So far...

We have almost completed the corset, I have 3 more flat felled seams to sew, all the boning channels, then binding and just adding the cord with which to pull it all together. I ended up just giving my chemise a good washing, I could not be bothered to make a new one.

I found a little brooch to wear at the bust of the dress today, it's a lighter blue than the one in Queen Victoria's portrait, found it at a $2 store in Figtree.

My mate is doing another short film for his film school, a fantasy medieval thing. And asked if I would like to do the costumes. I have more time with this one, unlike the diocese costumes.

So far all I know is there are 3 main characters, an evil prince, a farmers daughter and the hero I suppose.

I know I'll need 2 cloaks for woman and the man, the prince, I'm not sure. But he'll probably be in darker colours, for the woman, I'm looking at paintings and colours, it's an Irish setting. She is a farmers daughter after all so not a high station, but that's perfectly fine by me. Less detail!

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!