Kariginu again and pre-Estrella thoughts.
Dec. 30th, 2007 02:20 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
gurdymonkeyRan out to Beverly's Overpriced Fabrics and Crap. I don't like Beverly's, but it's closer than anything else. It seems I had a mathematical brain fart when I bought lacing for the kariginu sleeves and I'd underestimated.
Yesterday I spent way too much time attempting to make frogging cord out of the kariginu fabric and didn't like the result. If it was a smooth weave, it probably would work, but this is a jacquard with metallic threads and it just did NOT want to lie nicely. I was hoping for some smooth silk cord, but the only smooth cord they had was either too narrow or in uncongenial colors. I did find a braided purple cord that worked beautifully. I nailed the button knot on the first go, working along with the video.
Sleeves are attached and laced - the nice thing about the pattern on this fabric is that I was able to use the repeats to calculate where I needed to put the loop slits.
As soon as I have some lunch I shall do battle with the collar.
Edit: Instead of putting paper or boning in to stiffen the collar, I decided to use that previously-frustrating-not-lying-right feature of the fabric to my advantage and cut the collar strip about 5" wide. I basted that to the front edges of the collar hole, tacked the frog to the middle of the width with a couple of stitches and rolled the excess around it and blind-stitched it into place.
I'll try to snap some detail pics tomorrow. (It's starting to get dark here in the garret and I'd rather shoot by natural light than flash if I can.)
Yesterday I spent way too much time attempting to make frogging cord out of the kariginu fabric and didn't like the result. If it was a smooth weave, it probably would work, but this is a jacquard with metallic threads and it just did NOT want to lie nicely. I was hoping for some smooth silk cord, but the only smooth cord they had was either too narrow or in uncongenial colors. I did find a braided purple cord that worked beautifully. I nailed the button knot on the first go, working along with the video.
Sleeves are attached and laced - the nice thing about the pattern on this fabric is that I was able to use the repeats to calculate where I needed to put the loop slits.
As soon as I have some lunch I shall do battle with the collar.
Edit: Instead of putting paper or boning in to stiffen the collar, I decided to use that previously-frustrating-not-lying-right feature of the fabric to my advantage and cut the collar strip about 5" wide. I basted that to the front edges of the collar hole, tacked the frog to the middle of the width with a couple of stitches and rolled the excess around it and blind-stitched it into place.
I'll try to snap some detail pics tomorrow. (It's starting to get dark here in the garret and I'd rather shoot by natural light than flash if I can.)
Re: Estrella, I owe Yagyu-dono much giri for gleefully running with my idea. Since he lives relatively locally, he's offered to be our land agent and is working on things like walls and a gate for our camp. I had a chat with him about getting portable holes for banners. He offered to make the poles too, but he's got enough to do, so I will be making the banners and banner poles. I'm also taking the lead on planning our lunar New Year party on Thursday night of war. I foresee pilgrimages to Japantown before war....
Also got an extremely chipper and enthusiastically punctuated note from Katayama-dono asking about the table upon which sake and treats were served to him at the House of Cheerful Monkeys. "Where did you get that?!? Did you make it?!? Have it made?!?" I was pleased to remind him that it was nothing more than a sheet of plywood and two Ikea plant stands.
Yes, I can start thinking about getting stoked for Estrella.
Also got an extremely chipper and enthusiastically punctuated note from Katayama-dono asking about the table upon which sake and treats were served to him at the House of Cheerful Monkeys. "Where did you get that?!? Did you make it?!? Have it made?!?" I was pleased to remind him that it was nothing more than a sheet of plywood and two Ikea plant stands.
Yes, I can start thinking about getting stoked for Estrella.
