Renaissance gowns, mans Renaissance costume

The fabric is in house and he Costume season has offically started. Keep watching for updates on your costume. Three new hats already this year. woopee!!

Gingerbread house and Garrets Birthday

Gingerbread house and Garrets Birthday

Had a mavolass Sunday with my family. We baked cookies and cake, made a gingerbread house and set up a miniture christmas village everyone had fun

My night gown is wet from the hot night. It was still a cooler night then when the AC went out in the house. The ac unit was broke yet again this year when we turned it on. For two long days and nights we sat under fans as the temprature outside climbed to 114 degrees.

The morning sky is shades of lavender, pink and steel gray. Clouds are starting to gather and rain is possible in the next 4 days. I hope it is a good down pore.

Computer problems

Well My Computer was down for May and June. I got it back only to have the monitor go down. I will be back on line just as soon as I can.

been a while

With my Grandsons and daughter in town I got no blogging done. I will try to rectify that. Here are some pictures

We finally got Lady Cryolas hat done



Here is a picture of my son and grandsons. I remade the tabord Jake is wearing for Melindas nephew.

James gets new treads

Grand Children have Arrived for a visit.

James in his new pants

Matt with his puppet

James and Ronnie with thier new costumes

Road trip

Road Trip, in the middle of faire, to mexico for the dentist. We found this road side bar and grill shapped like a stears skull. Billy is standing in the doorway to the bar part.

Stephanie needed pictures for her collage photo journolisme class so we took these at San Xsavier mission just South of Tuson.

Finally at Fair

This is a picture of me and my seamstress friend Mary.

Here is Marks Costume with Ingrid in hers.

Here is Ronnie in her dress complete with sleeves

Renaissance costume, mans, womans

Matt on Toy Island in his new costume

This is the back of Ronnies costume.

Here is the costume front. She looks bright and lovely. The actors dubbed her Lady Crayola

Ronnie, concept drawing

This is Ronnies colorization of my sketch. it looks pale here but think jeweled tones, Bright and happy. She plays the wife of the Fhop who holds a high opinion of his fasion and color sence. His costume is just as bright.

Ronnies Dress

Ronnies dress is an explosion of color. I am working on her teal sleeves while Melinda is working on the pink trim for the bodic and skirt.

We have a lot of catch up to do so lets start with Stephanies Apron. I know it is not as elaborate as a gown but an order is an order.

this is our little gromet worker. Don has done all our gromet work this season.

A little Irish dress for Rose.

Here are the costumes for Toy Island, at least Mine and Melinda. Matt would not stay still long enough to ge t a picture.

Marks alterations

Marks costume needed some alterations after the final fitting. We have shortened the front and are doing the final hand work on his costume.

Trip to the Dentist.

Today was a dentist day. Since I have not dental ins. I go for a hundred and fifty mile trip to Noggales and have my teeth done there. It was great to get away from sewing for a day and enjoy a drive in the desert. Tommorrow back to work.

I got home and a friend had come over and painted my kitchen for me while I was gone. It is again fresh and lovely. I could never have taken the time during this time of year to do that.

Trip to the Dentist.

Mark came over for a fitting tonight. He is happy with the progress as are we.

Marks doublet

Marks doublet is taking shape. We counted the articals of costume that we have made this preseason and it is currently at 56. That is 56 seperate items of clothing. whoosh!

Marks Costume

We have started Marks Costume and Are working on Billys order

Andrea and Bridget are done.

Bridgets costume is done and boy dosnt she look colorful

Andrea loved her hat and it tops of that beautiful dress.

Andreas french hood

Continue using the curved needle to stich on the pearls at the junction of the hood and the brim.

Stitch the hood to the brim with a curved needle.

Ladder stitch the front of the hood over the frame and padding. Iron the Seam allowance over on the linning of the hood and slipstich it on.

sssshhhh Its a secret

todays work is a secret. Somebody will be very happy.

Andreas French hood

After I added the wire to the stiffening I used spray adhisive to mount a felt piece of padding to the hat and brim. Let this dry thourally

Next I ladder stitched the top fabric around the padded side to make the front or top of the french hoods brim. I then slip stitched the linning to the under or back side of the brim. This took all day. Tommorrow I start on the top of the hood and the linning.

starting the french hood

Melinda worked on a skirt of many colors for Bridget.

While Judy worked on a pouch for Jade and worked on the french hood for Andrea.

Bella looks on to all this fuss and asks wheres the squeky toy.

Here I am adding wire to the stiffining for the French hood.