May. 20th, 2006

titusnowl: (buttz lol)
"Let's put trash in the trash can midget!"
"STOP CALLING ME TRASH CAN MIDGET!  I AM A HUMAN BEING! I HAVE A NAME!"
"Shut up, trash can midget! Have an empty coffee cup!"
"MY NAME IS KENNY BAKER, DAMN YOU"
"Trash can midget! Ha ha ha!"
"I AM NOT A TRASH CAN MIDGET I AM A REFUSE COLLECTOR LITTLE PERSON"

also it is fun to translate r2's beeping into language

C3P0: I thought that hairy beast would be the end of me!
R2D2: Beep blip whistle! [That's what your mother said last night]

and there is at least one instance in which it is very obvious that "BLIP BEEP" means "fuck you"
titusnowl: (whatte ye swyve)
titusnowl: (stays)
I just cut the fabric for my very first pair of stays.  The pattern came from an Elizabethan Corset Pattern Generator, and so (obviously) the shape is Elizabethan, which isn't my #1 choice of costume eras.  However, the desired body shape is the same for 18th century costuming, which IS my #1 choice (flat front, conical bodice and prodigious titties), so I should be fine using one set of underwear for any dresses I make.  The main difference will be in the back closure.  As you can see in my icon, the back of a pair of Georgian stays laces tightly closed and looks kind of like a vest.  Well, for one thing, mine doesn't have straps, but the main difference is that the Elizabethans are designed to leave a 2" gap down the center back.  I'm fine with that - it allows for more leeway in gaining or losing weight.  (Speaking of, when I took my measurements for this corset last night, my waist was 3" smaller than it was the last time I took measurements, several months ago. I'm still overweight, obviously, but 3" is a hell of a difference.)

I opted not to put tabs on the bottom of the corset, partly because they weren't included in the pattern and partly because I'm lazy.  There were instructions provided for adding tabs, but I couldn't really figure them out, so I'll just not have tabs.  I don't really need them to make skirts stand out (my hip:waist ratio is insane), so my only concern is that the bottom of the stays might dig into my hips a little.  If that happens, I can always try to alter the thing later.

I'm making it with a red cotton lining and a charcoal grey twilled-somethingorother outer.  (The outer is "unknown fabric origin," something heavy and synthetic in a twill weave, that I found on the $1 a yard table and bought the whole 6 yards left on the bolt.  The inner is a scrap I had left over from making a tote bag; it was exactly the right size.)  I'll be boning it with cable ties, and we're going to try to carve a wooden busk, if we can find a piece of oak or other hardwood that is 3/8" thick and 2" wide.  We're on our way to Home Depot.

Yes, I am going to Home Depot for costuming supplies.  My life is weird.


Oh - we were a bit worried about the fit, because when we had just the lining fabric wrapped around me the gap looked too wide, but when we took the lining and the fashion fabric together it was exactly perfect.  This pattern generator is pretty awesome.

The best part is that since I already had the fabric lying around, and cable ties are really really cheap, this thing is gonna cost about $5 total.
titusnowl: (stays)
Me: Excuse me, sir, can you help me find some really big cable ties?  Like, 3 feet long and 1/4" wide, or so?
Orange vest:  For duct work?
Me: Um. 

I don't know what they're for in real life!  It turns out that yes, it's for ductwork.  They didn't have any on display anywhere; he called the manager, and the manager didn't know where they were either (they'd been moved from their old position).  Finally the guy went to the aisle where they used to be and found a couple of unopened boxes still up in the midstock racks, got a stairlift thing and pulled the box down, opened it up and gave me my pack of giant cable ties.  Yay.

And we found a piece of poplar that is just the right size to cut down to a busk, so now all we need are 18 grommets and a few yards of ribbon (for finishing and lacing).

I hope to have this done by Wednesday.
titusnowl: (1810s pretty lady)
This current trend for curly-haired guys to grow their hair out long and tously on top... does it pre- or post-date the release of the Lord of the Rings films?  Because it looks very hobbity.
titusnowl: (bee)
If any of you know how to draft a sleeve pattern (the type that you pin or lace into the armscye, not the tube-with-a-gather-in-one-end style) and could shoot me some instructions or maybe a photo or diagram with nice labels on it ("once attached, this part is the top of your arm and attaches to the shoulder; this part goes in your armpit; it's about X inches wide at this point"), I'd really appreciate it.

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