Finished Eyelets in the front of the Effigy Corset. Start on the back tonight. Only took about 2.5 hours. Hopefully I will finish the corset tonight so I can start on the gowns, as I am behind schedule…but I think I can catch up.
Okay, change of plans. I am going to concentrate on finishing the corset. I should have it finished by Friday and then push hard to complete the coppery tawny dress this weekend. I just don’t think I am going to get an accurate fit without the bodies, obviously, and really don’t like the lines I am getting with my old corset. Both parts are almost entirely bound, the exception to this being the top part of the second half. I wager I can get this knocked out tonight. Then I can work the eyelets on Wednesday and Thursday. At my average rate of one eyelet per 8 minutes (blech) I can get this finished in less than seven hours. Going to work on paring this down to 5 minutes per….I think I can if I pre mark where the eyelets are going. Really questioning my sanity at this point.
It looks like Daphne attempted to post…as there was a blank entry, that I don’t remember.
Last night I faced the saffron kirtle. Decided to decortate with two bands of silk ribbon. One is about 1.25″ inches, the other is 0.5″ inches. I think it looks great. The coppery ribbon is a very nice, yet relatively subtle touch.
I purchased a double needle which, in theory, should make sewing the narrow band down alot faster. Considering that I am going to be using alot of 1/2″ ribbon in the future, I think it was a wise investment.
Last night was also spent marking the hem and “stitch witching” it into place. So hemming should be a breeze.
I finished the first half of my effigy bodice binding, and my brown kirtle. Tonight I am scheduled to face the saffron kirtle. I discovered that the bindings are already pinned in place, so really I just need to sew them down. The chocolate brown kirtle lacks any really decoration, So I think I will have to put some sort of band on the saffron kirtle.
I also need to hit the fabric store tonight or tomorrow, so I can purchase some items that I need for the next two weeks worth of projects. I need lining for the two gowns, cotton drill for the two gowns and the toffee kirtle, not to mention thread and other sundry notions.
The brown kirtle has been completed. I have also nearly finished binding the first half of the effigy bodies. Just a corner remains. So for now I remain ahead of schedule.
As promised….The Whole Time Management Enchilada. Posted in a rather narcissistic manner, because who, besides me really cares about my overly detailed to do list. I posted this so that I would be accountable for this schedule. And might actually get the things on this list accomplished. GO TEAM!!! However for the sake of sanity. I am only going to post the current week directly on the blog. You can see the whole Pre-Songwood/Pre-Scarby To Do List on the Page titled “Pre-Songwood/Pre-Scarby To Do List”, funny how that works.
January 14th-January 20th
Objectives
Monday-
Hem Chocolate Kirtle and connect shoulder straps.
Tuesday-
Finish binding first half
Wednesday-
Face Saffron Kirtle
Thursday-
Hem Saffron Kirtle
Friday-
Saffron Kirtle eyelets
Bind corset
Saturday-
Bind corset
Sunday-
Bind corset
I learned a new Time Management technique at work. “A.I.M.S.” I have decided to apply it to my sewing. It stands for Action-Centered, Incremental, Measurable, Scheduled. In a nutshell it means to make a to-do list, break it into manageable time chunks so that you can keep track of what you’ve accomplished in the time you’ve given yourself. Pretty simple…
For Example-
This week’s objectives: Finish 2 Kirtles (that are almost finished) and complete binding the Effigy bodies.
Broken down into time chunks,
Monday-Hem brown kirtle and attach shoulder straps. The shoulder straps should only take me 20 minutes. The hemming could take an hour or so. So the brown kirtle should take no more than 2 hours to finish. Considering that I should start working on my sewing at 7pm. I should be finished with this project by 9 PM. Then I can choose to work on the yellow kirtle, which is scheduled for tomorrow night, or work on completing the first half of the effigy bodies.
I should be posting my entire “Pre-Songwood/Scarby To Do List” tonight.
Until then Gentle Readers.
You know, prior to dropping off the face of the earth.
Of my To Do list I finished the following
So not a whole lot…but I have several projects that are really close to completion.
So I’m not terribly out of luck….Of course in my typical costuming INSANITY…I would like to finish the following for Songwood/Scarby.
Getting Ready for Bristol is a whole other story….
I haven’t fallen off of the face of the earth either. I just got really swamped with work, personal stuff, life in general, etc.
I didn’t even go to faire for 2007. OH WELL! There is always Scarborough Faire, as well as Texas’s Renies new addition to “The Wild World of RenFairs” Songwood Renaissance Festival. I have a great deal of hope for the potential of this one. As it has many of the things Excal/Camelot, did not. First and Formost, a substancial anchor city, Houston.
This being said, I need to finish the projects I started for TRF this past season, and get them ready for next month.
