Sewing Updates

I finally got around to taking the skirt off the Elizabethan. I think I'm just going to make it more mid 16th c Italian now that it's in pieces. I still need to cut the skirt up and then resew the entire thing. That, hopefully, won't take too long tonight.

Poe Dress: In pieces as well. :-) Although I did go last night to Joann's and get the flannel backed satin attack_laurel suggested. It still seemed a bit thin so I'm creating an inner layer of the super thin fleece. That should make it warm. The fleece is grey, the satin is black, and the coat is black velvet. I'm thinking of adding some of the lilac cording I've had since 2003 to the sleeves of the coat around the cuffs. I saw a pattern I liked...just need to find the thing again...eh, that's what's work is for! Looking for random things no one else can find or remember!

...I'm so bringing my muff to this....

18th c gown: Yes, I'm making plans for this now. I figure I'll make one out of the 7+ yards of brown cord I have lying about. That with some sort of pink fabric (velvet?) should look okay. I'll make a second one after I figure out the problems with the first. Which is why I want to use the $1 yard cord I got ummm...three years ago? first. I have patterns for it, I think I'll go with the later 1760's early 1770's style for now but we'll see....

Well, this might explain some things!

I have ranted and raved about the National American Indian Museum time and time again. The food there is to die for, the exhibits will cause you to croak. I'll happily give some lovely little antidotes from my experiances at the museum if you would like, but first:
http://apnews.excite.com/article/20080104/D8TV78P80.html
( the text of the article )

My comments:
Couldn't find an American Indian? Heck, let's just try for an American that does portraiture. Why not hold a contest? Have anyone who can provide proof of native blood send in a picture of their original artwork and choose from amongst those? There are a billion different ways to have handled this (including not getting a portrait done. Why not just get a big ole photo. It's cheap and looks fine). Spending this type of money on something that has *nothing* to do with the museum is ridiculous.
I really hope the next guy will clean up the museum. I'll check it out in a few weeks...I'm not holding out any hopes...

(If anyone is curious, yes, I do have native blood. My Mom and I have been trying to document it for the past couple of years.)

Meme!

( that image one that has been going around )