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whiskyinmind
06 April 2005 @ 08:38 pm
Grrr argh!!!  
So I'm sewing a costume for the burlesque night I'm going to on Saturday with [livejournal.com profile] engelsteorra and [livejournal.com profile] smileawhile. I got the pattern pieces cut out and finally got the sewing machine out tonight. Sewed it all up and with a couple of dodgy seams I can fix in a little bit, the main part is done. Except it's too big.

It's at least one size too big and I know I haven't lost any weight lately (in fact I'd be surprised if the opposite wasn't true!) so now I have to go back and take it in all over....

Gah.

I was planning on doing a post about WKA tonight but my brain has been too caught up in matching bits of leather together to think straight. I will post tomorrow when I'm not so GAH! about the outfit. (There's no way I have time to redo this from scratch before Saturday)
 
 
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[identity profile] rileysaplank.livejournal.com on April 6th, 2005 12:42 pm (UTC)
You had to go and mention it was leather didn't you? Not gonna be able to get the image of you in leather out of my head now.

*BEG*
[identity profile] whiskyinmind.livejournal.com on April 6th, 2005 12:52 pm (UTC)
LOL! If I can't get it taken in it might never see the light of day. :)
[identity profile] dimlondeiel.livejournal.com on April 6th, 2005 12:44 pm (UTC)
Well done on the outfit-making, I know I wouldn't be able to do that :)
[identity profile] whiskyinmind.livejournal.com on April 6th, 2005 12:53 pm (UTC)
It's actually not that difficult once you get a little bit of practice. The hardest thing is actually understanding the jargon to be honest.

Well, that and sewing leather. It's bloody difficult!
[identity profile] rileysaplank.livejournal.com on April 6th, 2005 12:55 pm (UTC)
You're actually better doing it by hand than using a machine, because you generally need a relatively large needle to be able to puncture the leather.
[identity profile] whiskyinmind.livejournal.com on April 6th, 2005 12:58 pm (UTC)
Which is why I have a specialist leather needle for my very good and useful sewing machine.

I may not be all that domesticated, but I do know my way around a Singer. :)
[identity profile] rileysaplank.livejournal.com on April 6th, 2005 12:59 pm (UTC)
That's okay then.

*runs away before Sho can think to ask him how he knows about sewing leather*
[identity profile] willowmina.livejournal.com on April 6th, 2005 01:02 pm (UTC)
Well.... now you bring it up Andy, we're going to expire with suspense here.....

*eg*
[identity profile] rileysaplank.livejournal.com on April 6th, 2005 01:05 pm (UTC)
My interest in Medieval Arms and Armour, leather armour being used extensively as a cheap form of armour. Plus with having done Live Role Playing and using leather shoes. Soft leather is my friend, but it needs repaired more often than not.
[identity profile] whiskyinmind.livejournal.com on April 6th, 2005 01:05 pm (UTC)
Yeah, enquiring minds wanna know....

*g*

(damn, I used to have an 'evil leather' icon but I rotated it out...)
[identity profile] willowmina.livejournal.com on April 6th, 2005 01:06 pm (UTC)
Hmmmm, this icon do the job?
[identity profile] whiskyinmind.livejournal.com on April 6th, 2005 01:09 pm (UTC)
not bad... these were the ones I was thinking of:

Image Image
[identity profile] rileysaplank.livejournal.com on April 6th, 2005 01:13 pm (UTC)
Does my answer above satisfy your curiosity?
[identity profile] whiskyinmind.livejournal.com on April 6th, 2005 01:15 pm (UTC)
sounds almost believable.

Note the almost.
[identity profile] rileysaplank.livejournal.com on April 6th, 2005 01:16 pm (UTC)
What's not to believe? Why else would I know about sewing leather?
[identity profile] willowmina.livejournal.com on April 6th, 2005 01:23 pm (UTC)
Hmmmm.... not sure if that's a topic for polite company or not Andy *eWg*
[identity profile] rileysaplank.livejournal.com on April 6th, 2005 01:27 pm (UTC)
Why do you think I had a handy excuse ready? I mean, ummm, ohhh damnit.

*looks sheepish*
[identity profile] velvetwhip.livejournal.com on April 6th, 2005 12:44 pm (UTC)
Sorry about your outfit troubles!


Gabrielle
[identity profile] whiskyinmind.livejournal.com on April 6th, 2005 12:55 pm (UTC)
Hopefully it's fixable - in fact I think I left a little too much seam allowance in the first place so I can go back and fix that and hope it makes a difference.

I'm just shocked it's ended up being too big - felt sure it was going to be too small when I was cutting it.
[identity profile] velvetwhip.livejournal.com on April 6th, 2005 01:05 pm (UTC)
I'm sure it's fixable! I have faith in you!


Gabrielle
[identity profile] willowmina.livejournal.com on April 6th, 2005 12:55 pm (UTC)
Does this mean the package arrived then? Heck, if it looks good you might get a commission *EG*
[identity profile] whiskyinmind.livejournal.com on April 6th, 2005 12:56 pm (UTC)
It did indeed - I thought I'd replied to the email, sorry. Thank you!
[identity profile] willowmina.livejournal.com on April 6th, 2005 12:58 pm (UTC)
Not a problem, glad to be of service.