Since @thesciwriter recently brought up the question about what costume shops (or professional seamstresses) do with the muslin mockups after a fitting, I thought some of you might find this story interesting.
Eric Winterling's shop in NYC is where they build the costumes for the Mrs. Maisel series. TV shows have the most ridiculous scheduling, often with only a few days allowed for a full build. For such a costume heavy and costume focused show, I'm sure Mrs. Maisel has a little more prep time but it's still really necessary to work as quickly and efficiently as possible. Swipe to see the details about this dress and mockup according to Eric.
When we had some fabric pleated for a dress when I worked at the opera a few years ago, we held onto that pleated paper it came in for a while until one of my coworkers claimed it for some outside project. Things like that are way too cool to just throw away! (And anyone who works as a costumer tends to be at least a little bit of a pack rat when it comes to supplies and things that have potential future usefulness.)
#lifeasacostumer
I spent the day priming things for paint and then I remembered to shoot a quick video. #SewingStudioBuild
I started cutting all the edges while Janet was away yesterday morning. When she got back after lunch, she pulled out a roller and started filling in. I'll put a pic below in the comments. #SewingStudioBuild
We broke for lunch and then came back with a portal ac unit plugged in to an extention cord from the house. Can't wait until they finished hooking up all the electrical and we have the mini split cooling the room for us - it was stupid humid today! #SewingStudioBuild
Merry Christmas, everyone!
If you're looking for something Christmasy to listen to/watch over the next few days, here's the most recent episode of my favorite podcast Blurry Creatures. It's a really fascinating (and nerdy) deep dive into the Biblical story of the Magi.
Two days after my son turned in his last paper for his bachelor's degree, I finished my shirt sewing project. Eight shirts, made to measure. Most of the fabrics are linen. Yes, regrettably you can tell exactly when I got my sewing machine repaired... but I hope these help him as he moves through his master's program and in life.
We had a very quiet Thanksgiving, and I'm doing palate cleansers between the shirts in my shirt gift project, so I ran through the scrap pile and made myself an apron.
Aprons, IME, should be made of thicker fabrics in order to actually prevent splashes and stains from getting to your real clothes. Both of these were skirt leftover bits :)
