Epic Skirt

I don't think I can impress enough how epic this skirt making experience has been. I am utterly exhausted.

It all started with my seamstress disaster, which is a tale for another day. Needless to say however that I was bemoaning my situation one Dr Sketchy's Eve to Alyssa Kitt, The Diamond Dahlia and Davina Mercy and the darling ladies must have felt for the deer in headlights vibe I was giving off as they all offered to help!

So it's with special thanks to Alyssa and her mama that the skirt got made at all. I could say that I helped but I hardly touched the outer skirt. The inner skirt however, ouch, that was my job.


My beautiful brocade fabric...

I've had to find time for sewing after my part time job and university so have spent a number of very late nights, interrupting the evening tv of everyone I live with with the whir of my tiny little Janome (thank god for subtitles), and swearing and yelping every time I stab myself with a pin, which was fairly regular.



Above you can see my lovely red tulle, which my brother Tor (of b551.com, seriously, check it out) informs me is lethal on a wooden floor when an offcut finds it's way under your shoe. Which when you combine with the infinite number of pins I've lost could make for an unexpected trip to the emergency room. Health and safety would be appalled.

So while I'm not booby trapping the house, I've also managed to watch the following shows and movies during this time:

Tuck Everlasting
The Edge of Love: which I'd absolutely recommend, not only for the film but for anyone who loves 40s clothes!
The Good Girl: which is not, as I thought, a feel good rom-com but a rather depressing indie film. Movie choice fail. (Incidentally I mentioned this error to BW and it turns out he'd done exactly the same thing.)
The entire series of Hugh Fernley-Whittingstal's 'A cook on the wild side'
and part of his 'Road Trip' series, both of which have made me feel a bit 'homesick' for England (honestly, where is home these days) and dying to go on a gastronomic road trip around the UK.

So daydreams aside and the skirt complete I allowed myself a little spin of joy in the kitchen before getting back to business.


Next step includes fringe sewing, pastie glueing, boa making and maybe at some point a little bit of choreography!

xBella