December 2009
3 posts
NYE and The Bustier
Or, why I like to say, “NYE”. I just started noticing this abbreviation this year, possibly because I’ve never been one to celebrate the mere passing of time on a particular day. Hell, if I’m gonna do something like that, I might as well gather people together to stay up late on October 19th, and at the stroke of midnight shout, “HAPPY BIRTHDAY!” to...
The Great Bustier-Top Experiment: Day Two
Ok, so my progress last night was good, I now realize that I need a manequin for draping and pinning. My daughter is now taller than me with a completely different body shape (imagine that-she’s 12 and I’m 46!). And my son just doesn’t have enough boobs, and he’s also taller than me. So I’m reduced to begging them to hold pieces of fabric up to my body while I...
1st lame post
Ok, so I’m making a bustier-type top for NYE (by the way, I looove the abbreviation NYE, I really just learned it this year, but that’s fodder for another post). I’m using the fabric from a pair of pants that I no longer wear, it’s blue ultra-suede, and I have some scraps of shiny blue plastic fabric that should make some hot trim on the thing. So, what do I have now, two...