11 June 2006

never enough fabric....


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The eternal fabric hunt is OVER!! Yeah – I am telling ya! I have been to at least 30 fabric stores in the last month – up and down the eastern seaboard and I think that I am done – really…I’m done…no...really….ah crap! I forgot something! Fabric for Pod’s costume.
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Our next show is THE BORROWERS – hence the HUGE chair in our scene shop! And the costume designer is being ueber-picky about the fabric for this one – oh wait…that’s me...crap! Okay so I’M being super picky about the fabric – but I have this thing in my head and I thought I could find it – oversized prints, So as you can see I have found some of it – but the last one….that’s been a problem. So I have decided to buy some fake-linen (‘cause real linen would wrinkle waaaaaay too much) which has the drape I need, and will stencil 8 yards like a crazy person.
I found a “wallpaper” stencil at Joann’s – which is perfect!!! This is a job for interns!!!! ‘Cause I have interns this summer – it’s a concept I know, but I am very excited (can’t you tell?)

As for my world cup knitting? 404 stitches on size 4 mm needles is a lot of stitches…but it is happening…slowly but surely. I’ll take a few pics when it looks a bit more like a sweater. USA vs. Czech republic tomorrow – pity I have to work, but I think espn3 will repeat the game at 5pm…guess I’ll have to leave work early…aw shucks!

6 comments:

Tony LaRocca said...

Wow- so much work went into that, that's amazing. So who gets the chair after the production? You could always do an Edith Ann impersonation in it.

Frau Vau said...

your pod gets a costume? i´m curious on that one!
the fabric looks lovely - the green ones are gorgeous! :)

Tusa said...

Hey You!

Thanks for the comment on my blog. Yup that was me on Cast-On. I was really, really pleased.

Ok, so you support Germany but you know we may have to face each other soon!!!

But before that - where is your sweater? How far have you got? Oh, do tell...

I love the T-shirts and wish I could sew as well - maybe some day.

Marietta said...

tony - actually the chair was a donation - but perfect, yes?
@madhatter - Pod is a character in the show - should have been more specific, i forget that people cannot get in my brain
@ tusa - just don't bring up the war :)

Frau Vau said...

ah. *gg*
thought you were talking about you i-pod....
could have been that you´re talking about it as "pod".... i mean, if people talk to their flowers - why not to their electronics?!?
still like the fabric and i´m curious how the costume turns out.

Marietta said...

i don;t think i have developed that relationship with the ipod quite yet - though an outfit for it is tempting...though i have named my dress mannequins and my cars :)