Labor Day Weekend & Rendezvous 2009 at MDRF Tuesday, Sep 8 2009

Holy crap! That was a great weekend, perhaps the BEST weekend at Ren Fair I have EVER attended.  If I sound overly excited, it is because I was! I had an absolutely AMAZING time!!!  First was because it was Labor Day Weekend, and I have never been to the MDRF for Labor Day-and I happened to have met the Clan M’Crack-they are great people.  Secondly it was the big Rendezvous 2009-like the holy mecca for all rennies! lol.

So here are some pictures of my garb, my friends, and other things:

So yes, it was a very great time. Met lots of great people and had fun. I made all the garb that I wore. The red and black panel skirt was from 2 years ago. The purple circle skirt I completed the day before fair. My black corset was thrown together quickly, but I can secure it even more.

Now although I will not be going to another Ren fair for another month, my sewing urge is itching! lol. I told myself I was going to rest, and not sew at all. But I am already itching to make a new gown for October 4 and closing weekend. I know that I will have a lot of garb! I already did the green gown for opening weekend, but like I told my husband: each time I sew, I learn more and get better. And after I attend ren fairs I look at gowns and see new techniques and such, and I am drawn to it and can’t help myself! I have this fabric gorgeous light blue with a goldish tint jacquard type fabric, that I am SURE it is dying to be used as a gown   I even have the material for the underskirt/kirtle

We will see. I am supposed to go to JoAnns today with Dave today   So that as always is fun.  I need to learn some new techniques on gown making-I am not sure how to make the bodice of the gown stiff?
Happy Sewing

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On the grind…again! Tuesday, Sep 1 2009

So I am STILL trying to finish Blakes ensemble! Yesterday I hand stitched the trim to the cuff pieces while my husband was getting his hair braided. But I still have to do the following

• attach grommets to the sleeves
• attach cuffs to sleeves
• add trim to the bottom and the opening
• add 3 snap hooks to close the doublet
• pin and cut pants pattern/sew
• pin and cut hat pattern/sew

Like I said before, all this work..for free. booooo!  Once I do that I wanted to knock out a new corset for this weekend.  This weekend is the big Labor day/Rendezvous at the fair, and this is the first year my husband and I will go!  Big tailgate with the people from renaissancefestival.com, woot woot.

So anyway, yeah, I have a couple of yards of this blackish/silverish tafetta fabric that I got months ago, when my original gown was going to be black and silver.  And I was thinking about making a corset with straps out of that, then adding some extra fabric along the bottom, to give it somewhat of an attached skirt look, but it’s not really a skirt-feel me?  sort of like this:

Example Corset

This is by Damsel in this Dress (her stuff is amazing)-and I give credit where it is due.  But You see that bottom part with the floofy (technical term!) fabric around the bottom?  that is sort of what I want to do.  Now for a corset, the fabric seems perfect, but to make a skirt out of it, seems a bit weird, the fabric itself is somewhat stiff.  So I am not sure what I am going to do for the skirt.  I mean a simple skirt will do, BUT  I don’t think I have enough extra fabric! lol.  So we will see.

I must go now, another day of sewing, then picking my little sister up (who now loves the ren fair by the way) to bring her back to my house. Happy sewing!

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Some of my past garb Wednesday, Feb 4 2009

Here are pictures of some of my past garb for the ren fair. I made all of these by myself!  I either reconstructed garments, drafted my own patterns, or just freehanded it. Enjoy!

Wes and I

My friend Tim and I-with alot of Ale in our systems

Me in my red and black pirate garb-I didnt sew a waistband to the skirt!

Wes & I-Pants, pirate coat, bodice, gloves-We were going to use this picture for our wedding invites-say "till death do us part"

Simple 1 peice Irish Dress-black chemise-made 4 hours before opening day for PARF 2008

Wes and I-my first attempt at a nobles gown. Reconstructed from my ex-sister in laws wedding dress. I think for a first time, it came out very well

My closing day gown (and cloak) Gown is a navy blue velvet, and the cloak is from Half Moon

So these have been what I wore to the ren fair. As you can see, I have progressed fairly well, if I must say so myself. Stay tuned!

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Countdown has begun! 2009 Wednesday, Feb 4 2009

So-all I have to say is that the 50’s style dress for the wedding, did not work out so well. Once again, I procrastinated, and of course it showed. Honestly, the mock up looked great, but because I decided to take short cuts, I paid for it.

But in other news…Ren fair season 2009 is fast approaching. Well not really, but it is coming amongst us. It at least gives me a chance to start working on my opening day outfit, plus working on my closing day. I still have my two gowns from last year, and although I love them to death, Im not sure about wearing them again.

I think this year, for opening day for my home fair-MDRF, Im going to go with something simple. A nice bodice, chemise, and skirt. Not sure if I am going to do the pirate/wench look or the maiden look. The two big factors effecting what I chose to make are

1-weather. it is usually HOT on opening day.
2-comfort. since i have fibromyalgia, alot of things are uncomfortable for me. i cant wear a bodice that is too tight, because it would cause lots of pain.

So Im not sure, but I do have some other crafty things to do. I am going to Anthrocon 2009 this year. First year going.It’s basically a con for Furries, those who like humanized animals. I am going as a Liger. Lion/Tiger Mix. My outfit is hotpink and black (I am an exotic liger). The first, and most important thing to start with is the tail. So I will post updates as they come.

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Huzzah! Monday, Oct 6 2008

I am so happy. My boyfriend is going to pay off my cloak at the MDRF, so I will be able to wear it closing day at  both the MDRF and the PARF! I am excited! I love that cloak.  This is what it looks like :

wool cloak from half moon

So basically it is a two layer wook cloak, that is lightweight enough to wear both pieces seperately, and warm enough to wear both pieces together.  The colors are Dark navy blue and Ivory.  My boyfriend has a navy blue and grey cloak from them, so he really wanted me to have this cloak because we will match! that is the benefit of having a rennie spouse! lol

here are some pictures of the bodice (now completed) when I was working on it. It was my first bodice!

actually i dont know where the pictures are lol.  So it looks like i will have to put my whole ensemble on and take pictures. i completed the bodice, the chemise, the skirt, and the kirtle.  the outfit was ready for last weekend at the MDRF but it rained so we didnt go.

but we will be going on closing weekend. so that gives me a chance to add sleeves that match the kirtle, and better hem my skirt-it is a bit long

oh, i also completed a bum roll! i love making my dress poofy.

well that is it for now. i have alot of random things to do, so i have to get back to those

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