Ariana

I had to finish the sleeves again, because the first time it looked absolutely awful:

Now it's good:

I will think about possibly correcting the front of the outer skirt, but I don't have the time nor the energy for it now.

Buuuut. You know what's better than pocketses in a dress or a skirt? TWO sets of pocketses!

I'm aaaaaalmost there with Idril dress. And buahaha, I found some shitty China ears I forgot I bought 😂

The cloak is made of dark blue wool. I only had 2,6m, so it's a bit shorter at the front, but I still managed to cut half-circle cloak and make the hood from the scraps. I used some linen/viscose fabric for the lining in the hood. There will be either a brooch or a decorative clasp, but in case it's the latter,I want my brother to sew it on at his preferable height, since he's taller than me and probably has wider shoulders despite still looking like a dangly teenager.

I was digging through ribbons and laces and I found a velvet ribbon that could cover the seam at the elbow.

And I found a wide jacquard ribbon I bought before the pandemic. It was supposed to be a part of my Noldo cosplay, but I never used it. I'm thinking about using it as a belt for the outer skirt. I guess I will let this idea sit for a day or two, since I probsbly won't be doing much sewing before the weekend.

So far the idea of the whole dress is more or less like in the pics below. This time without a corset, because I was testing the possibility of using that jacquard ribbon. I want to be able to use this dress with or without the corset.

I'm going to use two layers. I considered buying a typical lining fabric, but this one works well when folded in two, so I just ordered a bit more to double the skirt. I looked at some wool blend as well, but it was the thin kind that would be used for making suits, so there was a risk you could see through that too and that it too would need a lining... And obviously it was more expensive than this cotton/viscose fabric. It might not have the heavy look, but two layers should do the trick and I am not a fan of the concept of spending hours and hours of work and using some shitty polyester fabric. I don't want to die of heat.

The fabric goes well with the jacquard I have for inner layer of the sleeves. The jacquard is cotton/metallic as well, not pure polyester.

@laerthel, thanks for tagging me!

Here is the snippet 😅. I have not written a word in Tolkien fandom during the past four years or so, yet here I am trying to finish scenes from many years ago to post as entries in my story with War of Wrath images.

Dinessel glanced at the Vanyar soldiers.She didn't envy them. Tired as she was, she hoped she could just get back to her tent and somehow sleep through the unpleasant sensations. She knew, however, that Maedhros was going to demand a detailed report from the scouting party.

The eldest son of Feanor put his arm around her frame to support her, before she realised he stepped this close.

"Come. I want Alcarino to take a look at you."

"I can..." Dinessel tried to object, flabbergasted that the lord intended to take her personally. She was tired and sore, but didn't feel like she couldn't go to the healer alone.

Sorry, I could not resist. It is the first time I wrote fanfic bits during a class at university - when I was the teacher not the student (it was the last class in this term, the students were either giving me their assignments or sitting and working on the last corrections on their drawings before submitting their works, so, when nobody wanted anything from me, I was just bored out of my mind and I ended up scribbling notes).

Wooops?

I'm waiting for the main fabric, but I have a ribbon for the belt and I have a fancy jacquard fabric for the inner layer of the sleeves.