#HolidayPhotoHop2020 Day 1: Red
Hi, everyone! I'm Brooke and I'm a professional costumer and seamstress. Over my almost 20-year career, I've sewn more Christmas (often in the summer) than even I realized until I looked through all my old photos!
Six or seven years ago (it doesn't seem that long ago!), I was hired to build some costumes for an outdoor Christmas display that were inspired by the classic movie White Christmas. Sewing for mannequins can be a challenge and outdoor fabric doesn't behave like silk (what the movie dresses were made from), but I was pleased with how it all turned out and the client was thrilled. I hear they have held up at least through last year, with the need for only minor repairs. (Some critter apparently chewed on one of the skirts while it was in storage.)
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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 :)
