Bridgerton week cancelled

[tielan]

No sooner announced than cancelled, alas!

I think I'm still going down to stay, though. Nice to get out of Sydney for a bit. And it's right before the Anzac Day holiday, too. Plus, the garden party may not be on, but that doesn't mean other things won't be.

In the meantime, I'm drafting myself a set of Regency stays off various patterns, etc.



This is the toile, or test-version. Mostly to work out the pattern and fit. The final one will be made of linen.

I'm also drafting a Regency shift. The full set of clothing I should like to make is: shift, petticoat, day dress, evening dress. The evening dress may-or-may-not conform to traditional Regency styles. I'd be satisfied with a modern dress in the Regency style (including zipper). But if I can fit historical-style stays underneath, I would really love to do it.

I really should clear off the desktop, push all the computer stuff back, and use that as a drafting table, etc. at night. I haven't had a specific table for cutting and drafting in IDK how long (wait, 4 years, because I set up the study like this when I started work with this place). It won't be difficult, just...messy. Because my desk is messy and full of stuff.

Comments

[kore]

Oh booo it sounded like such fun!

[tielan]

Someone has pointed out, it might just be the garden party that's been cancelled. I mean, I still intend to attend, and we'll see how it all pans out!

[senmut]

Oooh, nice

[tielan]

It's gonna be interesting. I'm intending for the toile to be wearable, just not very 'historical'. Which is okay by me!

[timespirt]

Sorry. "HUGS"

[tielan]

It's a bit disappointing.

[rmc28]

Bah to the cancellation. Yay to the clothes making.

[tielan]

The clothesmaking is looking utterly terrifying right now! :D

[beatrice_otter]

I have never made an outfit I had to have a mockup of.

[tielan]

I don't usually, but this is so fiddly that I thought I probably should.

[beatrice_otter]

If I were trying to make stays or a corset, I definitely would use a mockup!

[summerstorm]

That sucks that it got cancelled, but I'm really looking forward to seeing what you make! I've been toying with the idea of making a Regency gown out of some fabric I got a million years ago, but as usual with my sewing ideas, it's still just a half-baked thought.