Tired and Think-y
Sep. 24th, 2010 08:37 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
femkes_folliesI have notions in my head, but I'm too tired to go to the effort of starting work on them at the moment.
I need to work on my smocking class notes. I love Rainillt's notes, but I want to put my own spin on it. For starters, I don't really promote the whole rectangles at right angles approach - it's a bugger and a half to try to smock around a 90 degree corner. I have some other notions as well. Just need to get it on paper. And put together at least one example.
I did stop in at JoAnn's and get the A-Z smocking and embroidery stitches books. So I've got that much figured.
Though, I can't just lift the pictures. I need to come up with some non-life-eating method for creating the graphics. I wonder if there is any sort of free-ware program that allows the creation of smocking plates?
My survey class/Compendium idea is also coming along. I think, for the first run out, I'll just try to do each style in a few pictures, discuss the probably layers, and offer a couple of artists indicative of the area/style.
I need to decide which word processor I can use that I can carry the files back and forth to work in. Maybe I'll start with Open Office and go from there, using a flash drive. This, my friends, is why I'm far too lazy to monkey with it tonight.
I do feel guilty for having let Mom make Anneliese a birthday cake for tomorrow. I was going to at least make some more cupcakes, but I had enough trouble keeping my eyes open on the way home.
I need to work on my smocking class notes. I love Rainillt's notes, but I want to put my own spin on it. For starters, I don't really promote the whole rectangles at right angles approach - it's a bugger and a half to try to smock around a 90 degree corner. I have some other notions as well. Just need to get it on paper. And put together at least one example.
I did stop in at JoAnn's and get the A-Z smocking and embroidery stitches books. So I've got that much figured.
Though, I can't just lift the pictures. I need to come up with some non-life-eating method for creating the graphics. I wonder if there is any sort of free-ware program that allows the creation of smocking plates?
My survey class/Compendium idea is also coming along. I think, for the first run out, I'll just try to do each style in a few pictures, discuss the probably layers, and offer a couple of artists indicative of the area/style.
I need to decide which word processor I can use that I can carry the files back and forth to work in. Maybe I'll start with Open Office and go from there, using a flash drive. This, my friends, is why I'm far too lazy to monkey with it tonight.
I do feel guilty for having let Mom make Anneliese a birthday cake for tomorrow. I was going to at least make some more cupcakes, but I had enough trouble keeping my eyes open on the way home.
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Date: 2010-09-25 11:20 pm (UTC)Do you have POF 4?
I'm sure you've got the link for C. Virtue's site, but here's better pictures than at her site, http://www.aflightoffancy.com/maryandlajosgallery.html
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Date: 2010-09-26 02:04 am (UTC)I've played around quite a little with the chemises. I know the Italian one on Bella's site is supposedly the rectangles at right angles style. I can't get it to work. Whilst doing the rectangles in parallel works out great. It even works for the high-necked versions if you use a little larger underarm gusset and remember to cut the sleeves longer than you think you need to.
Curious to know what YOUR issues are with her work, but E-mail is great too if you'd rather.
The pictures were great, THANK you. It looks like the smocking was done over 3-4 pleats/stitch - which gives it the pattern-darned look and definitely is NOT something done modernly. That's a wonderful piece of info to have.