Name: Alyssa
Date registered: January 5, 2010
So today on my lunch break, I took out the mistake and re-hand-sewed the tape back in the correct way. And after about 10 minutes of diligently working my needle in and out of the fabric, I realized something. I was really enjoying myself.
Today, though, we will take the easy way out and give you a video post. This is from our first big sewing work day for our production of “Two Gentleman of Verona”. The show is set in Tombstone/Deadwood/Wild West era, so lots of bustles and vests abound.
As previously discussed, our production of Comedy of Errors is set on the Silk Road, which required a lot research into traditional clothing from a variety of countries and ethnicities. I cannot tell you what an enormous help Folkwear patterns was to us. They are practically the only pattern makers online that make detailed, interesting …
Y’all, I am not gonna lie: sewing is a dangerous business. Nikki and I were comparing notes a couple of nights ago and between the 2 of us, every finger and several inches of arms are damaged. I think this might have been our bluest working period yet – not a night went by that …