Prior to Feb 27th-
take classes on pertinent stuff (braies and button making): yes
research outfit components: yes
Mod/draft patterns: yes
shop stash to pick out and prep materials: yes
order other materials (feathers and shoe making things): yes
make some decorative items (hat/pouch jewels and gown trim)
Between Feb 27th and March 27th-
Make test outfit: yes – enough that I knew it would work. In some cases it took a couple of mock ups to work
Make hat: yes – 50% hand sewn –
Make pouch: yes – 100% hand sewn
Make gloves: no they are the dark magic things that I’ll figure out later
Make shoes: no but I still plan to make them
Make underclothes: yes – I even mostly hand-sewed the shirt
Make doublet and hose: yes both partially hand sewn
Make jerkin: yes
Make gown: sadly no but he’ll have it before 100 Minutes War
Write documentation for the first time: yes
So there it is. I tried to hold myself to a higher competition level than I entered at. Did this cause me to not finish everything? In part but I also grossly underestimate how long things take. I’m getting somewhat better at that but clearly still have room for improvement. I opted to sleep (for a few hours) last night. As such I did not get the shoes done. Could I have banged out simple quick shoes this morning? Perhaps but I didn’t do that. Past me would. Current me understands the value in not carrying frantic energy. So I’m going to get some garb on and make myself pretty. I don’t expect to ‘win’ but I don’t need to. I’ve proven to myself that I can compete. I made amazing garb for my son and it’s the most HA things I’ve ever done. I’m proud of me.
…and Thus endeth the Lesson!
It is what we learn about ourselves and how we increase our skills that makes this sort of activity valuable. You have clearly learned many things.
Anne, you have succeeded nobly.
Kay
Thank you so much! I am definitely proud of what I did
You’ve done a great job and produced an amazing amount of work. Congratulations for making it through!
I am proud of what I made. Thank you for all the work you and your team put in for this!
I think this is a leaving process. I love that you kept track of progress and acknowledged the things you didn’t get to without beating yourself up. Great project overall!
Thank you Charis!