Well, things are not going the way I had planned at all. I got the skirt sewed together, knife pleated into place and sewn to the bodice and discovered that I HATED the way it looked. Not even a "this will do until I get back" job its was a "rip this out immediatly and start over" situation with that skirt. Everything else looks great. So I decided that I'm going to cartridge pleat the skirt and attach to the bodice. This is going to take longer than I have before I am supposed to leave for Texas. So no new dress for me this year, the good news is that I will have longer to finish the outfit and can get the overdress completed before Fighters Collegium in December. I also may be making a new dress for our Queen. A little nervous, but she is early period Viking/Norse so it won't be too complicated construction wise, however I may have to tablet weave some new trim for her. And weaving is not the most natural craft for me, it takes lots of concentration. Kind of in the same catagory as knitting. I can do it....eventually, with lots of tears and cursing. Well I'm getting random, so I better go to bed. I'm still going to try and finish the dress, but it just does not look promising.

I'll update when I get back from TX.
Alliessa