I have now completed the main work on the skirt including a fitting for the gathers and the hem...
The bodice now has sewn on loops for the back lacing and is complete except for the final silk outer shell (which is waiting on the embroidery, which should be back to me soon)
This morning bought frustration. I went down to my car to head to work only to find that it had been broken into...
Nothing major was missing except for the face plate for my radio...
All said and done the damage (counting window cost, a new radio, and a iPod charger) came to about $350... Why do people do things like this? They got less than $20 worth of value and caused me all that trouble...
Here was my fix for the window...
Monday, August 16, 2010
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
A New Toy for My Birthday
My birthday is tomorrow and my wife gave me a very cool present.
It is a Droid X... the screen is amazing and it is very fast.
I am getting very close to the end of summer quarter (last day of classes is the 19th) and my brothers wedding is fast approaching. Now back to finishing up some homework and back to the dress and kilts...
It is a Droid X... the screen is amazing and it is very fast.
I am getting very close to the end of summer quarter (last day of classes is the 19th) and my brothers wedding is fast approaching. Now back to finishing up some homework and back to the dress and kilts...
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
Thursday, July 29, 2010
A crazy truck driver and sewing progress.
To start with I had a wild experience today leaving school. While walking to my bus stop I saw a traffic jam at the main campus entrance. As I approached I discovered a over-sized load truck with a crane on it. As I got closer I saw it had run into a sign turning into campus and they had a reciprocating saw and were cutting down the sign.
I then managed to get to my bus stop and the truck managed to get free and moving.
It preceded onto campus after much effort from both Seattle PD and Campus police to get the lead car past the congestion and then my bus arrived. We rode most of the way around campus with out incident until we reached the tight turn at the top of the hill by Meany Hall. The truck was stuck again.
They were turning cars around. And even turned a bus around by backing it on to a side street. At this point I decided to leave the bus and walk toward the freeway to catch a different bus.
I then walked toward the freeway planning to catch a 511 from the freeway stop, but at 45th and Brooklyn the 855 caught up with me so I just got back on that bus. In total it took almost 2.5 hours to get home....
I then managed to get to my bus stop and the truck managed to get free and moving.
Sorry bout the video quality/camera work
It preceded onto campus after much effort from both Seattle PD and Campus police to get the lead car past the congestion and then my bus arrived. We rode most of the way around campus with out incident until we reached the tight turn at the top of the hill by Meany Hall. The truck was stuck again.
They were turning cars around. And even turned a bus around by backing it on to a side street. At this point I decided to leave the bus and walk toward the freeway to catch a different bus.
The front bus was just turned around, the third bus from was the one I exited
I then walked toward the freeway planning to catch a 511 from the freeway stop, but at 45th and Brooklyn the 855 caught up with me so I just got back on that bus. In total it took almost 2.5 hours to get home....
Adding boning to the lining of the bodice
Boned lining on the dress-form.
Mocking up the lacing
Laying out the kilt pattern on the tartan (from my measurements and on the tartan pattern)
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Tartan in the house...
8 yards of double width MacDonald tartan (for two kilts) and 8 yards single width Dunbar tartan (for one kilt)
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
The start of a wedding dress...
I have officially started cutting and fitting my soon to be sister in-laws wedding dress.
We also have received the tartan so kilts will soon be in work...
With the changes to the Community Transit schedules and my schedule for summer classes I am walking over 1 mile a day. It is nice to have a little extra motivation to walk (since I have to) but this week has been very hot and I can't wear shorts to work. I may have to start changing before I go to school and after I get back to work. Tomorrow I think I may try my zip-off pants.
Everyone be sure to drink lots of water on these hot summer days.
Watch for more pictures of the dress and kilts in the next few weeks...
We also have received the tartan so kilts will soon be in work...
With the changes to the Community Transit schedules and my schedule for summer classes I am walking over 1 mile a day. It is nice to have a little extra motivation to walk (since I have to) but this week has been very hot and I can't wear shorts to work. I may have to start changing before I go to school and after I get back to work. Tomorrow I think I may try my zip-off pants.
Everyone be sure to drink lots of water on these hot summer days.
Watch for more pictures of the dress and kilts in the next few weeks...
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