Back to Work!

[rowangolightly]

This will be my first full day back at Cy Rudnick's - 12-7 shift. I haven't been there all summer, pretty much, causa the Zoo job. The shock is trying on "work" clothes (they prefer you wear stuff you've made, natch) and they're all too big! I'm in trousers that were tight four years ago! Yay! But it does mean doing extensive alterations, since the jackets also hang on me. I really didn't realize how much I'd lost until I started trying on clothes this morning. Nice problem to have, of course, but - I don't like looking slouchy!

So I'll have to sort through rigorously as I pack for the move - lots to go through and get rid of; must be brutal in sorting! If it doesn't fit and I haven't worn it in three years - out it goes!

Fabric too - stuff I won't use and hopefully can sell or donate. That's the tricky part; it's so hard for me to let go of fabric 'cause, "it might come in handy for somethin!" but, ye gods, there's tons of it! And it's all buried behind roomie's stuff which got piled in a hurry so I can't get to it at the moment.

And finish faire, learning music all the while; work on Christmas music for those gig;, marketing for the (as-yet-unnamed-group); figuring out if Charing Cross Quartet is still an entity we wanna pursue.....and then to keep making money coming in through sewing while accomplishing all of this sorting/packing - aarrrgggghh!

Ok - stop - breathe - repeat after me: "one thing at a time, each thing in it's proper order" breathe.....

Comments

[rougewench.livejournal.com]

It really does just come down to time management at the end of the day...


D.

did I read "donate"?

[themadblonde]

I know a great & always needy non-profit arts group that takes fabric donations. Unfortunately, this weekend will be my last trip to KC this year, but if you're really interested in getting rid of it soon...? -Karen

Yes, but...

[rowangolightly.livejournal.com]

I'm not at that point yet - I've not begun to sort through the stuff - as I said, my roomie's stuff is in front of it. I'm hoping to go through it in an organized manner so we'll see. And yes, I also know of a bunch of worthy arts organizations around here too. But if I was more ready, sure, you'd be welcome to some of it.

Costuming

[taracnm.livejournal.com]

Hey, thanks for offering to help with instructions. You dont know how badly I'd just love to hand you the material and have you make the outfit for me!!! Your work is so beautiful. And I'm running out of time!
I dont have your email, so this is the only way I think I can contact you for now, if you could send it, mine is taracnm@yahoo.com
I think I will have to hand sew the cartridge pleating and then of course hand sew the skirt to the waistband. I just wish i had a skirt to actually look at to see how to place the skirt fabric against the waistband and sew. I think you do it at a 90 degree angle and then would have to tack the upper portion of pleats then the lower portion secondly. Am I even close to being right??? I hope you can help, as I can usually look at something and do it, but the techniques arent always clear when trying to read about it!
Thanks