okami-san

That last journal entry was almost a year old; it's time for a new one. I've had a ton of fun in the last year exploring new stuff to sew. I tried my hand at menswear and some Renaissance costuming. I'm hoping this year I will be able to create more of both. Especially because there are at least two Renaissance dresses I'd really like to create. I picked up a copy of The Tudor Tailor back in the fall, and for Christmas my aunt got me a copy of Janet Arnold's Patterns of Fashion 1, which covers English dress from 1660-1860 because I am now also in love with the Georgian styles and I want to re-create one of the dresses Keira Knightly wore in

I've had a couple of questions about commissions lately, so I thought I should make a post about it (hoping that people would look here first before PMing me). I am currently not taking on commissions for things like: dresses, jumperskirts, blouses, jackets, vests, kimonos or coats.  Basically if it involves more than 2 yards of fabric and necessitates bust, waist, sleeve, hip, and torso length measurements, I'm not doing those at this time. Things I will take commissions for: headbows, bags, bonnets, bloomers, hats, or very simple skirts. I'm limiting this for two reasons. The first being that I work two jobs and am lucky if I have one fu

Lately my "weekends" have only been one day long, if that, but I'm still plugging away on a couple of projects.  I'm kind of relieved that the end of the semester is coming, because even though that means I'll have less hours at the library, it means that I might actually get two days off in a row. I really should be trying to get as much money as I can for an apartment, but, for the love of god, I need to hold on to my sanity first. Our library is also going to be undergoing construction during the intersession with the first few days being demo of the sheet rock ceilings, so my head of public services said we could take some time off during