Home Industry: Just add purple ribbon

And the drawers are done! Whoot!

A Tailor

"To be, or not to be: That is the question:" ~Hamlet

I keep hoping my costume will be done in time for the Céilidh ball... Can I do it? Only time will tell. :/ In the meantime, I'm hard away at it.

This is my first time "drawing" my pattern... Thus far, it's been a headache. But, "I shall conquer this!" :D

It is fun to see my own work come together...

I love blue marking pencils.

And a little friend came to "help" with my project.

And yes... I am running out of words for sewing... hence the random blog post title.

Home Industry: Sewing

Mmm. Sewing is a valuable skill. And though I generally dislike the process... I DO like the results...

And therefore despite the drudgery... I began working on my next costume... My War Between the States wear...
Ironing the fabric...

Cutting out the pieces...
And sewing...
New costume, here I come!

Shall We Dance? ...

... Is definitely a rhetorical question. :)

My Family

~~~I really wish I had a picture of the Kincell Family~~~
Maybe I can get one from my girlies? *Hint*

"Shall we Dance?"

"Bum Bum Bum"

The Virginia Reel

"On a bright cloud of music, shall we fly?
Bum Bum Bum"

Posties Jig

Racetrack

And more

Gay Gordon

Liberty Reel

Quarnden Hill

Over and Under

The Bunny Hop :)

Right-Hand!

Star

The Patty Cake Polka

Slide, Slide, Slide

Heel, Toe, Heel, Toe

Slide, Slide, Slide

The Cumberland Square

Head Couples Gallop

Circle

Otherwise known as the "Doc Ock"

One more ball post to go! And then back to everyday life-ish posts. :)

MMW: Robin Hood -- A Legacy

When we think about Robin Hood, we think about the man who robbed the rich and gave to the poor... Yet his legacy stretches far beyond his influence stretches far beyond the Sherwood Forest, even to places we might not expect.

Superheroes get their names and stories from all kinds of sources. Superman grew into a legend from the imaginations of two boys, Spiderman crawled into comics from the creative genius of Stan Lee, and Batman began as a different kind of detective comic by Bob Kane...

One of DC's staple heroes got his start as Hood wannabe: Oliver Queen costumed as Robin Hood and transformed into the Green Arrow. And for a little while in the Smallville universe, Lois dressed as his Maid Marian.

You really don't have to look very far to see Robin Hood's legacy...

John Keats has got himself a movie

Partly because I studied Keats last semester and partly because I adore the regency era costumes, I would LOVE to see this movie. Anyone else interested?

My Ballgown

Despite my poor sewing skills, my dress is finally done!

Even with sewing the hooks and eyes in (twice)... And fitting yourself is more difficult than it looks!! But, with the help of my good friends and my mom, the dress only needs hemmed.

Bring on the dancing!