Hello. How are you? I think it’s
been literally a year. Or at least it
feels like it’s been a year. Never take a job with “flexible” hours and “opportunities”
to cover extra shifts. You will never have a life. Or a blog.
On that note:
I am going to start sewing again. I
blew the dust off of Clara-Belle, pulled out my thimbles, and bought another
awesome pair of Lefty fabric shears. Because when you take those “opportunities”
for extra shifts, it’s okay to buy an expensive pair of scissors to ward off
the darkness of your really sad life work schedule.
My last
attempt at sewing is a half-finished house-dress/nightdress that I can just throw
on after work and not have to take off until I get up in the morning. It’s
sitting in a corner while I live in leggings and sweatery-tunics (when not in
my uniform). I’m still waiting for stirrup-pants to come back. But I’m going to
start sewing in earnest. Really. I swear.
Pockets!!!
I will be
embroidering and sewing a pair of 18th century pockets. Like these:
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| Georgian Pockets |
18th
century pockets were worn beneath the petticoats and above the chemise and stays. They were basically two pouches
tied to the waist (one pouch on each hip) to store things on the go. What things? I imagine coins and bread?
Or maybe just some lip balm and house keys?
I’m going
to be using this embroidery design from an extant piece, but I’ll be changing
up the color scheme dramatically.
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| Embroidery design |
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| So vibrant! Yay! |
I’m going to be using some
off-white linen, cotton embroidery floss in reds, pinks, oranges and yellows, and this super
fetch silk ribbon I bought forever ago but was too nervous to use.
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| My color scheme. |
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| Linen, embroidery floss, and hand-dyed silk ribbon. |
Of course, the embroidery will take
forever, seeing as I’ve never legitimately embroidered anything in my life. But
hey, why not try something brand-spankin’ new? Just for kicks? I’m doing it.
I’ll be posting pics of my
embroidery progress!
It really is great to have
something to talk about other than my job.
And as always, thank you for
reading my silly, silly blog.
-Meg
