Operation Hallowe’en has begun.

Muah-hah-hah-hah!

I have cut the paper pattern out; I have cut jacquard pieces out for trim; I have dyed said jacquard pieces; I currently have another six meters of dyed fabric drip-drying in my bathtub. I have purchased Fimo and sparkly things and been successfully creative in that department as well.

The dryer downstairs is being used by someone who obviously does not comprehend how imperative it is that I dry those six meters of wet fabric RIGHT NOW so I can cut out more fabric and move on to the sewing. I’m on a roll, here. S/he is being most annoying.

I was worried about the dying process, but it was a beautiful success. What was once a medium blue is now a lovely ripply pewter grey, and the jacquard pattern shows up much better to boot. I’m now a dye convert. Now if I find a fabric that I love in a shade that’s not quite right, Dylon it is! None of that Tintex stuff; I’ve had such horrible results with that before. (It occurs to me that I have enough of the blue jacquard left to make a corset. A-ha! Do I leave it blue, or do I find a sage green dye? Must put that on the List Of Things To Think About.)

Onward, ever onward. Muah-hah-hah-hah-hah!