Ok, so next week my plan is to put together the shirt and the waistcoat (View C & E; F will have to wait a week or so).

The Simplicity Women’s Pirate Coat is a little annoying because it doesn’t close in the front…but then I look at Chris’ uniform coat and it has hooks and eyes to keep it together. I think I may do that for mine as well. I don’t know if I’ll make facings like on Chris’ (the red part at the front).  I will need to modify it and add pockets. Plus I still need to add the buttons. Lots of buttons.

It’s almost 2am, but my pirate coat is almost done. I just need to press the sleeve seams flat, hem the bottom, and add finishing touches like buttons. There are no functional buttons on the coat so I’m not really worried.

Update: 2pm Hem done. most seams are pinked. I found the buttons from Chris’ old pirate coat…I’ve got like 40 of them…will put them on later. Maybe tonight while gaming. The cool thing I realized while using some gold & black trim for hem tape… I have not spent a single cent on this outfit. The pattern was from my stash. The fabric was white that I had dyed black (it’s a green-black) back in 2001 or 2. The interfacing, I used an old fitted bed sheet for a bed we no longer have, because the fabric was already stiff, it just needed a little oomph, not a lot of oomph. As I said, the buttons were from Chris’ old pirate coat. The accent fabric was stash black velveteen, and the thread, basic black, finished 2 used spools.  Now the shirt, that was new black broadcloth, still <$7 with coupon, but that’s not done yet. I won’t need anything new for that, the pants, I haven’t decided on. I will probably need stuff for the waistcoat tho. I’d love to have a cool brocade lining…

Current Mood:  sleepy

Tags: costuming, pirates, sewing

Costume Attention Deficit Disorder attacked me this weekend.

So while Daddy was out playing with his toy soldiers and CJ was out with Grandma, I thought I’d get Chris’ Tudor done… well, I knew I’d forget that and work on my Pirate outfit instead. Well, I forgot both of those, and made Chris a mad hatter style top hat instead. *facepalm*

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Tags: CADD, gaming, pirates, sewing, tudor

Ok, so I was watching Pirates of the Caribbean, and the other day was Blackbeard on National Geographic, and tonight is supposed to be Pirate Code on Nat. Geo…. and if you remember, we have a Pirate game going…And I’ve been nicknamed the IT Pirate by Kate a loooong time ago… Yar.

I really need to make me a real Pirate outfit.

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So we had another session of our Pirate game…I was able to record it digitally so I can update the story soon. Soooo frustrating for player… I know there’s some stuff that’s so close to coming out, yet…ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! Then Dave & Kristy are going to a con right after work next Thursday, so we may or may not game… AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

I really want to make a waistcoat like Rojo’s.  I have to see if I can find some nice black brocade that would work…er, wait. I may actually already HAVE some… oh dear. I need to go looking at my pattern stash. Have a great weekend!

Update 1/22/10 : I haven’t gotten a chance to go check my stash, but I’m pretty sure it’s down there. I just have to check yardage. In the mean time I’ve looked through my pattern stash and found some great patterns to make with the brocade. Simplicity 3677 View A & Simplicity 4923 View E (black & white cotton broadcloth), F (cotton twill) and (possibly C from the brocade).

Tags: pirates