Well, this year has not been good health wise, although somewhat better financially as I've had a lot of overtime opportunities. What this means is that while I have been able to plan, and to buy what I need for my projects for 2023, I've done close to absolutely nothing.
Completed
- One very last minute Regency era petticoat
- A fichu (which needs proper hemming since it was literally last minute (last half hour before leaving if I'm honest!)
Plans for August to December 2023
These are the specific projects which I have patterns and fabrics for. I don't currently have any historical events planned for the Autumn or Winter, but I do have plans for two Regency events in 2024, which will need kicking off later in the year.
This year, to give myself some grace, I've chosen to focus on skills I want to learn/finesse this year and next over too many specific projects. I am also concentrating on vintage styled items I can wear normally.
- 1 nice dress for work and home
- 2 house dresses
- 1 skirt
- 1 pinafore dress in black wool
- 1 sarafan outfit
- 1 warmer house dress for working at home this winter
2023 Target
Learn to sew knits.
Knits and fabrics that stretch scare me, so my target for 2024 is to face and hopefully conquer that fear.
To address this I have some gorgeous stretch velvet and Gertie's Society Dress pattern. I plan to make the shorter ordinary dress version for work-wear at home and in the office, and then maybe remake it as the long version in a different colour with hood addition for wearing at home for work in the winter. Given fuel costs, I'd like to hold off turning on the heating for as long as possible, so a hooded velvety dress should be fabulous AND look nice on Teams :)
I also would like to try running up some quick t-shirts for The Ginger One to wear as an every day thing - true to size and hopefully I can be pickier about the fabric so they last more than half a dozen washes!
2024 Target
Learn to resize patterns.
Another fear which I want to learn to face. Initially just FBA (I have a 10" difference between ribs and apex measurements, so bust fitting is always "fun". If possible, I would love to get to the point where I can size older/vintage commercial patterns to fit me rather than having to rely on others adapting them for me.
Immediate Targets
- Print out the Society Dress and the Coquelicot Skirt patterns
- Draft out the two house dress patterns
- Find the pattern for the Sarafan and check if fabric is at home or in storage
- Sew the Society Dress
- Plan and sew the Coquelicot Skirt and the two house dresses as wearable mockups
