A last minute panic phone call from a friend has meant that any other thoughts of artistic endeavour have been put aside this week. A pantomime costume had to be made by Tuesday and the lady who had started the project had been taken ill - would I be able to finish it?
I realised the enormity of the task when on Monday afternoon, I eventually assembled all the pieces that had been cut out and partially constructed. Even with a pattern to follow, it was slow progress as my predecessor had made alterations and modifications. I have to confess that whilst I'd made garments before, I'd never actually fitted a collar!
In the event, it all went fairly smoothly, the coat was assembled by 9pm and the final hand-finished details completed by 11am the next day just in the nick of time for the opening night.
Making the costume has prompted me to think about my own work and plans to extend my portfolio of Victorian inspired garments. I'm going to start researching corsets and see where that leads me.
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