How many times have you gone to the fabric store for "just one little thing", only to be distracted by the sales, and have all kinds of extras follow you home? I'm sure all you seamstresses out there can relate. Well, I needed (well, more like "wanted") another spool of white thread, so off to Fabricland we went, and of course there were all kinds of great sales. Their selection of Chinese brocades was really cheap - only $8 a meter - and since I'm always thinking ahead, I chose two; a nice brown for fairy bodices, and a dark blue with silver embroidery as a possible Queen of the Night main fabric. Then I found another possibility for my Queen of the Night - a sheer navy blue with sparkly black florals - and got it too, and then found an amazing turquoise brocade on the discount shelves for a mere $5 a meter. So I ended up spending ten times what I would have if I'd just kept my blinders on and gone straight for the thread.
My two Renaissance gowns are coming along slowly. I can't do the front over-skirt trim until I have the over-bodice done, and I can't do that until the sleeves are done. The sleeves have been a considerable amount of work - lots of layers, many of which needed to be hand-basted first. Then deciding they were going to be too long, so having to pick apart the first sample one and then trim down all the rest. Today I have to choose the trims, and hopefully they will be ready to start embellishing with embroidery and beads. That's my favourite part.
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