Getting There

In regards to costumes, I am basically done. A button here, a button there, I'm good. Our filming dates however have been pushed and pushed back. So the final dates stand at starting on the 2nd of January 2009 and finishing on the 4th. With a due date of the 15th.

I can't understand why all the topsy turvyness of it all. Granted when we filmed we were all high school age with weekends free. But we simply got everyone together for about 2 weekends and filmed non stop. It didn't matter if someone wasn't required for a scene. They simply waited. And this was for a short film too. The St Marys Ice Pix Festival.

But anyway. Its not my film. But thats just me. Get it over and done with as quickly as possible. I was tempted to suggest that the director put it off till next year, wait for the new topic to be announced and then just simply add it in. That way we have a whole year ahead of us to film, make costumes, prepare, and everything!

I think I will go into spotlight today, pick up some boning and some binding. I started making a new set of regency stays using the Sensibility pattern again. I love how these patterns are so easy to use and just brilliant overall! I decided to make another set as the first pair I made, apart from being very dodgy (it was my first pair after all) they are a little grubby. And I decided our actress could do with a nice new pair. I would keep them of course, but a new set was in order anyway. The gussets on my last set were a little too big. They are dark blue on the outside and white on the inside. They will be nice.

So here I sit, sewing the hem to the gold gown and getting a text saying the director wants a 1900 priest outfit, but he'll get it himself. I really hope he knows what he's doing. The way I see it for an edwardian Irish priest is simply a black suit and black shirt with a priest collar. Bobs your uncle. We'll see what he comes up with though!

Toodles!

A light at the end, which is not a train for once

The Gold Gown is complete. The lace at the cuffs is sewn on, the hems are sewn and its ready to go!

I'm scouting ebay for some edwardian peices that I can use. And I get to keep them afterwards, because I don't think I can pull off an edwardian blouse myself. I did go op shopping yesterday and found a blouse that I can pull apart and possibly make something out of. I'll see. At the moment I have my eye on this whit tuck and lace bastiste blouse and a black bodice and skirt.

I sewed the majority of the gold vest together last night. Again I wont make button holes functional as I probably won't have time. I'll see. Filming has been pushed to the 6th, naturally I won't be there as I'll be at Twicon. But I hope to get out to our directors during the week to make sure the actors can get in and out of their costumes without me. Or he might change his mind and film on the sunday. I don't know and it doesn't matter to me. As long as they can dress themselves properly. Its one thing to dress yourself in modern clothes its simple. But historical fasion dictates some things go on first and how and where they are pinned matters!

We'll see how we go!

An unworthy update

So far the gold robe a la anglaise has not been worked on. But its a matter of finishing it tonight or be damned.

I have cut, sewn and pretty much tailored the burghandy gentlemans coat for Andrew. I have just to add buttons, which are simply going to be sewn on and will not be functional. I am in a quandry if I should or should not add a collar. I've seen examples with and without. I may add one. It may not be entirely correct, but its for show. And I don't have the funds to be entirely correct.

I will make tonight the gold vest to go with the burghandy coat. A simple affair, again, it will have buttons with no function. Time is of the essence here. Filming begins on saturday at 12pm.

I have yet to add a slit in each side of the damask underskirt to allow for proper walking. With the petticoats underneath there is not much room for the normalities. And since walking is an essential in this life, well I ought to make it happen.

And so here I sign off to sew yet again.

The seam so far

I gave in and decided to make the robe a la anglaise to my size. It is very very good luck that the girl is somewhat my size.

So I provide picture proof of things so far. I am to make a burghandy coat for our leading man.

It has taken me roughly 4 days to put together this dress. And I have yet to hem and finish it properly.