& red is added to mix

Decided to line the Fire in twill. I think one of the things I like best about the Rohan was the weight and drape of it so...

Decided i wanted red twill, so it would look cool when viewed through the slits. Then decided I didn't want to dye it myself and risk having a red Victorian corset so I went to Hancocks. They had a pretty bright red twill and it was on sale and everything - yay. Also got threads and an invisible zipper, although they didn't have orange so the zipper will be red. Oh well, this is why we use invisible zippers, right. I mean, is there another reason?

Also stopped at Michaels for fabric paint... more on that later.

Twill is in the wash and I'm heading back to my room to start cutting out. :>

starting to come together

Almost finished cutting out the faille - just the sleeves to go. It took longer than it should because I'm adding a train of doom, which means I had to do lots of measuring and messing about with the skirt angles. The rest of the family spent the afternoon seeing PotC3 (to which they said "eh") so when they got back I pulled out more of the fabric pieces I'm using on this plus the things I bought today and I'm happy to say they approved.

I'm so excited - this costume is really starting to come together!! I'm relived my ideas and materials for it are melding into something I'm digging. *YES!* Lots more work but coming along.

I'm off to a scrapbooking workshop for the rest of the evening, which makes me a little sad (I want to stay and sew) but it's probably a good thing. My back is starting to really hurt. I think I need to raise my bed up before I do anymore cutting...