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Happy anniversary to Robert and Carrie (alyxyn626 and whytekitten)! Wishing you the happily-ever-after of fairy tales. May your unique interests, hobbies, and friends only make you more precious to one another. May your family, both biological and chosen, and friends support you to reach your goals together so that you may have many, many happy years to come. Love you both!

Tailorshop checklist, shamelessly stolen from Drea

Apothecary-cabinet style box with 8 drawers, containing:
pins small, medium and large in papers- brass and glass headed pins...check
needles small, medium and large in papers- Stainless needles, hoping for some more period ones.
lacing rings- not yet
dress hooks- I think I have these in a little box
hookes & eyes- ditto above
thimbles- I need to hunt for mine...Where could I have put that.
pinking tools- ooh chisels- Alex? Or should these be something other than chisels?
soap and gesso/chalk for marking- I think this is in the box
beeswax (cearing wax) for running along thread- Also in the box

thread box, containing:
linen thread, black & white, in sizes 120/2,60/2 and 30/2- Linen thread is in the box, needs to be wound on appropriate bobbins
colored linen thread (green,blue,brown, red, yellow, purple)- ditto above

A small lockbox, containing:
silk thread- In other box needs to be wound onto bobbins
bone lace- hmmm not sure what this is
silk passmenterie-Also not sure what this is
valuable metal buttons- Should be in tool box above
gold & silver trims- Alex? Do you still have these pieces?
money- hmmm...

All-purpose large long tool box, containing:
shears, small & large- Should be in box although may need to be put back in box after a year of usage
compass- Was in box, may need to be replaced.
awl- In box? Maybe, Alex?
smoothing stone- No, I don't think we have this.
mallet and piece of wood for pinking- Oh um, I don't think we put this in last year but it shouldn't be too hard. Alex, do you have an appropriate set?
larger pinking tools (*cough*chisels*cough) More Chisels

medium round box, containing:
trims- In my sewing closet
leather strips for binding bodies- I don't have these, Alex, is there any leather in your box of leather scraps that could be stolen?
linen & wool laces- Need to make these up but haven't had time. May have to do without.
cord- Ditto above
grosgrain ribbon- In my closet
fringe- Alex? Do you have any to spare?
silk & thread buttons- None of these, I know how to make them but haven't done so.
twine- Ummm, I can look for some. Alex do you have any on hand?

A jar for thread bits

A large round box, containing:
00 round reed/bent- I don't have any round- I have narrow flat in closet.
larger basket reed stuff- Flat read in closet
whalebone (artificial whalebone, for me)- Zip ties don't count.

A writing box, containing:
better quality paper and ink for keeping accounts, bills, etc.- no
A bill for a gown, in secretary hand- no
Account book- Alex has this
lead markers- In box
inkwell- Alex?
goose quill pens-Alex?

medium box containing:
"cleaning fluids" (lye-water in a bottle), no
gum arabic- in box
fabric brushes (for cleaning wool), no
hide glue- in box
paste (dry starch)- in box

Shelves, holding:
some of the above boxes
a linen Bag of cotton bombast- I don't have this.
books of patterns & info - maybe three janet arnold books but not rebound
candles & rushlights- I have no spares
bolts of assorted fabric (see below)

A long, shallow box containing: Don't have any of these
slopers & patterns
sheets of parchment
brown paper for patterns
buckram
pasteboard

Cabbage Box, containing:
scraps and cut-offs- No problem, the basket is on my spare bed

On the Shopboard: (a table on 2 trestles, covered with a linen sheet)- need to see if my tall trestle table has all the components now. It's not big enough for this, though, we still need a largish table. May have to make due with plastic this year again.
candleholders & candles- saa
tailor's irons- need to look at the antique shops for these
ell/yardsticks- need marked, At Alex and Amy's


A rod or two against the wall, holding: (Need a rod)
parchment strips- I wonder if one of the college book stores would have large sheets of parchment?
3 or four ready made hose
a ready made cassock
a couple of finished garments- need to collect this stuff
a ready-made shirt
a ready-made petticoat
a pair of stays- All I have is my denim set

three or four stooles and chairs- I have my own chair, don't know about others

Fabrics:
white linen- I have some, Alex has some
buff linen
brown linen
red linen- I might have some
black linen- have some
blue mid-weight wool
black mid-weight wool
brown mid-weight wool
grey mid-weight wool
green mid-weight wool- Have some
yellow mid-weight wool
1 bolt fustian
very coarse hemp (lots--for patterns & interlining)

Egils preparations are stressing me out....

Not the sewing, it's almost done. I only have one pair of pants to finish. Although I'd love to have a skirt for myself.

Trying to put together the tailor shop when I have to be very frugal is a little frustrating. I need a trestle table for a cutting board but we don't have time to build one and I don't have money to shop for one; Alex and Amy don't have time to shop for one. I guess we just need a large piece of linen to cover the plastic table this year. The list helped me sort out what I need to look for in my own house. Although I'm not sure how I'm going to fit everything in my car.

Fitting things in my car stresses me out. My nice shiny new(ish) car hasn't been used to try to lug everything to Egils yet. I don't know if it will all fit and it's a bit of a drive to make twice going and coming. I'm sure I'll figure it out, somehow but in the mean time, I'm stressed.

Once I get on site and set up I'll be fine. Between now and then I'll be a basket case! I hate eventing alone!

Reminder to self...

I am nearly 35...I am not 15. I have neither the balance or coordination I had at 15. Therefore, it is probably not wise to try to demonstrate how to do a tripod stand in the living room for a 5 year old.

Thank goodness I am still fairly flexible but I'm off to take a couple naproxen for those muscles I stretched and to look in the mirror and wonder if you can get rug burn on your forehead and if so, if there is anyway to prevent it from showing up after you've been stupid.