The New thread for talk of all things costumy - and related panicking.
POSTED BY: seryn
UPDATED: Friday, September 8, 2006 11:48
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Yay for good interviews!
Yay for figuring out the boning channels and for all of it.
My news: I mailed off Mai's costume today. FINALLY. Now, I just have to wait for it to arrive, and pray pray pray that it fits.
Seryn: have I told you lately how much I love you and how great you are for doing this for me? I can't wait for D*C.
I'm supposed to go to a meeting tonight, but I'm kinda hoping to get out of it so I can work on my costume instead.
Oh, and I'm so glad you like my fabrics. I thought it very serendipitous that they matched so well. (or, is that seryndipitous? 
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Enough blathering from me today! Back to work. Eh.
Serenity,
President of The Juggled Gosling Chatroom
Bride8
http://callmeserenity.livejournal.com/
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Congrats on the interview! I am crossing everything I can for you!
How many days do we have left?
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oh don't ask! i'm working in weeks - three or four weeks sounds longer than so many days. Jadehand is doing the countdown, which is why i need to stay away from the D*C thread.
And thank you Serenity! Love you too! -and not just because you're the only reason i can actually come to D*C (i borrowed for the ticket, but there was no way i would have been able to get together the hotel fee's.
THank you!
And tristan - everything is so crossed out of hope for this job now, i think i'm loosing circulation.
ah well!
Off to the liverpool store now to get the odds and ends - though i may have to order your laces on line, but we'll see.
Mwah! to both of you.
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Seryn: if you have to order laces, let me know. Send me the weblinky and I'll order them and get them sent to me, okay?
And, do you still want pirate pistols? I need to order my stuff soon-like. I can throw in your order with mine! So-lemme know! I just came into some extra pet sitting cashy money that is all getting spent on stuff for D*C and S3, so I'm in a shopping mood!
Serenity,
First Officer of Destiny
President of The Juggled Gosling Chatroom
Bride8
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Seryn, you'll get it, don't worry. They'll realize you are the best person for the job, and they'll call you. I have faith in that.
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thank you tristan, i hope you are right!
Yes i would like the pistol thingies, would giving you the cash at the con be ok?
i'll post a link to the ones i want.
I found some (or cotton cord that is exactly like them) in the liverpool abakans - seeing as i had to spend over four pounds on your bias binding when if abakans had only had a decent range it would have only cost 80p, i thought it best to go with that - it was what we used to use as lacing in college, and its good strong stuff.
If you still want the exact corset laces, the flat natural coloured ones, then i'll send off for them, its pointless you getting them as the postage would be stupid, unless you can find an american site doing them, i'll google later, must eat!
Yup these are the ones - http://www.offthedeepend.com/pc-381-45-blunderbuss-pistol.aspx
would it be best to have one or two? one tucked into sash? i don't know. order two, and if it turns out that way, someone else can have the other. ok?
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google about the corsets laces. Let me know if you find it somewhere. I could always just order them and have them sent to you. Just so I paid for them and you didn't have to, is what I'm saying.
Since you sent me the linky, I'm gonna order the pistols now. yay for pistols!
Serenity,
First Officer of Destiny
President of The Juggled Gosling Chatroom
Bride8
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Good news! I ordered the pants for my Mal costume...should be here sometime next week. That leaves a belt, holster, and finishing the suspenders. I have to wait on the suspenders until the pants get here, though...hmm. Dilema!
I will also be working on a skirt for the wife...she and some friends are doing the slutty version of the Harry Potter girls...that should be fun!
Y'all sew well this weekend. I may not be able to check in again until Monday.
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ok, corset laces - these guys look to be serving the States - http://www.axfords.com/Site/index.cfm?FUSEACTION=Search.Style&REF=Acce
ssories&STYLE=Corset%20Laces
these guys are more expensive, but postage may be cheaper - http://www.corsetconnection.com/order_laces.htm
and these are the guys i'm getting the other stuff from, so if you want me to get them, then its really no problem - http://www.corsetconnection.com/order_laces.htm
I think you'll need at least 5yds, more if you wish, of course, on some it jumps straight to 10yds, but if you want to get them, i have to tubing stuff to finish off the newly cut ends (as long as the hotel has an iron or a hairdryer)
Well, your corset is almost there - bone channels in! I've got to sew on the trim (nice excuse to sit down stairs and rewatch Firefly and Wonderfalls - yey!)which i've just finished pinning in place and it looks fab, then pop in the bones and put on the binding.
oh, and put in the eyelets - but that will be fun with my perky little tool-for-putting-in eyelets-with-out-the-buggering-about-with-plastic-bits-and-hammers.
the end is in sight! are you excited yet?
I know i've not posted progress photo's - i meant to keep a whole diary, but every time i asked my sister if i could borrow her camera she ummed and ahhhed and errred - god knows why but she doesn't want me to use it -and my mothers camera is out of juice and incomprehensible even when working, so no photo's, but if i have to sneak into my sisters house and liberate the camera with out her knowing i will do to get a photo of the completed thing to you - unless you want the surprise?
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what about 6yds? Should I just go for 6yds?
And is there any noticable difference in quality between the offerings on these sites or all they all basically the same stuff?
Serenity,
First Officer of Destiny
President of The Juggled Gosling Chatroom
Bride8
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