Ambition is everything.... frustration, insanity, comfort-eating, eye-strain. The trail of destruction has now reached the kitchen.
Distraction therapy = walking along the wonderful beach from Sandsend to Whitby in the very cold fog. (didn't work, couldn't see a thing and was so stiff afterwards that all I could do was sit and sew.)
The latest task is the problem - lovely Regency Spencer jacket from the museum. Really enjoyed drawing the details. Also enjoyed making a quick mock up. Now trying to do it properly. Emphasis on trying.
The detailing, the finish quality, the steepness of the learning curve are causing hassles. Some of it is stubborness, some is having too many large fingers, some is having too few. Some is forgetting to wear my glasses and then when I do remember having to undo and try again.
Beautiful purple velvet spencer jacket
Castle Museum York.
Can't vouch for the accuracy of the back - it was too dark to see clearly. There were ties on the band but exactly what and why I couldn't tell.
Also missing waistband!
Making this in silk (recycled skirt)- roughly 1/3 scale. The sleeve looks insanely long - it is. The end cm is lined and turned back. I still think it is long but they were meant to cover all but the fingers. I could make the lining a little shorter and see if that gives it that great rumpled look.
I feel much happier with it in the photos - all the problems look so much smaller!
Ambition is everything.... frustration, insanity, comfort-eating, eye-strain. The trail of destruction has now reached the kitchen.
Distraction therapy = walking along the wonderful beach from Sandsend to Whitby in the very cold fog. (didn't work, couldn't see a thing and was so stiff afterwards that all I could do was sit and sew.)
The latest task is the problem - lovely Regency Spencer jacket from the museum. Really enjoyed drawing the details. Also enjoyed making a quick mock up. Now trying to do it properly. Emphasis on trying.
The detailing, the finish quality, the steepness of the learning curve are causing hassles. Some of it is stubborness, some is having too many large fingers, some is having too few. Some is forgetting to wear my glasses and then when I do remember having to undo and try again.
Beautiful purple velvet spencer jacket
Castle Museum York.
Can't vouch for the accuracy of the back - it was too dark to see clearly. There were ties on the band but exactly what and why I couldn't tell.
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| spencer back. only the 'slashing' in the sleeve cap is sewn at the moment, the bottom edge should be trimmed with buttons fastening the openings |
front. Early stages - It really needs an arm in it to give form to the sleeveAlso missing waistband!
Making this in silk (recycled skirt)- roughly 1/3 scale. The sleeve looks insanely long - it is. The end cm is lined and turned back. I still think it is long but they were meant to cover all but the fingers. I could make the lining a little shorter and see if that gives it that great rumpled look.
I feel much happier with it in the photos - all the problems look so much smaller!
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