Sabrina

Friday was the start of classes. My first class was learning how to make ribbon roses and leaves. I was kinda bummed by this class because it was 2 hours long and I thought they'd be teaching us more complicated stuff, but instead it was just a simple gathered ribbon rose out of wired poly ribbon. Oh well, it's pretty.

Of course, the best part was hanging out with friends and socializing. Much more of that was done during the day. I wore my 1960s pink confetti print sundress with a cardigan, so not really dressed up, thus no pics. (Definitely my "fuck you, I made this dress" moment.) I tried to get a bit of a bouffant hairdo, but not much luck. Later I braided my hair so it would be ready for the evening social.

People petting girliegirl32786's gorgeous silk spencer:

I thought I took more pictures of the weekend than I actually did. What I realized is that it's because I was taking pictures for other people using their cameras. Oh well. I really enjoyed playing photographer for people, even though I'm not that good at it. :) I went to nuranar's "Put Your Fabric to Work" class and got all sorts of inspired by plaids and stripes. I need more bias in my life! I also took jennylafleur's class on curling hair and learned a TON. It was so interesting and informative. I loved it! It also made me want to buy all sorts of things to get good curls. :p

The evening was the Social. There were many of us Game of Thrones folk, which was super fun. Unfortunately, I had a bit of a mishap. I totally jinxed myself by telling starlightmasque that because my bodice had hooks and bars as well as snaps that I wouldn't have any wardrobe malfunctions. Then, while we were getting ready, the thread on my top hook busted, so I had to sew that back on quickly. AND THEN, at the social, the top bar busted. So I had to run off holding my bodice closed down the long hallway and back to the room to sew it back on. Yeesh! Seems like nobody really noticed though. Being too busty isn't a problem that I'd ever thought I'd have. ;p

ashamanja_babu's hand-sewn Anglaise and her hair were amazing!

More gorgeous ladies:

llyrafantasyfae looking sexy and mysterious as Red Riding Hood:


After the social was the Pink Princess Party. OMG you guys, it's exactly what it looks like in people's pictures, but so much more! (Somehow I don't have many pics of this, but others have some really great ones that capture the event much better.) That was when I finally felt like I was REALLY at Costume College, like I'd entered into the pictures that I'd been enviously staring at every year. It was also when I realized that I was with my people, people who were not only incredibly welcoming, warm, friendly, kind, generous, and beautiful, but people who made me feel like a pretty princess too and whom I could be comfortable and relaxed around. *warm fuzzies* :D

I totally wanted to steal girliegirl32786's gorgeous banyan. Silk banyans: the ultimate loungewear.


I was good and only had one pink drink. I also headed to bed at a decent hour because I knew the next morning would be strenuous with ashamanja_babu's Irish Ceili dance class.

This fabric (repro print quilting cotton) has been sitting around in my stash for a while now, originally earmarked for a 1930s style dress. However, at some point it decided it didn't want to be a 1930s style dress. With all the hot weather we've been having lately, a mid-century inspired sundress seemed just the thing. This was a nice, quick project and it also made use of one of my early 1960s patterns. I used the bodice from the pattern, modified, of course, to get a deeper scoop on the neckline front and back and to add straps. I used pleated rectangle widths for the skirt, making sure to include really deep pockets. It's a lot shorter than an actual vintage dress because I found that the bodice hitting at the natural waist makes me look really, really stumpy and the shorter skirt balances this out. (Next time, it'll be a drop-waist.) I made a mock-up of it before sewing the real thing, and so the fit is great. Unfortunately, I was lazy, so the pics are just on the dress dummy. You'll just have to take my word for it that it fits well. Also, the zipper went in perfectly the very first time! :)



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My sweater is coming along, but I forgot to take pictures of it. I've got the back done up to the armhole shaping. I'm also really enjoying (as always) seeing everyone's prep for Costume College. I can't wait to see the pictures from the weekend!