I'm following firm resolutions to do umpteen things I have been putting
off forever. There are few things I hate more than cleaning and
organizing stuff, but it had to be done. So far I have organized and in
many cases, first cleaned and ironed bags of vintage lace yardage,
pieces of lace, ribbon, appliques, lace collars, vintage handkerchiefs,
commercial bias binding both packaged and in pieces, rolls and pieces
of elastic, and long shoelaces for drawstrings. I sorted a lot of loose
buttons and put them into little baggies. Then I put everything into
used printer-paper boxes. I replaced my ironing board cover, and last
night I ordered a "sunlight" craft lamp, so I can have "natural" light
while sewing in the evening.
In the process I have also been cleaning my desk, which aside from heaps
of paper has yielded a number of lace appliques.
I have been trying to replace my iron and have returned four already.
What idiot designed huge irons with a wide handle too far back, the
temperature dial located right under the handle where it's hard to reach
or even see, and an automatic cutoff after 3 seconds of immobility? Not
to mention the ones that additionally imitate a volcano, spewing and
leaking hot water all over the place? My latest try is a vintage GE off
Etsy, not yet arrived.
Next project: Take my sewing machine in for a long overdue cleaning and
tune-up.
Yesterday I had more fun, dyeing several garments in a very limited-run
Dharma Trading jar of "Wet Sand." I had no idea wet sand was green, but
it's a great shade of green. Today I am washing (currently soaking in
the sink) a lovely but totally filthy (straight from the attic,
apparently) Victorian petticoat with lots of hand bobbin lace on it.
Which petticoat, however, may still end up being dyed, as I am not sure
I can get all the gray tones out.
Then it's back to attacking my much too large collection of boho skirts
and other clothes that need hand hemming. THEN, maybe I can finally
get back to actually making something.
Fran
Lavolta Press
Books of Victorian and Edwardian clothing patterns
www.lavoltapress.com
www.facebook.com/LavoltaPress
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