Ariana

The pattern is Tiliana by Kaleo Handmade (Martika Grabowska), it's on Ravelry.

I used 1650m of 100% cotton yarn. The final result is 85/190cm without blocking. I have not washed it yet, the shawl keeps the shape even without washing and blocking.

I watched the new Spiderman movie. I didn't die of cringe like I did on the last Thor movie, which is an improvement, but it was also a movie I will most likely never watch again. It was lengthy at times and the change going on the main character did not hit me on emotional level, it was more like me seeing the mechanisms and the intentions of the script writers. I really enjoyed the previous Spiderman movie. This one? I'm glad the cinema tickets we bought were on some discount.

On plus side, it was nice to see Zendaya actually act and perform more than her usual scowl. I don't mind teh actress, I'm not exactly fond of her MJ and that did not change, I still don't give a shit, but it was positive to see her acting range being a bit wider.

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.