OT-Cheryl and Ellice

Posted by ellice on October 26, 2006, 10:56 am

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Doesn't everyone?

FWIW - I wasn't worried about being forgotten by anybody - Tegan ;^) And
am a little slack on getting to the PO with some promised stuff heading to
NH myself. Been busy sewing - with the machine for a change.

Anyhow - I have sewing "design" class tonight, and am way, way, behind - so
I'm going to drag myself to the other room, and then out to the truck which
has my big roll of drafting paper, and come back in, and take over the dr
table and try to finish drafting this stupid pattern so I can make the
muslin, so I can fit in on self, so I can then redraw the pattern so I can
then bring the correct, real, pattern pieces to class so I can whip up some
stupid, or not so stupid, design for an interesting top, so that if I'm
lucky I can then get that muslin laid out. Sure, I can get the first muslin
made and fitted by 5 or so. No problem, HAH. Well, at least the machine
is working well.

I did pretty much finish my knitting needle case - which I decided to dash
off and then turned into a auilted back, with a strip-pieced flap, and,
well, of course it's more complicated than it should've been. But, on this
topic - I made some needlebooks out of the left over atrip pieces. They're
kind of cute - little quiltied outers, and inside, a piece of cotton batting
backed on fabric - the needles will go into the batting. So, when Cheryl
gets hers - she can say if she likes it - I'm thinking of refining and then
adding this to the fob collection for when I finallyhave the business
selling some pieces. And the website re-up, and my new stupid Loudoun
county business licesnse in hand (waiting on the permit from the Homeowners
Asso).

Now - back to the previously interrupted chat....

ellice

Posted by Donna on October 26, 2006, 5:05 pm

Sounds like you're living a real life Project Runway.

And for all you fans, you've got to visit the Project Rungay blog. I
can't believe I first found out about this blog from Newsweek of all
places.

http://www.projectrungay.blogspot.com

Nothing like men with a fine appreciation of a well-placed embroidery
detail....

Donna in Virginia

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Posted by ellice on October 27, 2006, 9:24 am

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LOL - it does feel that way. I've been a little disappointed with this
class, but they let a couple of students in that likely shouldn't be taking
this class. They should just be doing the "bridge" class - on how to use a
custom sloper (fit garment/pattern) to fit a commercial pattern (make the
alterations to the commercial one so it fits perfectly). In this class it's
about implementing an original design - how to draft the pattern starting
with the basic fit one. We've had to spend too much time explaining really
simple basics, and listening to the 2 wacky women - ok, only 1 is really
wacky - the other differently wacky - who keep interrupting with irrelevant
stories, or the like. Last night the instructor came over and whispered
"Ellice - I really missed you last week - just to talk to" .

Anyhow - I learned something really neat. I had about 4 sketches, and we
liked 2 of them a lot. Then I pulled out the last issue of THREADS - which
has an amazing Devore velvet top on the rear cover - kind of deep V neck,
and a ruched empire waist. So, I re-sketched and decided to do a waistband
that is lower in the back, and then curves around and up - not quite empire,
but with the ruching, which will then fall to lightly skim/float (not
pregnancy big) down to the high hip. (hips big - don't want to expand out -
I do better in cropped, shorter jackets, etc) Anyhow - I was thinking of a
sleeve that would be a bit asymetric - and voila - teacher asked if I knew
about "hanging sleeves" - HUH? My brilliant answer. Turns out, its a sleeve
that basically encircles the arm at the top, but is open such that it's only
on the back side - somewhere from up on your bicep, or at the elbow - or
however you design it. Very interesting - so I made some 1/4 scale
patterns, and played with them - and it's a little bit Renaissance looking -
very cool - and will drape differently depending on the placement of the
true bias vs straight of grain. Of course now I have an excuse to go use
today's 30% off at G-street - I'm going to try and find some nice, soft
velvet (drapey) for this, else maybe a silk. It's going to be a "dress-up"
top (don't think I want to do a long dress, though it's possible). Last
night - and I was at the bigger G-Street (not the one nearer the new house)
all I could quickly find was $40-$50/yd velvet - and even at 30% I'm not
doing that - since I'm going to end up estimating the fabric.
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Oh, so true. Gives you some hope for all our SOs and DHs. There is however
a backlash- at times now it appears that DH has paid attention - as opposed
to the glazed over look he usually gets when I talk about some of this
stuff. Last week he joined me on the B-day Scarlet Thread jaunt - and
actually was talking stock and threads with one of the owners. Then he
suddenly looked up and said "Oh, my G_D ... I know about this
...AAAAGGGHHHH" and all of us women laughed. OTOH, he also noted on one of
my samplers that the blackwork area - which was off by 1 thread - was off
and not up to my "usual standards" - so I pulled it and redid. Same piece -
there's a double row of 4-sided stitch, and he wasn't sure if it was all
pulled exactly the same....Argh. I told him it was fine and when the piece
is stretched for framing or bellpull it will be just fine.
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Ellice - also in Virgina
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