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[melaniesuzanne]

I was feeling well enough to sew last night and I finished the sleeves to go with the peach gamurra. I was too worn out after the sleeves to do any handwork on the actual dress, though. I should be able to finish both arm holes before tonight's call and perhaps even begin tacking down the lining. I doubt I will, but I would like to finish this dress before Friday so that I can focus on painting the pavilion top this weekend.

My dad and stepmom are in town this weekend and we'll get to see the DC fireworks from his hotel room. I'm pretty stoked about that (and about seeing them and showing off the house, of course). Their visit takes a chunk out of project time, but I'd probably be vegging out during that time anyway. I don't expect to pull off any decoration beyond stripes for this Pennsic thanks to my hemming, hawing, and procrastination, but that's okay.

In and around painting, I'd like to make two more gamurras (Atlantian blue and goose turd green), finish the gold and red giornea I've cut out, and perhaps make another giornea. Oh, and figure out headwear. My chin length hair won't cut it for historical hair.

Not panicking. Nope.

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[caemfind.livejournal.com]

Okay, now I'm really curious and will have to go look up gamurra and giornea.

Hair

[strawberrykaren.livejournal.com]

Well ... you could make a balzo. ;)
http://moas.atlantia.sca.org/wsnlinks/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=349

Though, honestly ... I think it'd be more comfortable, not to mention less time-consuming, to go with the simple linen (and/or silk?) caps in the Botticelli portraits at http://www.wga.hu/html/b/botticel/7portrai/02lady.html or http://www.wga.hu/html/b/botticel/7portrai/03youngw.html (though salviati can certainly say someting if I'm misinformed about the relative comfort of a balzo; perhaps I am totally incorrect in my assumptions, and they are like a La-Z-Boy for the head) ;)

[sskipstress.livejournal.com]

I still have the picture of your tent. I've added photoshop stripes and look to have time today for arches :) Not sure if you'll actually do any of this, but wanted to let you know I haven't forgotten in the craziness that has been my life lately.