What sorts of courses would you be most interested in? (II)

[Pentagathus]

Its really not that bad as far as guilty pleasures go. Enjoying the taste of roast babies, thats what I'd call a guilty pleasure.

[comrade_general]

I concur.

[Scarlet]

CG - You concur it's not a guilty pleasure or that you want to make a Rapunzel dress?

MoD - Do it! I made an elf dress when I was 15.  I must still have the pattern somewhere.. Combining that with the gypsy costume pattern I have might well work. Though I altered that one, I should be able to reconstruct it. All of the fun!

Also, interested in baking definitely and C++ possibly (depending on how basic it is - I know nothing, despite my lack of barcelonian heritage). To be honest, all the stuff you can throw at me. I shall learn it all! Maybe..

[Lady Grey]

I am very tempted to... I looked online for ideas, and one had a lot of elaborate embroidery... it was the most accurate, but as i'm not as good as I wish I was, it wouldn't matter to me if that wasn't there/as elaborate. I already bought a long blonde wig to be Daenerys last halloween, (even if it is a bit too light) but that wouldn't matter too much either, because i'd plait it and decorate it with flowers if i was turning in into a cosplay :')

[Scarlet]

The two patterns are Simplicity 0501

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and McCall's M5497

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Though I, to some extent, ended up ignoring the patterns..

Good..? (I'll try to help with or without an academy course if you want/ I can)

(I apologise to the rest of the thread for hijacking it for my own sewing geek-out purposes)

[comrade_general]

CG - You concur it's not a guilty pleasure or that you want to make a Rapunzel dress?

Yes.

[Lady Grey]

Those are lovely, thank you

I think i'd try and base it on first dress, (the skirt and top part, but make shorter/more fitted sleeves) and add the corset/bodice part of the second one? Maybe?

Also, I wish i'd have been capable of making an elf dress aged 15 :O that's amazing

[Scarlet]

That, CG, is infuriatingly noncommittal

Yeah, well the bodice is in fact a separate piece in the second pattern (like a waistcoat) but I'm pretty sure you could just make the from part of it and sew it into the seams of the first dress when you sew it up to incorporate it. I shall try to find my information on making puff sleeves.. I'm fairly sure it's quite straightforward.

It's really not that great, no overlocker :/ (Still no overlocker in fact) Also, the neckline is slightly too wide. I'm not doing a very good job of convincing me you want to learn from me, am I?

[Lady Grey]

It'll still be far better than I can do i'm sure

[Scarlet]

Don't be so sure

CG reminded me of something else I know an embarrassing amount about. I can teach people about etiquette.

I'm giving off a really weird impression here..

[Lady Grey]

:O really? Because I've been looking for a good book on etiquette for ages and not found one...

[Scarlet]

I'll take that as interest?

These are the people you want to go to.

http://www.debretts.com/

They do books. Also the National Trust does a good series that I am slowly collecting all of

[Lady Grey]

Ooh, I might invest in some of those books
and yep, interest

[Jubal]

Etiquette would be a good one to do. Possibly have something about the history/development of such as a feature of it to explain why all the amusing rules? 

[Scarlet]

Amusing?! AMUSING?! How dare you