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Well, I did it. I combined my order of mask fabric with dollmaking supplies. God only knows when they& #39;ll get here, but at least I have that to look forward to. (Don& #39;t ask me how late I stayed up last night designing them.)
Yay, my doll felt is already on its way! And I made two pieces of doll clothes this afternoon!
I cannot even tell you how much better my anxiety is now than yesterday, having committed to the project and started working on it. The CALMNESS.
I cannot even tell you how much better my anxiety is now than yesterday, having committed to the project and started working on it. The CALMNESS.
Make that 3 pieces of clothes and most of a 4th! (Whose bright idea was it to use wool for a pattern designed for felt? Oh, mine? God, what an idiot. She& #39;s lucky I was here to fix it.)
...bracing for the dress I have to make entirely of gauze and sew seed beads all over...
...bracing for the dress I have to make entirely of gauze and sew seed beads all over...
Officially hashtagging my cabin-fever dollmaking #KushielsDolls. AND NOW YOU KNOW. Embroidering Phedre& #39;s marque is gonna be FUN.
You wanna see the clothes so far? OF COURSE YOU DO. Behold! Joscelin’s coat and pants and Hyacinthe’s shirt and waistcoat! (Hems deliberately unfinished until I can fit them on the dolls. The yellow marks on Joscelin’s coat will be eyelets to lace shut.) #KushielsDolls
Aaaaand I just found out that because of construction on one street in my neighborhood (NOT EVEN THE ONE I LIVE ON), the delivery truck can& #39;t get through to bring me my felt for #KushielsDolls. I am...honestly kinda gutted by that, guys. I am way more upset than I thought I& #39;d be.
I coped by making as much as I could of Melisande’s Longest Night petticoat. (It’s a big black cotton sack, because I can’t hem or trim or put in elastic, but it was a lot of seam work, which at least kept me busy.) #KushielsDolls
Actually making these clothes instead of just reading about them has made me realize what a delightful hodgepodge D& #39;Angeline fashion is. At one event, Melisande& #39;s in a strapless ballgown with a full skirt and Phedre& #39;s wearing a sheer slinky sheath with trailing sleeves.
Meanwhile high-society men wear hose and doublets, while Joscelin is always, always, *always* in his gray coat and pants, and Hyacinthe& #39;s over here wearing what-the-fuck-ever he wants, he& #39;s HYACINTHE, bitches.
And then Drustan arrives in his kilt and cloak and torque, and apparently THIS is the thing that weirds D& #39;Angelines out? Like... okay, I mean, one lady paraded another one stark naked under gauze *last year,* but kilts and tattoos are where you draw the line? #KushielsDolls
I always pictured Terre d& #39;Ange as Renaissance-adjacent, but now I& #39;m not so sure. There are more medieval influences in here than I thought at first. (And I truly don& #39;t know where Melisande& #39;s strapless bodice came from.) It& #39;s been fun to reassess my mental imagery! #KushielsDolls
MY FELT ARRIVED! It’s a Passover miracle! And the order with stuffing shipped today!
