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ladysprite ([personal profile] ladysprite) wrote2011-05-11 10:31 pm
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In Lieu Of More Content

...and in an effort to fend off yet another horrible mood brought on by too many nightmares and family conflicts.

A little while ago I mentioned trying desperately to make a dress on my own, and a few folks asked to see pictures of it when it was done. I finished it last week, and actually managed to wear it to an SCA event.





Me, at the Dance Academy in Northpass. Wearing a dress I made all by myself. Okay, [livejournal.com profile] mermaidlady helped me make the pattern and cut out the pieces, but the construction was all solo, damnit. And it even kinda-sorta fits.

Apologies for all the pictures lately, and for those of you who wound up getting bombarded with this both here and on facebook, but... well, right now it's a lot easier than writing about what's going on inside my head, because it's not too pretty in there.

[identity profile] solipsistnation.livejournal.com 2011-05-12 02:35 am (UTC)(link)
It may not be pretty in there, but it's lovely out here, at least if that picture is anything to go by. I think it came out quite well.

[identity profile] felis-sidus.livejournal.com 2011-05-12 06:38 am (UTC)(link)
That's exactly what I was going to say!

[identity profile] virtualvirtue.livejournal.com 2011-05-12 03:20 am (UTC)(link)
Love the dress. :)

[identity profile] flaviarassen.livejournal.com 2011-05-12 03:22 am (UTC)(link)
Very nice!

[identity profile] jacketeer.livejournal.com 2011-05-12 03:22 am (UTC)(link)
How could you possibly have been badmouthing your job on this dress!? It's gorgeous!

[identity profile] wcg.livejournal.com 2011-05-12 03:39 am (UTC)(link)
You look very nice. Good job.

[identity profile] vettecat.livejournal.com 2011-05-12 04:43 am (UTC)(link)
Gorgeous - and it looks great on you! Well done!

[identity profile] weasel2000.livejournal.com 2011-05-12 09:18 am (UTC)(link)
You look great!

[identity profile] janetmiles.livejournal.com 2011-05-12 09:38 am (UTC)(link)
Pretty dress, pretty LadySprite.

[identity profile] serakit.livejournal.com 2011-05-12 11:28 am (UTC)(link)
Pretty! You definitely pull off the "redheads look good in green" thing.
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[personal profile] mermaidlady 2011-05-12 11:31 am (UTC)(link)
It came out very nicely!

[identity profile] crash-mccormick.livejournal.com 2011-05-12 12:03 pm (UTC)(link)
That is an amazing dress and very well suited to you.

[identity profile] gyzki.livejournal.com 2011-05-12 12:44 pm (UTC)(link)
What everyone is saying about the dress, certes (but then, I was trained as a librarian). But I also want to put in a good word for the setting: the green grass and shrubbery, the grey stone wall, and the pink flowers (and hose) complement the dress very nicely. Pretty.

[identity profile] ladysprite.livejournal.com 2011-05-13 12:19 am (UTC)(link)
I'm sorry - I was panicky and uncomfortable enough about the picture being taken that I didn't pay enough attention to the backdrop. I honestly didn't notice the hose until you mentioned it here. I'm sorry; I'll try to be more careful about backgrounds in the future. :(

[identity profile] leiacat.livejournal.com 2011-05-14 01:59 am (UTC)(link)
Might I point out that that was a compliment on the backdrop, hose included? (It is, I must agree, a hose that matches the flowers nicely and therefore does not at all detract from the view.) So an apology appears to me to be not at all in order.

Also, yes, the dress is lovely.

[identity profile] matildalucet.livejournal.com 2011-05-12 02:33 pm (UTC)(link)
Well done. I hope I get to see it in person this year. I particularly like the sleeves and the hem. What's the fabric?

[identity profile] ladysprite.livejournal.com 2011-05-13 12:20 am (UTC)(link)
It's just linen. I got about a thousand yards of it (give or take) many years ago, figuring on making a bias dress, but [livejournal.com profile] mermaidlady gently suggested that I just learn to make a cotehardie instead.

[identity profile] catalana.livejournal.com 2011-05-12 05:01 pm (UTC)(link)
very pretty!

[identity profile] evcelt.livejournal.com 2011-05-12 06:30 pm (UTC)(link)
Looks lovely!

[identity profile] jjaynes.livejournal.com 2011-05-12 10:23 pm (UTC)(link)
"Sorta" fits? I think you get a lot more credit than that. I saw it in person and moving around, and thought that it fit perfectly and looked lovely. And great choice of location for the picture!
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[personal profile] citabria 2011-05-13 12:21 am (UTC)(link)
It's wonderful! And I, for one, am very glad that you're posting pics. I love seeing garb!

[identity profile] rickvs.livejournal.com 2011-05-13 12:25 am (UTC)(link)
This photo reminds me of Andrew Wyeth's "Helga" paintings. I think it's your facial expression :>
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[personal profile] jducoeur 2011-05-13 09:36 pm (UTC)(link)
I think it came out quite well, both in picture and seeing it in real life...

[identity profile] joannahurley.livejournal.com 2011-05-14 03:12 am (UTC)(link)
Very nice. The belt reminds me that I occasionally get the urget to try weaving on an inkle loom but then sanity prevails (do not need another hobby...). :)

(and email me your FB info; I've never been able to find you over there for some bizarre reason!)