Day 4 (10 days before the Steam Century Mysteries)

Today was a mixed bag in the goals department.

1. Embellish the buttons for the jacket-I have enough of some items, and not enough of others. I took the Pewter buttons (as purchased on the left) and washed them in a bit of Ultramarine Ink to match a bit more with the jacket material and then picked up some embellishment items. I didn't have enough of one of the components to make the buttons match, but that will be fixed tomorrow (completed button on the right).

2. Have my test corset fit @ SCA Practice. Lisa did the fitting for my modified Victorian Corset Pattern from Past Patterns. It went well, with only a few pins here and there. I am very pleased with the results. And the best news is I don't have to cut apart the test piece for pattern pieces!!!


3. Re-cut the corset pattern. I'm taking a break from cutting to update my blog, but the pieces will be cut before heading to bed tonight.


4. Boning and busk layout. I took my steel supplies with me to practice but didn't have the chance to layout the boning (I have too much fun practicing with Rapiers!). This will also be finished up before I head to bed.

My goals for Good Friday are simple...not. Corset Sewing and drafting the Jacket Pattern from the 1889 Garment Patterns book or seeing if I can make some major drafting changes to Simplicity's Civil War Pattern 2887.