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clevermanka) wrote2012-05-24 07:48 am
clevermanka) wrote2012-05-24 07:48 am
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Never apologize for being obsessed
It's no secret that I love pop culture and, hence, internet memes. One of my favorite crossover things is Texts From Last Night put to various fandoms. Shakespeare, for example. Or Disney heroines. Or Dr. Who. Check out this fantastic Avengers one. And, of course, if you want, more Avengers ones...
There is no http://textsfromstartrek.tumblr.com/
HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE
Here are forty good questions to ask yourself or others, link courtesy![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
ms_danson.
I encountered a small crisis last night with Sherlock. ...Um. Before I go on, do other costumers call their costumes by name? Or do you mostly refer to the item as an item rather than an entity? In other words, would you call the project "Sherlock," or would you call it "the Sherlock coat?" I think it's interesting that I have never named my cars (which seems to be a common thing in our culture), but I've always named my costume projects. Hm.
Anyway.
I encountered a small crisis last night with Sherlock. I don't know if it's a factor of the heavier weight of the wool (compared to the mock-up and prototype fabrics) or if something got tweaked in the final alteration, or if I was supposed to fix something and forgot, but something is wrong with the back length and the back waist hits me about an inch lower than it should. When I discovered this, it was 9:45 last night and I figured it was best to sleep on it and decide this morning if I would continue with the coat being a little oversized or if I was going to rip out the side seams, detach the back skirt, and attempt to shorten the back piece from the bottom.
There is always the chance that shortening a pattern piece from the edge will make things...wonky-fitting. It's why pattern pieces have a line about 1/3 to 1/2 way through the middle that says "lengthen or shorten here." I do have enough fabric to re-cut the back should absolute worst come to absolute worst.
I'm just a little mystified as to how it happened in the first place. It's got to be the weight of the back skirt. That fucker is massive. I just didn't realize it would pull the entire back down to that extent.
Of course, the good news of this is thatsherwood21's gracious and competent assistance allowed me to feel confident enough to start cutting the wool in the first place! She made that armhole alteration look so easy. And, really, it was. Now that I've seen it done. I like being able to add to my seamstressing vocabulary.
Welp, guess I should get to it. I can probably get the whole thing taken apart and (possibly) basted back together before I leave for my acupuncture appointment.
Update: Ha ha ha ha!!! Okay, maybe I should just dick around on the interwebs until after my acupuncture appointment. I just ripped out ten inches of the front princess seam instead of the side seam.
There is no http://textsfromstartrek.tumblr.com/
HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE
Here are forty good questions to ask yourself or others, link courtesy
ms_danson.I encountered a small crisis last night with Sherlock. ...Um. Before I go on, do other costumers call their costumes by name? Or do you mostly refer to the item as an item rather than an entity? In other words, would you call the project "Sherlock," or would you call it "the Sherlock coat?" I think it's interesting that I have never named my cars (which seems to be a common thing in our culture), but I've always named my costume projects. Hm.
Anyway.
I encountered a small crisis last night with Sherlock. I don't know if it's a factor of the heavier weight of the wool (compared to the mock-up and prototype fabrics) or if something got tweaked in the final alteration, or if I was supposed to fix something and forgot, but something is wrong with the back length and the back waist hits me about an inch lower than it should. When I discovered this, it was 9:45 last night and I figured it was best to sleep on it and decide this morning if I would continue with the coat being a little oversized or if I was going to rip out the side seams, detach the back skirt, and attempt to shorten the back piece from the bottom.
There is always the chance that shortening a pattern piece from the edge will make things...wonky-fitting. It's why pattern pieces have a line about 1/3 to 1/2 way through the middle that says "lengthen or shorten here." I do have enough fabric to re-cut the back should absolute worst come to absolute worst.
I'm just a little mystified as to how it happened in the first place. It's got to be the weight of the back skirt. That fucker is massive. I just didn't realize it would pull the entire back down to that extent.
Of course, the good news of this is that
sherwood21's gracious and competent assistance allowed me to feel confident enough to start cutting the wool in the first place! She made that armhole alteration look so easy. And, really, it was. Now that I've seen it done. I like being able to add to my seamstressing vocabulary. Welp, guess I should get to it. I can probably get the whole thing taken apart and (possibly) basted back together before I leave for my acupuncture appointment.
Update: Ha ha ha ha!!! Okay, maybe I should just dick around on the interwebs until after my acupuncture appointment. I just ripped out ten inches of the front princess seam instead of the side seam.
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I usually call my costuming projects "that sonuvabitchin' thing".
Fingers crossed for you this goes better NAU.
Oh and how about this tumblr? (http://textsfromquintoplets.tumblr.com/post/21127397115/031-spock-star-trek-xi)
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Except for RDJ.
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:D
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I'm not sure who plays Sherlock, but Watson is Luci Liu, which just doesn't fit (Watson being female, that is-I just can't see it), on first reflection....
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My second one was "It's never gonna fly." Too much good competition, in my book.
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For the coat length, I got nuthin. Heck, I'd be tempted to put about an inch of shoulder-armor padding or perhaps just lengthen my fucking spine to avoid making that kind of adjustment. But that's why I paid you to make bloomers instead of pretending I'd do it myself. :)
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HA HA HA HA! That's hysterical!
I did wind up making the adjustment. It worked fine, didn't have to cut a second back, and only set me back about an hour and a half.
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Sorry for the crisis-- I had something like that happen before with the waist seam migrating. Same thing with ripping out the wrong seam!!!
I hope you have speedy success with the fix.
Can't wait to see you!
y
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Ha! Great Minds Fail Alike! =D
The waist seam fix came off flawlessly. YAY!
You know, I've never seen your Severus...but I'll be happy to see you even in jeans and tee shirt, bb! XOXO
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(Now, if LJ will only post this. This is my third attempt,)
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eta: sob...there's only two pages of it, and it hasn't been updated in nearly a year.
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THANK YOU!