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femkes_follies) wrote2010-08-07 09:30 pm
femkes_follies) wrote2010-08-07 09:30 pm
Stuff and Nonsense and a few other things
It was nice to have a day off. ;-) Though I forgot to check in with Leslie about my blocked kitty. Which I feel badly about, since my cell phone is kaput and I haven't bothered with a new contract yet. Something I caught section and paragraph about from Dad when he had trouble tracking me down for a critter question.
We went down to the farmer's market, then out on a site survey with John for some notion he has. Then back into GR for a little shopping and some playtime for the girls.
Too hot at home to work on the housebrook dress. But I did make a chocolate cinnamon sheet cake for us'ns at home - since the first one was so tasty. And started some wulsthaube experimenting.
Trial #1 will be a round straw wreath base sewn to the unterhaube. So far, wreath has been wrapped in cotton batting, and I'm sewing on a muslin cover. Still noodling on the construction of the unterhaube. I may use an extant Dutch cap as a guide, though I'll smooth it out, more like the goldhaubes in the Saxon portraits in that regard.
Trial #2 is more of a wicker/bramble base. The base is soaking in water. Tomorrow I'll wrap it with twine into an egg shape and let it dry, in preparation for padding and wrapping. ;-)
Yes, pictures are being taken of progress, as it goes.
We went down to the farmer's market, then out on a site survey with John for some notion he has. Then back into GR for a little shopping and some playtime for the girls.
Too hot at home to work on the housebrook dress. But I did make a chocolate cinnamon sheet cake for us'ns at home - since the first one was so tasty. And started some wulsthaube experimenting.
Trial #1 will be a round straw wreath base sewn to the unterhaube. So far, wreath has been wrapped in cotton batting, and I'm sewing on a muslin cover. Still noodling on the construction of the unterhaube. I may use an extant Dutch cap as a guide, though I'll smooth it out, more like the goldhaubes in the Saxon portraits in that regard.
Trial #2 is more of a wicker/bramble base. The base is soaking in water. Tomorrow I'll wrap it with twine into an egg shape and let it dry, in preparation for padding and wrapping. ;-)
Yes, pictures are being taken of progress, as it goes.
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*claps hands and does a happy dance*
Looking forward to piccies when you have a chance to post.... ;)
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So far, I have the straw form all covered. The wicker form is shaped and wrapped in cotton. No cloth cover, yet.
Now to experiment with patterns for the undercap. And I has a LOT of hair, so that will need to be considered.
Ya know the steuchleins that look like layers of linen with ruffled edges? Like the Swabian ones?
I think they're a variant on the frilled veil:
http://m-silkwork.blogspot.com/2010/03/northern-german-frilled-veil-part-i.html
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