Packing it in
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norsegirlPulled out my Tudor dress and cleaned it up for storage. I've been meaning to do that since the last time I wore it, which would be Halloween of 2006 if memory serves. Yeah, I suck. I've had the Tupperware bin it lives in, which is supposed to be stored in my closet, out in my hallway for over a year!!!! And the chemise and petticoats have been in a laundry basket for about the same length of time. Now to bury it back in the closet where it belongs. Feels good to get that done at last and to get both hallway and basket back.
Started to get the stuff together for selling too. Not sure what to charge for used garb. Ideas? Part of me just wants to not be a cheap bastard and just give it away to ensure it doesn't come home with me to take up valuable storage space. But I could certainly use the extra cash as well.
I've also done some housecleaning on my website. Removed all the pages on the garb I'm selling (if I'm not keeping it, no point in having websites on it). Added a page on inkle weaving with very little content. Also restructured the whole thing to simplify it and make navigation easier. Finally I changed some of the font colours because while I found it easy to read, others kept writing me and saying it was difficult. It's still white writing on black background, which I hear many others dislike, but I find black writing on white really hard on my eyes, so they can copy and paste it all into Word if they really hate it that much. I changed the greens though.
While deciding whether or not to keep the bliaut page, I also had a very unpleasant encounter with a bliaut researcher (not anyone on my friends-list before anyone gets the wrong idea) that reminded me why I'm leaving this game. I have so had it with people who take it too seriously, and there are WAY too many of them. Or maybe there's not as many as it seems but the few that are out there are really vocal and have an incredible way of raining on your parade.
In other news, I didn't get any census work or school work done this weekend. It snowed Friday night and that really took the wind out of my sails. Going to have to skip Derby Monday and Thursday to catch up probably.
Didn't do any census on Thursday or Friday as I was out at performances both nights. Thursday was an okay local theater production of Man of La Mancha. Hard music and most cast members were not up to the challenge. The side-kick was SENSATIONAL though. There was a wine and cheese party after where I got to tell him how good he was, and that was a tremendous way to end the night! All local theatre should end with mix'n'mingles after. It's very cool!
Friday was a BREATHTAKING performance of Mozart's Requiem as performed jointly by the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra, Edmonton Ballet, Edmonton Opera and a few choral groups. It was INCREDIBLE! I got tickets to the sold out performance at less than the ticket price because someone at work had bought them before booking her vacation. She was feeling guilty for charging me anything when she sold them to me because she figured I was doing her a favour by taking them off her hands. I will have to buy her a coffee Monday.
Jason made dinner tonight. I love my man. Recipe from Dr Phil's cookbook - Arroz con Pollo (rice with chicken) which was yum and I highly recommend it. Haven't made anything else out of the book yet though. And we've owned it the entire time we've lived here I think.
Started to get the stuff together for selling too. Not sure what to charge for used garb. Ideas? Part of me just wants to not be a cheap bastard and just give it away to ensure it doesn't come home with me to take up valuable storage space. But I could certainly use the extra cash as well.
I've also done some housecleaning on my website. Removed all the pages on the garb I'm selling (if I'm not keeping it, no point in having websites on it). Added a page on inkle weaving with very little content. Also restructured the whole thing to simplify it and make navigation easier. Finally I changed some of the font colours because while I found it easy to read, others kept writing me and saying it was difficult. It's still white writing on black background, which I hear many others dislike, but I find black writing on white really hard on my eyes, so they can copy and paste it all into Word if they really hate it that much. I changed the greens though.
While deciding whether or not to keep the bliaut page, I also had a very unpleasant encounter with a bliaut researcher (not anyone on my friends-list before anyone gets the wrong idea) that reminded me why I'm leaving this game. I have so had it with people who take it too seriously, and there are WAY too many of them. Or maybe there's not as many as it seems but the few that are out there are really vocal and have an incredible way of raining on your parade.
In other news, I didn't get any census work or school work done this weekend. It snowed Friday night and that really took the wind out of my sails. Going to have to skip Derby Monday and Thursday to catch up probably.
