This weekend was a doozie. I was up late every night, working on getting this project complete. Friday night, I stayed up until 3:30 am, finishing the sequin pattern on the last panel of my reticule. Saturday, I cut out my spencer and finished the dress. Sunday, I did all the hand finishing on the garments, finished my slip, cut out and sewed my reticule, and tackled my hat. I was up late till 3, doing handwork and then worrying while trying to go to sleep, trying to remind myself what I needed to gather, how I was going to get dressed at work, etc., all the while wondering whether we would even have school today.
That doesn't sound like much, but it was a lot. I did not sew my spencer. The skirt of the dress was far more complicated than I expected, and when I finished it, I knew I was done. There was no time for a spencer. So... another time.
Checklist update:
- chemise
- stockings
- shoes
- stays
- slip
- dress
- kerchief
- cap
- hat
- mitts
- reticule
I did not complete the spencer, as I said before, nor did I do the shawl. The shawl is actually quite simple, but I'm really tired, and I just don't feel up to it. I'm mentally and physically done with this project.
Don't get me wrong--I've enjoyed it! But spending every weekend for the last six weeks doing nothing but this project (and thus, letting housework, etc. get really neglected) has taken its toll. My back and neck are killing me, my fingers are sore, and mentally, I'm ready to do something else. I've been hankering to do some paper crafts. I also really want to clean up and reorganize my bead storage and my paper crafting storage. It's a cluttered mess... sigh.
I do not have pictures to share at this point, but I'll take some. I thought the hat would be more fun, and instead it was a total pain in the patella. The truly fun piece was the reticule... mostly because everything went right on it. Except that the heat of the iron did affect the older, smaller sequins I used on the first two panels. The newer ones were heat resistant. So I have two sides that are shiny and sparkly, and two sides that look a bit vintage. Still shiny, but not so sparkly. I did enjoy making the dress and other pieces, but man, that was a LOT of fabric! For someone used to working with smaller sizes (dolls, kids, etc.), I was actually annoyed with how much the heaviness of the skirt was getting in the way!
However, it really did work out nicely, and I'm quite pleased with the end result. Of course, the skirt itself was 6 inches too long! I made a 1 1/2" hem (hemstitched!), and then had to make a 4" tuck all the way around... I knew I would possibly have to do that, but still... I was kind of surprised at how long it was--and how cumbersome! But the tuck looks nice and sort of decorative--Yes, yes I did mean to do that! :) I wanted some sort of decoration on the hem, but most of the decorations for the time period were complicated, so... a simple tuck will do.
And now that I have the time today, I'll see about making myself that coral necklace. And maybe finish the bracelet, too... At the moment, though, all I want to do is sleep.
As for the end of the project--we were going to begin presentations today, and I was supposed to be the first to go. I did not have time this weekend to create a short PowerPoint for it, so I will do that next. One of the things the presentations need to address is what you learned through the process. So... I'll post that part next! Until then, nap on!
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