Has anyone watched the Artful Detective aka Murdock Mysteries? Set in late 1800s through early 1900s in Toronto, Canada.
I enjoy the way the author intertwined actual contemporary people into the stories. Of course, there is plenty of nonsense intertwined, as well. Feedback on the costuming, anyone? Susan, NJ > On Apr 21, 2020, at 2:40 AM, Lavolta Press <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On 4/20/2020 1:31 PM, Lynn Downward wrote: >> It's been great to hear how others are coping with isolation and of the >> projects they're working on. I hope you all stay safe and as happy and busy >> as possible. > > I haven't left the house (and yard) since Sacramento County shut down, which > was after the SF Bay Area shutdown but before the entire state shutdown. I > could actually walk around the neighborhood more. This is a suburb (of > Sacramento), it's not dense, and my husband says he sees few people on his > morning runs. My husband does the grocery store pickups. We order online, > get a pickup time, drive to the pickup area, and they put the bags in the > trunk of the car. > > I buy DVDs (rather than streaming) and have spent more time than usual > watching them. Lately, the Frankie Drake mysteries, set in the 1920s. They're > not even trying with the costumes, or the hairstyles. I just watched an > episode where Coco Chanel gives a runway show. It's a parade of *identical* > dresses! The same style, fabric, color, everything. Someone is not clear on > the concept . . . > > We have all the DVDs of Game of Thrones and I am trying to get my husband to > start watching them with me. He wants to see the series, but then he starts > calculating how long it will take if we watch one or two episodes a week, > which is all he is willing to do. He gave me a book on the costumes for > Christmas. He looked through it and he loves them, so we'll get around to the > DVDs eventually. > > For fitting your clothes, I'd suggest buying an adjustable dress form online. > I got one of the hard adjustable forms (quite a while back) and put an old > leotard over it to pin to. > > Re stash, I am wondering how easy it will be to buy fabric over the next few > months, considering how much of it is made in China or India. In any case I > really should be using up what I have. > > Fran > > Lavolta Press > > www.lavoltapress.com > > > > > -------------- > > It's been great to hear how others are coping with isolation and of the > projects they're working on. I hope you all stay safe and as happy and busy > as possible. > > I'm working from home so I don't have all of the day for myself. Still, > I've managed to make about 18 face masks, until I ran out of bias binding, > elastic and cotton fabrics from my stash. The San Francisco Bay Area > (California) has been shut down since March 9th, so we've got a head start > on sewing over much of the rest of the country. Being over 60 with some > medical issues, I've only left the house four times since then so I've had > lots of time in the house. We just got Acorn so I've been watching Brit > television while doing handwork. Murder mysteries really help to keep me > focused on anything other than the pandemic. > > I'm working on a shaub for my husband, one I promised him about four years > ago. Most of the shaub is made and I've put together the fur collar, which > will be basted to the shaub whenever he wears it and taken off for cleaning > and storage. Next tasks are to finish the facings and cartridge pleat the > sleeves to the body. > > I've made a 1890s petticoat with lots of pleated ruffles, the muslin for > the linen skirt I have planned. I've made a muslin for the Folkwear > Armistice Blouse but need someone to help with fitting. No matter how hard > I try, I can't seem to self-fit. Next up is a 1920s skirt to go with the > Armistice blouse. I'll make a muslin and use it as the petticoat if it > works. I have dreams of sewing a bunch of other projects but I'll have to > see how far I get down the list. > > > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > [email protected] > https://indra.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/h-costume _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] https://indra.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
