. I've cut out the outside layer and am currently drying the lining after washing it. I need to work out some USB problems and then I can upload the photos I took tonight.

As I cannot work further on the cioppa until the green lining is dry and cut out, I'm going to take a small break from that and work on some new hose as well. I have extra brown linen that I used for the interlining in the gamurra, that will be just perfect for the hose.

And my inspiration for tonight? I'm watching episodes of "The Muppet Show". Not the most mentally stimulating, but fun. And of course Penny, our cat, has brought another dead mouse as a present. It's great to know she loves us.