cleaning out my phone, found trix and paul at that dance comp. hirami was with me — she loves handicrafts and occasionally comes to assist with my repair wizardry xd. he split his pants right in the perineum / taint / gooch / landing strip.

i had my trusty nylon industrial thread, always in black, and i was stitching seam while he hovered and vibrated and stressed. im just like biiiiitch i’m not your girl friday. i’m your girl everyday.

after that trix sat in front of the cellophane curtains and suddenly looked like almost a model covering his ass in plastic curtains. by accident.

the suit taint contained all genitalia! the sequins behaved too, which was an issue…

….unlike a girl in the junior category who used craft glue to put red sequins to her fake ruby slippers.

girl was cute and her stuffed toto was great, but the stage looked like an explosion when she was done and though i was rooting for her, costume appearance and function affects the score.

that’s the whole thing. soup to nuts.

not even mad about it cuz pocket leggings are the shit, yo.

The collar, cuffs, pocket tops, and button coverings are some leftovers from the lining of my swooshy green coat project, and I have to say I am *pretty* satisfied with the pattern matching on the plaid. (Is it perfect? No, but shhhhh.)

In a *proper* smoking jacket, there would be a lot of tailoring structure on the inside, but I wanted something that had some nice *vibes* but that I could just wear to be comfy and, crucially, just chuck in the wash without worrying about it. Also, I can fit an entire book into the pockets VERY easily, which is fantastic. Is it in essence a fancy bathrobe? Yes, but it amuses me. And yes, I am now working on a more seasonally-appropriate project after doing a lot with wool and flannel when it was far to hot to be doing that. I also made the skirt and shirt, all made by me by hand. (And the book was too, actually! :) ) The smoking jacket pattern was by Black Snail Patterns.

So anyway.

Ladies.

-people continue to be in Shock and Awe that I've never used a sewing machine in my life (I have one, I've just...never learned how to use it).

-people also really, really want me to wear my 18th-century shirt just. As my regular clothing.

-one lady wanted to know if my shirt would have 'ruffles and stuff' and I said 'I hope so!' and she was Delighted.

-Super Enthusiastic Teen was back. She is super enthusiastic about sewing and sewing machines and the fact that she just got a 1930s treadle.

-A Thousand Miles came on the playlist and all I could think was uuuuuh yeah. does this make me a bad person

upcycled lounge pants into this flowy top!! video coming soon <33

~ this was for a concert & upcoming competition w my chorus, & costumer said it’s not dressy enough?? or that the cotton will stick out??