I went to Mass. to visit my wonderful daughter, and help her with the costumes for the upcoming show she was working on. It's set in the 1790's French Revolution, so all the costumes were period pieces. Most had to be constructed from scratch. I know she purchased at least 260 yards of fabric, plus more trim, buttons, snaps and hooks than I can count. I spent about 50-60 hours during that week helping sew. Ellie clocked about 340 hours herself. This is the list of what was made for this show:
7 waistcoats
2 men's shirts
9 men's dress coats with trim
10 deputy robes
10 pairs of breeches
6 aristocratic women's dresses with trim
5 peasant dresses
3 red peasant coats
4 pairs of boot covers
4 citizen sashes
1 General Dillon sash
1 shawl
2 head scarves
4 women's chokers
8 cravats that were a pain in the butt
1 feathered barrette
2 flowered barrettes
1 stupid walking stick with an ugly knob
109 buttons
109 button holes
1 frog
4 gold clasps
206 eyelets and God only knows how many yards of ribbon and lacing
15 hooks & eyes
30 pairs of snaps
And a partridge in a pear tree.
It was really fun, and I loved doing it, and spending time with that Costume Wrangler. She's the best daughter ever. And I got a free dinner out of it. Yummmmy.
If they do a period piece next year, I'll go help again.
Seamstress is alive and well, living in Kansas.
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