Curry, costumes, and clothing

[sakon76]

Hmm. Moebius 39 was a bit of a "curry" episode. By which I do not mean Mirai's favorite Earth food, but rather the Utena episode featuring curry. In other words, utter CRACK. But at least it was amusing crack. Am wondering why Mirai's alien sense did not start tingling when Sayuri was possessed by Serpent. Possibly because he was still hiding dormant in her at that point?

Also finished the linen Regency shift I started last night. It's from the Sense and Sensibility pattern as marketed by Simplicity and went together easily enough. I think it helps that I'd had prior experience with underarm gussets, though, as when Liz was making her version earlier this week they were baffling her. I was very confused by the grainline of the gussets though... I thought the bias was always supposed to be on the diagonal of the square, to help with freedom of movement? The chemise is currently on my dressmaker's dummy. I really need to name the poor thing. I really need to actually, like, sew the cover to fit my size instead of just pinning it to such. But at least now she's clothed. I've gained real interest in "matching" Liz's project this week due to two realizations. One is that I think I have the fabric for this dress, a lovely blue print on cream raw silk that I purchased ages ago, and the second is that I can sneak Regency outfits under the fashion radar and wear them to work! Plus with any luck the construction will turn out to be fairly intuitive.

I also stopped at the library today and checked out the last Jane Austen book I've not yet read (Persuasion), and put three books on hold... Corsets and Crinolines by Norah Waugh, The Cut of Women's Clothes 1600-1930, also by Norah Waugh, and The Art of Dress 1500-1914 by Jane Ashelford. I should probably have the first and last in my hands next week, but the middle one is checked out and one other person has it on hold before me, so that may be another month. At least they have it available for checkout at all! Seven copies in the library system and six are in the Reference system, as is the sole copy of The Cut of Men's Clothes. But for now I disappear back downstairs with interfacing and muslin and my notebook and the pattern for Armida's wedding dress, and start to figure that out... after I make up another pot of tea for myself, that is.

Comments

[sandpanther.livejournal.com]

Am wondering why Mirai's alien sense did not start tingling when Sayuri was possessed by Serpent.

I was wondering that as well. I am starting to lose faith in the l33tness of Mirai's alien sense. It seems to miss a lot. That, or the Plot Gods are unkind to him, and want to make him look like an idiot a lot. (Come to think of it...)

[hoshikage.livejournal.com]

I can think of much better possible ways for the Plot Gods to be unkind to Mirai, really...

[seshat.livejournal.com]

I remember Persuasion with fondness - it was one of the many many Jane Austen books I read the summer I spent in Israel. I'd be curious to know what you think of it when you've finished it.