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Refining the silliness
Jan. 17th, 2008 10:22 amI've been having an extended E-mail conversation with Mistress Sarafina in regards to the structure for our new sewing event.
Option one was for us to provide each team with a box of fabrics and supplies and let them make anything they want. This has two disadvantages - not providing something the team needs, and being relatively expensive.
So on to option two, which has a couple of variants.
First, we pick out two or three patterns that will be provided, and send each team a materials list. Then we provide a "secret ingredient" - a specific trim or some such, that they MUST use. Pattern modification, or flat drafting in a similar style will earn bonus points. As will best use of the "secret ingredient."
Second - we use a random generator of some sort to assign each team a style as they register - but do not reveal it to them. We WILL send them a specific materials list of things they need to bring.
More general items -
If there is space enough, it might be worth inviting related merchants like Sewing Central - good in case someone forgets or rusn out of something. And we could ask for a donation to the prize baskets (if any) for the merchanting fee.
Rather than garb wonks, we'll provide a panel of Celebrity Judges - Royal Peers or Peers who are NOT costuming laurels in any sense. Just fun people who can use a structured judging card.
Circulating the room, one or two kind-hearted costuming laurels to offer advice.
The prize - a large banner with appropriate symbols, and the motto "Make it Work" - in Latin. Each team that wins gets to display it for a year, embroider their team name and the year on it, and return it the following year. Perhaps goody baskets if we decide to do them.
It might even be fun to ask, say, Kass McGann if she has any new patterns in development that she'd like tested in multiple sizes by multiple skill levels.
We also need a name for the event. Thoughts?
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Option one was for us to provide each team with a box of fabrics and supplies and let them make anything they want. This has two disadvantages - not providing something the team needs, and being relatively expensive.
So on to option two, which has a couple of variants.
First, we pick out two or three patterns that will be provided, and send each team a materials list. Then we provide a "secret ingredient" - a specific trim or some such, that they MUST use. Pattern modification, or flat drafting in a similar style will earn bonus points. As will best use of the "secret ingredient."
Second - we use a random generator of some sort to assign each team a style as they register - but do not reveal it to them. We WILL send them a specific materials list of things they need to bring.
More general items -
If there is space enough, it might be worth inviting related merchants like Sewing Central - good in case someone forgets or rusn out of something. And we could ask for a donation to the prize baskets (if any) for the merchanting fee.
Rather than garb wonks, we'll provide a panel of Celebrity Judges - Royal Peers or Peers who are NOT costuming laurels in any sense. Just fun people who can use a structured judging card.
Circulating the room, one or two kind-hearted costuming laurels to offer advice.
The prize - a large banner with appropriate symbols, and the motto "Make it Work" - in Latin. Each team that wins gets to display it for a year, embroider their team name and the year on it, and return it the following year. Perhaps goody baskets if we decide to do them.
It might even be fun to ask, say, Kass McGann if she has any new patterns in development that she'd like tested in multiple sizes by multiple skill levels.
We also need a name for the event. Thoughts?
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