Saturday, July 04, 2009
Farting about with fittings
Sleeve fittings, to be precise.
The plan for the weekend was originally for M and B to come over and we'd do some dressmaking. In the end, they came over last night, we ate, drank, played games and were merry, and did no dressmaking at all. :) That was partly because B had no fabric but an invite to go climb a local mountain today, and partly because there was much alcohol drunk last night. It seemed a good time to break out the olivewood communion goblets I got from eBay as tablero pieces (I've had them for three years but haven't got around to making the embroidered board to go with them yet) instead of the plastic shot glasses. They are definitely superior, as they hold about 1/4 of a shot, thus allowing the game to continue far longer.
Oh yes, and there was Cointreau Chocolate Mousse. Very rich. Very yummy. :)
Today, then, I was the only one to get any dressmaking done, mainly because I'm here on my own right now while M has gone to the shire meeting (I'm still taking a holiday from local SCA matters). What I've done isn't actually making garb, it was rather the process of making a useful pattern for doublets and the like. My shape is such that it's much easier to make my own pattern than buy one, particularly if it involves sleeves.
The problem is that the old injury to my left shoulder meant that my arms have received disproportionate amounts of exercise, leading to a signigicant difference in biceps measurement between the two. A pattern that fits one are is either far too tight or far too loose for the other, leaving me with little option but to create for myself a basic pattern with seperate left and right arm pieces.
And it fits! This is definitely a Good Think, as it now means that I can forge ahead and make myself doublets to go with a couple of skirts and (finally) make some progress on my Spanish Court Garb. The aim is to complete it by Raglan, although that might be a little optimistic.
The plan for the weekend was originally for M and B to come over and we'd do some dressmaking. In the end, they came over last night, we ate, drank, played games and were merry, and did no dressmaking at all. :) That was partly because B had no fabric but an invite to go climb a local mountain today, and partly because there was much alcohol drunk last night. It seemed a good time to break out the olivewood communion goblets I got from eBay as tablero pieces (I've had them for three years but haven't got around to making the embroidered board to go with them yet) instead of the plastic shot glasses. They are definitely superior, as they hold about 1/4 of a shot, thus allowing the game to continue far longer.
Oh yes, and there was Cointreau Chocolate Mousse. Very rich. Very yummy. :)
Today, then, I was the only one to get any dressmaking done, mainly because I'm here on my own right now while M has gone to the shire meeting (I'm still taking a holiday from local SCA matters). What I've done isn't actually making garb, it was rather the process of making a useful pattern for doublets and the like. My shape is such that it's much easier to make my own pattern than buy one, particularly if it involves sleeves.
The problem is that the old injury to my left shoulder meant that my arms have received disproportionate amounts of exercise, leading to a signigicant difference in biceps measurement between the two. A pattern that fits one are is either far too tight or far too loose for the other, leaving me with little option but to create for myself a basic pattern with seperate left and right arm pieces.
And it fits! This is definitely a Good Think, as it now means that I can forge ahead and make myself doublets to go with a couple of skirts and (finally) make some progress on my Spanish Court Garb. The aim is to complete it by Raglan, although that might be a little optimistic.