Mrs Maupin

Picspam note

Thu, 13 Feb 2020 09:18:07 GMT

I have uploaded all my recent exhibitions pictures, if you are interested/

- Shoe exhibitions at the MAD, Paris, 2020 + some jewelry from the museum

- Yves Saint Laurent Exhibition and Musée des Tissus, Lyon, 2020

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Achievements

Sat, 07 Oct 2017 20:50:49 GMT

I wanted to post earlier but DW ate a long post I had already done so... here's the short version of things I am happy with :

- I finished the toile for my fitting... which got postponed. But the toile is done !
- I am very close to being done with flossing the gray corset. Then I'll add some silver sparkle, I think. Not entirely sure yet.
- I assembled my Ref. N edwardian corset (Atelier Sylphe, measurements not adapted) and added boning channels to one half of it already. I just started pinning the channels inside the other half.
- I made the "chainmail" tunic and the green tunic for my son's Link costume
- I managed to take the kids with me to the opening of a photographer friend's exhibition. It was great to see her, admire her work, and the kids loved it, too (I know, I am spoiled)
- the cakes are baked for Heimlich's birthday party, tomorrow
- and we still managed to buy groceries and go to the swimming pool today
- I even did ten laps while the kids played with their Dad. Although Toad can now swim and plays very much by herself without supervision.
- my sleep patterns are getting better. Not perfect, but better.
- I have convinced the HG to watch the last season of Dr who, and we both enjoyed it. I have also started the Handmaid's tale on my lunch/flossing breaks, and enjoy it so far.

I have to order some lace and some corsetry supplies. My shopping carts are full but I am a bit reluctant, things add up quickly...

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Farmer's market score !

Wed, 19 Apr 2017 12:23:01 GMT

So I was lazy and got up a bit late, took my time to get ready, do my yoga, have breakfast, an headed to the farmer's market, somethign I have not been able to do yet this year because I was either without a car or in a rush at work. And it was sooo good ! It was the end of the market, and people had been scarce, so I got freebies and a good deal on heavenly strawberries. Fresh rhubarb and asparagus, ginger cheddar, smoked cheddar, and the plant guy was here.

Guys, bookstores ahve always been a dangerous zone for me, but I suspect gardening stores are becoming one, too. I went home with chard and lettuce (more grown that mine - I only sowed the chard yesterday), so that we don't have to wait as long. Then mint and coriander, carnation, a gooseberry and a raspberry bush. And another strawberry bush, because there will never be enoguh strawberries for our son. And RHUBARB. I will be good and not plant right now, as they predict below freezing temps during the night for two more days. that will give me time to find a place for everything.
I am SO excited, this is starting to really be my dream garden.

Bonus : the littl eplants were cheap, organic, and locally grown. And I bought fresh italian pasta for tonight.

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Growth

Wed, 12 Apr 2017 20:49:34 GMT

I spent most of the afternoon in the garden, trimming the hedge that's just over the vegetable patch - can't do that once it's full of young plants, right ? Mostly, the butterfly bush hadn't been trimmed down for two years and was as high as the house.
It's a plant I dug up from the rocks and concrete next to our previous place - there were wild butterfly bushes growing on a patch where a new building was to be added, and I wanted to save one. I only managed to dig out one of the smallest ones, it was maybe three inches high at the time. First it lived in a pot on our balcony, then we planted it in the garden. And today I needed the ladder to cut it down - a project made slightly more adventurous by the honeysuckle vines that tried to strangle me and kept the cut-off branches in place...

The kids pleaded for a game of Quirkle, and it's amazing how much better they got at it since last time - especially Toad. I won, but not by much, and Toad was calculating the scores very, very fast.

Sewing was slow - just partially patterned Titania's underdress. Client postponed her appointment, which was okay by me - I'd much rather see her at a time when the kids aren't home.

On a less happy note : I am crossposting from Dreamwidth, and I will be deleting my LJ shortly. Not out of a particular personal fear, but things like censorship and discrimination (and worse) are a dealbreaker for me. So, follow me here if you want to keep in touch !

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Moar sewing

Tue, 11 Apr 2017 20:22:59 GMT

Posting from DW for now, since I don't want to lose touch with anyone, I guess I'll just go back and forth between the two sites and crosspost from here.

Once upon a time I thought last week "Oh, I'll get some down time once the big wedding gown is out of the workshop" Hahah WRONG ! First, let's place two days of intensive draping, patterning and sewing with Lady Darkstone at the start of the week. So this happened :

EnregistrerI have to tweak the hem of one of the skirt layers in the back, add a zipper to the bodice's CB, and finish the neckline and armscyes with piping. The original plan included flutter sleeves but I'm not convinced they are really needed now. All fabrics came from stash !
We also patterned "Furisode", the Japan-themed dress - which will feature the blurry patterned fabroc on the right of the picture. It was amazign to have Lady Darkstone with me to chat, sew and drink tea. Sometimes working from home alone can be a little solitary.

Also, yes, this is my workshop/living-room; and yess, I have rolls of fabric waiting to be used there. And I have two ladies coming for variosu projects this week. I might need to tidy up a little tomorrow, right now the room is a war zone.

In non-sewing news I have baby tomato plants growing on my desk now, and the zucchinis and pumpkins are still on the balcony. I wanted to put them in the ground this week-end, but visitors left no time for gardening. If I went by the book I would'nt put them outside before next month, but we have had pretty steady temps for a while now, reaching 27°C yesterday.

We have started practising for the end of year show at ballet, so the lessons are a little less extreme for me and much more fun. And I managed to squeeze some time to pattern and grade the costumes for my daughter's group between two fittings today. Another Mom is supposed to have access to a larger format copier and make copies for everyone, while I make the tutorial.

HJ :
4-7. A quiet day after the mad rush to finish the wedding gown. I finished flossing Murielle's corset, and started working on Titania's underdress.
4-8. Our dance teacher finally settled on a fabric for the kids' costume, yay !
4-9. First picninc in the moutains of the year ! We went to a beautiful pass where there is a bog and a trail that goes right through it, with regular stops to show the specificities of the place. We walked a little, showed the kids around and just sat in the sun while they played - not in the actual bog, obviously.
4-10. Working side by side with my best friend while drinking tea and being silly about politics. I dug out an old campaign song from 1981 :p Also, my tooth infection almost disappeared within minutes after the dentist saw it. Before I even bought the bow of antibiotics.
4-11. Good workou day - I have been a little lazy with yoga as I was a little pressed for time and tired or sick, and it felt good to really get back into my groove today. And the day ended with a cool ballet lesson. I feel a little bit sore but very happy.

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Testing

Mon, 10 Apr 2017 17:35:29 GMT

Trying to crosspost from DW.

We have a skirt that needs a zipper and a belt, a partially cut (but patterned, mocked-up and fitted) bodice, and an idea of the general direction we're going in.
and I managed to get a tooth infection, joy.

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