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cupcake_goth ([personal profile] cupcake_goth) wrote2010-01-31 08:52 pm
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Whoosh

I was about to whine a bit about my energy suddenly leaving me, but then I realized that so far I have:

- Made that poll post asking about the black-on-black striped skirt.

- Written a bunch of notes and story snippets for the fiction project I'm working on.

- Transcribed all of my hand-written notes for the fiction project into a Word doc.

- Done 4 loads of laundry.

- Made a batch of sausage rolls.

- Chatted with [livejournal.com profile] queeniex and her boy while he sculpted the prototype head for her new doll.

Huh. I guess I Did Stuff today. That might be where my energy went.

In other news, why do I suddenly want a cage petticoat type thing to layer over other skirts? Either an actual boned one (like this one from Azdaja (clicky-link!)), or one that is a "cage" over skirt that is made from strips of ribbon or twill tape. However, I am too lazy (and possibly too math-challenged) to make one of the "cage" over skirts on my own. (Even tho' there's kind of a tutorial over here on EGL.) Can I find a pre-made one anywhere on Teh Interwebs? No, I cannot, and am somewhat vexed about it.

I *should* try to motivate myself to either do more writing, or to work on the final bits I need to do to the "cranky" bloomers I'm going to be selling at Mourning Market next Sunday, but I suspect my motivation is napping. Maybe I'll just spend the rest of the evening flopped on the couch with the cats.

[identity profile] blutsauger.livejournal.com 2010-02-01 06:33 pm (UTC)(link)
These cage thingies are called crinolines, so maybe if you google that you'll be more successful?

The first F+F skirt looks very much like a reduced pannier. Interesting.

[identity profile] blutsauger.livejournal.com 2010-02-01 08:42 pm (UTC)(link)
Hm, I just had a look myself and I really doubt that buying a pre-made one is the right choice for you. All you need would be some spring steel (or lighter materials like plastic etc.) and good strong ribbons (and maybe some rivets, but that's too much work, if you ask me, you'd have to punch holes into the steel first). You could even cut strips from the striped bedcloth which you used to make that lovely skirt.