Llyra-fantasyfae

Hi all!
I am back in Japan. Okay I have been back for a couple days but it took me those couple days to get everything unpacked and put away. Catch up on the whirlwind that is my life right now and update my website/dress diaries.
Costume Con was cool. Not exactly what I was expecting but I think I was more geared towards a bigger Con. I also think some of my problem is I am a social reject really shy. If I could get over that I am sure things would be a tad more fun. An example is

koshka_the_cat came up to the group I was standing with and had said something about recognizing my name from LJ. All I could do is nod and mumble something like "yea"........ So if anyone came up to me and I seemed stuck up and didn't want to talk to you... that is really not it, I sware!
I very much enjoyed EVERYONE else's costumes which I know I wouldn't have seen at the bigger Cons. Mostly because there is no reason for a historical costume there. And that was by far some of my favorite parts!!!!! I have decided I really need to enter a masqurade. Not sure for what but that is where the fun seemed to be.
I was very pleased with how the Japanese Regency came out. Much Much Much thanks to aviendiora . She helped me so much with getting it done. I was a bit upset that hers was not able to get finished also, especially after all the help she had given me. She insists that it was okay because she had lots of other costumes to wear. I think I still owe her.  My steampunk still needs ALOT of work but it was fun to get to wear it out for awhile. I need to completely redo the corset. The instructions I used were not the best. At least not for the fabric I used. I want to redo the chemise also. Not enough poof at the chest. I have also decided there must be a bolero with this outfit. The picture was taken at the end of the day when the wool of the apron had begun to irritate me and I had taken off the cute Lolita hat so the people behind me in the masqurade would still be able to see.

I also wore my Regency gown but it seems no pictures were taken of that one.

In other news, my husband has been fighting with his chain of command while I was gone. He final got fed up and jumped them to talk to his detailer himself. Its a good thing he did. We will be going to San Diego after all!!!!!!!!!! It won't be for him to go to school which is what we wanted but we will be in San Diego and not out on our butts with no jobs. This makes me very very happy because it gives us time to get ourselves set up with housing, jobs, school before we are thrown out of the military system completely.
And of course greedy me is already thinking Comic Con!!!!!!!!!!!!! Which we will be going to. We just need to figure out hotel/accomadations stuff.

 

 

 

Well I landed in the states a few days. That was one long flight and I hate that I can't get through a single trip without running through an airport to catch my flight. The lovely security check guy gave me hell about my  drivers license being expired. Ummmm excuse me  I can't renew it overseas. *GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR*
aviendiora and rhynndavrie took me to Arbys right away. Ohhhhh so yummy! They have also taken me to Wallymart and JoAnns. I love it! Its weird what you miss when you are away from it for three years.
Still making progress  on costumes. The list has more striked through then not now! I have a good feeling about them getting done in time. Everything except for the Japanese Regency costume, which still needs the pants, that I haven't started, only has a bunch of small things. A few seams, hems, pockets... those sorts of things. And Avien has a whole bunch of toys that speed those things up. I am in love with her eyelet maker. Okay her machine is totally cool and better than mine with all its accessories but I am still weary of playing with it out of fear of breaking it. Because if I can break it or hurt myself with it, I will, and that is not a good thing to do with friends stuff. Tonight I used it for some seams. Its runs very smoothly. Makes me want a new one  more and more.
Tonight I am determined to finish up hand sewing the collar on place. So I am going to get back to that and not procrastinate any longer.

 Today has been a total waste so far, for sewing but I think my body needed  a break. I went to bible study in the morning and came home and slept. I woke up about 45 mins ago and have done a little more packing. Went through my beads and picked out which ones I might use for the steampunk accesories, Henry and my new plan for my third day costume. I guess that will have to be a secret for everyone but Avien simply because I am not sure if it will get done. I was also able to find some scrap pieces of the Regency dress to test tension on so thats one more thing off my list. Always a good thing! So I guess if I get no more sewing done today I took two things off my list.... SO many more to go.

I am making progress on the costumes though it really seems like nothing with the deadline looming overhead. I am going to be still working on them when I get to Avien's house. Probably even ont he drive up to Costume Con.
I ripped out the panel that tore on the Steampunk corset. That was such a pain in the butt!
I cut out all the pieces for the Regency corset, sewed the interlining pieces, and pinned the cover fabric pieces.  And that was it for yesterday. Well I did have to buy the lining fabric which slowed me down a little... But that is barely an excuse.
This weekend is all about sewing.  I have banned myself from all internet except for email and LJ. Hopefully that helps some. I still have to get to the gym. *boooo* So that is where I am off to so I can get back and sew already.
Still no news on my husbands extention.

are always the busiest days of the week for me. I have the bootcamp workout first thing in the morning, Then I teach at the Japanese preschool then go to school myself. Even though that is all over by 1300 I am beat when its over. I was able to get my plane ticket back to the states today. WHOOOOOO HOOOOOO. I also got 3/4ths of the split stitch done on my embroidered gear, updated my webpage and got my little Elementalist up to level 4. Now it is time for bed! 

 I am still hemming the bottom by hand and debating on adding some trim but here is the finished gown for Henry.
http://www.llyra-fantasyfae.com/henry.htm

I have offically worn a corset all day :) Am I suppose to be this sore the next day???  Just a couple quick pictures, then I have to start cleaning my house. I have stray threads and fabric scraps everywhere!!!! thanks inpart to the kitty.  Expect updates to my dress diaries now that I have some final photos.
  

I am not sure what is wrong with Photobucket and putting pictures on here. It is soooo frusterating! But this works... Here is a pic of the Drunken Master pants I have been working on for... 2 months now. Didi was not the best model so I had to wait for the hubby to get home to model them. I am glad I waited. I think they look pretty smashing on him. Just don't ask him to sit down. *sheepish grin* What do you all think? I can't wait to get started on the top. That could be because I get to burn it though....  Small write up on it on the website.
 

School has started for me and I already have papers and the such due so, in an attempt to stay on track I have made a to do list. My main sewing days will be Friday-Sunday after the homework is done of course. Behind the cut so I don't crowd up people's pages who are not as interested.
*List has been edited*

So for about a week now.... Since I figured out the problem with my skirt and that a bumroll was a good thing and helped with the overall shape I have been pondering my sleeves. I think I will use a pattern similiar to the one I used with my Regency overdress.  Yes the horrible pattern I swore I would never touch again.... It won't be exactly the same of course. I  will be wrist length not just past my elbow and wider.... But similiar none the less. Why I am still pondering this pattern is I want it done in strips. They will be whipstitched together from wrist to about elbow but  above that they will only be tacked together ever so often, allowing the Chemise to puff through. Now my debate is do I make up the strips before hand then cut the pattern out of them? Cut out the pattern and then make strips??? I really don't know..... So while I continue to ponder this I am working on Chris' Drunken master pants for Costume Con.