Girl, what the heck have you been doing!? We want updates already!
I’ve been doing the most mundane, neck-aching, back-breaking, horrific-yet-necessary part of the costuming job: cutting.
This doesn’t seem like such a big deal, right? It does when you have a frock coat, a waistcoat, and breeches to cut, and all of them are lined, some parts of them even interlined. And it does when that frock coat has something like 25 self-covered button rounds to cut out.
The sad part is that I’m still not done cutting! Instead, I’m off to buy out the fabric store of their delectable silver trim, so I can get that on before the lining (which isn’t cut, haha).
The caterpillar that is a garment before its metamorphosisinto the beautiful 18th century velvet butterfly it will become…
9 Comments
Robin's Egg Bleu
January 2, 2010 at 9:52 PMMy sentiments exactly! I'll play with the fabric and trims as long as I can get away with it before settling down the the most necessary portions of creating a garment. If it ain't cut out, nothing is going to happen. I stall and stall. I HATE CUTTING.
The Dreamstress
January 2, 2010 at 11:11 PMCutting sucks. It definitely takes the longest of any of the sewing steps. But at least you have good scissors – I have the exact same pair!
Anna Andalasia
January 3, 2010 at 12:16 AMI also HATE cutting out fabric. I'm with Robin's Egg Bleu: I will procrastinate from cutting as long as I can once I buy my fabric. Unless I'm on a deadline, it's likely that I will not start working on my project for quite some time.
Duchesse
January 3, 2010 at 6:16 AMUGH, yes, my sentiments exactly ladies! This is why in the garment industry they have cutters, people JUST FOR this horrific job, hahaha.
Robin Gallowglas
January 3, 2010 at 3:41 PMRight there with you, if it wasn't somthing that had to be so darn precise I would totally bribe my son into doing it. 😀
american D
January 3, 2010 at 6:41 PMThe cutting was so boring that even Avi fell asleep! She always wads herself up in fabric!
Anonymous
January 4, 2010 at 4:05 AMOhh, what do you recommend for footwear pattern? that will compliment the clothes? I'm going to do a Fugawi custom order.
Artemisia Moltabocca
January 4, 2010 at 4:32 PMI remember the cutting for a tote bag. Five layers. The sewing was a snap but the cutting took forever! *shudder*
Duchie
January 4, 2010 at 6:00 PMJames – footwear, go with something basic, like black leather or black suede. You want to be able to wear the shoes with as many future and current outfits as possible. Tie in the shoes with the suit by doing a fancy buckle or even some massive, silver bows, something to that effect, instead of doing a brocade or patterned shoe.
Artemisia – I have not yet made tote bags or handbags, but I'm always intrigued. I imagine the layers are similar to those of a hat…it needs stability in various places and such, yes? Hrm…now I want to run off and make handbags, hahaha 🙂