Lack of progress

I put some pins in my hem on Friday, but that has been about it for sewing. Weekends tend to be incredibly unproductive for me. Social obligations take up so much time and whatever free time I have is spent reading for my thesis. I had hoped to get some sewing done today but had to go to school for work and put in the whole day there. I may still get something done this evening though. Unfortunately, this week is shaping up to be very busy. Darn, I really wanted to get that gown finished last week. Oh well. Anyways, I took some quick pictures on Friday of me wearing the gown with sleeves. I knew that they'd restrict motion, but I had no idea what that would be like. Apparently it means not being able to reach a hand much above my shoulder. There also doesn't seem to be much of a wrinkle in the back under my arm, which may account for some of the restriction. Also, The sleeves with the small back tended to keep my shoulders back and force good posture. Very interesting feeling. I wasn't quite careful enough when hemming the neckline and this has resulted in a bit of wrinkling on the front of the shoulder strap where the lining is a little bit smaller than the outer fabric. Not a big deal but something to remember for next time.


I will probably have to put in another long day at work this week. It's annoying for sewing, but the work itself is super interesting. I'm a research assistant for one of my English professors. Although we're in English, he's attempting to create photograph plates using bitumen/asphalt on metal plates using the sun for exposure. It's sort of a recreation of very early photography from the 1820s. We managed to get some images to appear today, but they didn't stick to the plates. It will be really cool when it works completely.