The main reason for the pause was that I couldn’t decide how to finish/trim the dress. In 2020, I decided to cut off the overdress straps entirely (replaced w/ ribbons), & added a lace overlay to the underdress in line with the coronation dress. Photos (w/flash) show before (2) & finished (2). 2/2

The first two photos are from autumn 2008 when it was in progress & then finished. The last three photos are from autumn 2024 where I wore it again (ripped an upper arm seam swinging my sword around 😅). 3/3

The whole thing took me several months to make, & there’s also a bunch of issues with it that I want to fix so I can wear it more often (add panels so can have seam allowance so it’s not too tight, add lining, redo the weird skirt attachment for the panel/underskirt, fix the lumpy seams). 2/3

I’m planning to upgrade this one soon - mostly use the extra fabric to make it looser in the torso & upper arms (my seam allowance was about 1/4” which was a bad idea, & one of the upper arm seams ripped when I wore it in 2024), but to also unpick & fix some of the weird sewing for the skirt/lining

The errors:
- using stretch black spandex knit
- rolling the inside of the seams: super bulky + completely unnecessary for a knit
- not hemming/reinforcing the neckline
- completely winging it with zero pattern use and zero idea how clothes are made
- messy stitching

#sewingProblems #LiveAndLearn

Yes I’m using a nerf toy for a bow and a bath towel (held together with a hair elastic) for a cloak. “Gandalf the White” is using my own staff and another towel as a cloak (the flashlight is for the “blinding light” in Fangorn) and “Aragorn” is wearing a tunic made from a pillowcase (I think).

Conversely, why have 'good guys' become so cringe, so unrelatable, so one-note? Bc 'good guys' are historically portrayed as rule-followers. Law-abiders. Both-sides-ers. For the last few decades, that means that the 'good guys' end up defending the same broken system *that produces the villains.*

Thank you so much!!

Awww thank you so much!! 🥰 Though the snow was lovely scenery, it was quite chilly (20F not counting wind chill 🤣) so he was in full winter gear for the 15 minutes or so we were getting photos

Thank you!! He’s a gem, and enjoys honing his photography skills 🥰