song+ Live Like There's No Tomorrow- Selena Gomez & the Scene- A Year Without Rain
book+ Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum books
quest+ getting some dolls sold soonish
upper+ the EiD curves have been (mostly) conquered
downer+ i'm having trouble starting my day as early as i need to
attire+ dog-walking clothes- pants and a hoodie over pajama top
drink+ milk
real measurable progress is being made in my pattern drafting endeavors.. the med bust ones at least. i still haven't actually sewn from them yet, but the basic parts are done and i'm working on some specialized things now so i should have something to show off relatively soon. and after that enlarging to accommodate the large bust should be relatively simple.
i've been watching various things in the background to keep myself amused. i work best when my focus is split and music on it's own only gets be so far distraction-wise. i've made it through all but 4 episodes of Bones in the past week, and i'm wondering what to move on to next. possibly a re-watch of Dead Like Me, though it's kinda a visual show. who knows, i have tons to go through in my case of tv shows and movies, so i'm sure i'll find something. xD for today though, there's new music to go through.
i think in another few days i should have the patterns ready for my initial 16 designs, at which point i'll be able to sew up some samples and ask for feedback before doing more designs. kyu is antsy for me to start the actual production, but he's having trouble comprehending just how much effort goes into the pattern drafting. knowing what i want it to look like is a factor, but there's also figuring out what basic shapes will give me the desired silhouette with normal-looking seam lines.
honestly i went into this expecting the bust to be the most difficult thing to work with/around, but the hips and butt are giving me more trouble than anything else. after getting something to lay right on the front, i'll turn her and see that the back has ridden or bunched and looks absurd, or that the angle of curvature on her hips has torn the vellum i'm using for drafting. it's nuts seriously! i'm getting past it though, that's what tape is for, right?
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2 comments:
Totally relate to the needing-more-than music mindset. It's not that way for all of my creative work, but for some things it's indispensable.
Can also relate to your frustrations with curves vs. grainlines. You are getting a taste of what I experienced when I made wedding gowns and bridesmaid dresses for your sisters' weddings. Wouldn't have missed it for the world, but very thankful I did not have the 13 children your father and I were initially planning/hoping for.
Just remember Mom, that it is partly your DNA that gave us all these dad-blasted curves!
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