lord_steak
06-23-2003, 06:53 PM
I have neither sewing machine nor competence thereof. This means I gotta stitch by hand. Which, in turn, means this is the time that I have to work on stupid, stupid Halloween bullshit. People (me included) take this way too seriously around here.
This.... <img src=smilies/werd.gif> I have the ever-idiotic task of stitching the stupid Halloween get-up months in advance, since now is the only time I'll actually have the time to do so. I've decided on going as a Drow wizard. The make-up is no worry; I pulled this off years ago. The staff is almost done; just needs a final coat of paint. Clothing...this is where it sucks the big one. I get to stitch together a full cloak (full capelet, hood, and lining for the hood and main cloak included in that) and a robe. The robe isn't gonna be fun, but it isn't gonna be half the bitch this cloak has been. I don't have the dough to buy this stuff pre-made, so...puh.
I bought some kind of strong material (not the über-strong stuff they called "duck cloth") for the main part of the cloak (in a type of black of course), and some shiny & pretty looking stuff for the lining (a purple-ish blue). I've been using stronger stitches to make sure this stuff doesn't come apart easy. This chews up thread more quickly, and takes oh-so-much longer. It sucks.
I hate 60-inch seams. I've gotten two done, and they felt like they'd never get done. Once I get done with the one I'm on, there'll be five left. Then there's the going around the whole damn thing. <img src=smilies/banghead.gif><img src=smilies/banghead.gif>
Haven't even thought much about the robe. I've been busy with the cloak.
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This.... <img src=smilies/werd.gif> I have the ever-idiotic task of stitching the stupid Halloween get-up months in advance, since now is the only time I'll actually have the time to do so. I've decided on going as a Drow wizard. The make-up is no worry; I pulled this off years ago. The staff is almost done; just needs a final coat of paint. Clothing...this is where it sucks the big one. I get to stitch together a full cloak (full capelet, hood, and lining for the hood and main cloak included in that) and a robe. The robe isn't gonna be fun, but it isn't gonna be half the bitch this cloak has been. I don't have the dough to buy this stuff pre-made, so...puh.
I bought some kind of strong material (not the über-strong stuff they called "duck cloth") for the main part of the cloak (in a type of black of course), and some shiny & pretty looking stuff for the lining (a purple-ish blue). I've been using stronger stitches to make sure this stuff doesn't come apart easy. This chews up thread more quickly, and takes oh-so-much longer. It sucks.
I hate 60-inch seams. I've gotten two done, and they felt like they'd never get done. Once I get done with the one I'm on, there'll be five left. Then there's the going around the whole damn thing. <img src=smilies/banghead.gif><img src=smilies/banghead.gif>
Haven't even thought much about the robe. I've been busy with the cloak.
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http://www.unf.edu/~pynm0001/music/1.mp3Brave Sir Robin</a>
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