A&S Tourney Day 1
Jul. 28th, 2007 08:27 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
gurdymonkeyGot out of the house in a timely fashion this morning and arrived at site a little after 9. I set up my table in the shade by where Na'arah and Jared were camped since I promised to help her put a kosode together for the Fettburg event.
Na'arah came back between her classes and heralding duties and we cut out and pinned together all the pieces for her own kosode so that she can take it home and sew it together at her own speed. Beli Bailey and Emma also asked about kosode construction, so I answered questions, doodled sketches and told them to get in touch if they had questions.
I think that getting out of the garret and working on the Tosenin kosode at the event has calmed my wa regarding the ratio of white flowers to negative space. Honestly, I've had my nose pressed up against every slub and streak and wambly bit of paint for weeks now and was getting to the point of seeing everything that's wrong with it. Having passers by wander over to see what I was working on and make wow noises me make peace with the project a bit. I have a section of the back a yard square that needs leaves added. That should go very quickly tomorrow morning and I can start on touch ups. I should be able to heat set the paint Monday night at this rate and get the sleeves and collar put on and the side seams run up. Which means (drumroll) I can wear it at Pennsic. All Will Love Me And Despair!
I didn't take anyone else's classes, though Gianetta did slice me a lovely hunk of her sandalwood castile soap while she was preparing for a soapmaking class. I did wander up to the Equestrian area and watched part of the horse-handling classcallistotoni and friends were teaching. I admired Brandee, Pookah and Marshall from the fence and left a bag of carrots for them for later. I don't know why I was expecting a chestnut with a blaze, but Brandee turns out to be a very pretty black and white pinto with a kind eye. Cute as could be, though the massive, drafty Pookah appeals to my monarch-of-all-I-survey riding preferences. Yeah, I miss riding, but my bank balance doesn't.
Looking forward to heading down to see Dad in Santa Cruz tomorrow afternoon too.
Na'arah came back between her classes and heralding duties and we cut out and pinned together all the pieces for her own kosode so that she can take it home and sew it together at her own speed. Beli Bailey and Emma also asked about kosode construction, so I answered questions, doodled sketches and told them to get in touch if they had questions.
I think that getting out of the garret and working on the Tosenin kosode at the event has calmed my wa regarding the ratio of white flowers to negative space. Honestly, I've had my nose pressed up against every slub and streak and wambly bit of paint for weeks now and was getting to the point of seeing everything that's wrong with it. Having passers by wander over to see what I was working on and make wow noises me make peace with the project a bit. I have a section of the back a yard square that needs leaves added. That should go very quickly tomorrow morning and I can start on touch ups. I should be able to heat set the paint Monday night at this rate and get the sleeves and collar put on and the side seams run up. Which means (drumroll) I can wear it at Pennsic. All Will Love Me And Despair!
I didn't take anyone else's classes, though Gianetta did slice me a lovely hunk of her sandalwood castile soap while she was preparing for a soapmaking class. I did wander up to the Equestrian area and watched part of the horse-handling class
callistotoni and friends were teaching. I admired Brandee, Pookah and Marshall from the fence and left a bag of carrots for them for later. I don't know why I was expecting a chestnut with a blaze, but Brandee turns out to be a very pretty black and white pinto with a kind eye. Cute as could be, though the massive, drafty Pookah appeals to my monarch-of-all-I-survey riding preferences. Yeah, I miss riding, but my bank balance doesn't.Looking forward to heading down to see Dad in Santa Cruz tomorrow afternoon too.