Didn't do any census on Thursday or Friday as I was out at performances both nights. Thursday was an okay local theater production of Man of La Mancha. Hard music and most cast members were not up to the challenge. The side-kick was SENSATIONAL though. There was a wine and cheese party after where I got to tell him how good he was, and that was a tremendous way to end the night! All local theatre should end with mix'n'mingles after. It's very cool!
Friday was a BREATHTAKING performance of Mozart's Requiem as performed jointly by the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra, Edmonton Ballet, Edmonton Opera and a few choral groups. It was INCREDIBLE! I got tickets to the sold out performance at less than the ticket price because someone at work had bought them before booking her vacation. She was feeling guilty for charging me anything when she sold them to me because she figured I was doing her a favour by taking them off her hands. I will have to buy her a coffee Monday.
Jason made dinner tonight. I love my man. Recipe from Dr Phil's cookbook - Arroz con Pollo (rice with chicken) which was yum and I highly recommend it. Haven't made anything else out of the book yet though. And we've owned it the entire time we've lived here I think.
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Date: 2008-04-07 07:09 am (UTC)No idea on the used garb. You are better off selling complete outfits with all the accessories for a fixed price than piece meal though.
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Date: 2008-04-18 04:03 am (UTC)You don't know me, but I've very much appreciated your Bliaut page as I've been working on garb. I'm sorry to hear that you had such trouble with someone being so frustrating! I only just found your LJ because I kept googling "Eve's bliaut" and you'd seemed to have fallen off the face of the earth!
I know a handful of newbies who are needing some garb to get started out with-- about what size are you and what are you looking to part with?
If you'd be willing, please drop me an email -- moas@wurmwald.org
Thanks so much, and I'm sorry that the game ceased to be fun.
Kathrin
Garb for sale - corrected
Date: 2008-04-18 03:40 pm (UTC)Here's the inventory of stuff I'm parting with:
Bliaut $40 (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v349/evethejust/bliaut.jpg) - includes brown bliaut (as seen on the webpage), braid cases, long veil and white hat. Does not include the under dress or the chin strap. Fibre content unknown (not natural).
Norse outfit $50 (http://members.shaw.ca/evethejust/costume3.html) - includes hunter's green underdress and purple apron dress with hand made tablet woven straps and trim in cream and hunter's green. Entire outift is 100% cotton and very comfy. Beads, brooches and belt are not included, nor are any of the things hanging off them. Brooches can be purchased at Fettered Cock (http://www.fetteredcockpewters.com/page_dark.htm) and if they are interested in the belt we can negotiate that separately.
"Norman" outfit (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v349/evethejust/norman2.jpg) $60 - Includes yellow underdress with trim around cuffs and hem, red overdress with trim around collar, cuffs and hem. Dresses are 100% cotton, trim is synthetic (before I learned to weave). Also included are belt, circlet and a short veil (veil not pictured, it's the same fabric as the veil in the picture but falls to mid-back instead of mid-thigh)
Also for sale are the following items for which I do not have pictures:
$50 - Simple dress with hand made tablet woven trim as seen here (http://members.shaw.ca/evethejust/tablet7.html). Dress is a thick, soft, twill woven synthetic the same colour as the stars on the trim. Trim is hand-sewn on cuffs, triangular neckline and the entire 3.5 yards of hem!
$20 - Men's ankle-length hooded cloak in dark hunter's green polyester gabardine. Brand new, never worn.
$60 - Women's ankle-length cloak made of black polar fleece
$10 - 2 yards of white crinkle cotton hemmed with a serger. Makes a nice early period veil to keep the sun off.
My "size" varies wildly depending on what store I'm shopping in that minute (I hate commercial clothing manufacturers) so I won't even bother with that. I'm currently 5'3" 130lbs and these outfits have fit me anywhere from 120lbs up to 140 lbs. There's no stretch, but they are pretty forgiving. I would say that the potential purchaser should not be any taller than 5'4" (or the hems will be too short) and should weigh no more than 150 lbs. The biggest restriction will be the bust. I don't think anyone with a bust measurement larger than 36" will fit into my clothes.
Let me know if you're interested in anything.