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elizabeth_mn) wrote2016-01-01 03:35 pm
elizabeth_mn) wrote2016-01-01 03:35 pm
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Ice Skating Stuff
My, I'm being posty today, aren't I?
Well, I just got home from taking The Girl to the park for a little ice skating, just to get out for a little of the afternoon. It was fun but it made me realize how totally unprepared I feel for our upcoming Victorian Ice Skating event!
First off, The Girl needs outerwear. Last year she just wore her dress and hood, but it was a warm day, 30 F and no wind. I don't want to assume Fate will smile on us again. So she needs a coat, or cloak, or mantle, or something. Obvy a cloak is the easiest, and most versatile, and will fit as she grows, but a coat is warmer. We'll see.
I need new socks. All of my plain wool socks are worn thin. I have plenty of bright and crazy modern wool ones, but they certainly won't work with my Victorian things. Come to think of it, The Girl could use some new thick tights and socks as well.
We both need muffs. Because muffs.
I am fine wearing my brown wool dress and fur-trimmed capelet again, but I would like to give the skirt the same interior twill tape/hook&eye treatment I did on my little house dress so I can shorten it for skating without having to baste a tuck and rip it out later (like I did last time).
My skates need new squishy insoles. I would love to have sheepskin ones, but probably I will just cut up an old sweater and make something.
Well, I just got home from taking The Girl to the park for a little ice skating, just to get out for a little of the afternoon. It was fun but it made me realize how totally unprepared I feel for our upcoming Victorian Ice Skating event!
First off, The Girl needs outerwear. Last year she just wore her dress and hood, but it was a warm day, 30 F and no wind. I don't want to assume Fate will smile on us again. So she needs a coat, or cloak, or mantle, or something. Obvy a cloak is the easiest, and most versatile, and will fit as she grows, but a coat is warmer. We'll see.
I need new socks. All of my plain wool socks are worn thin. I have plenty of bright and crazy modern wool ones, but they certainly won't work with my Victorian things. Come to think of it, The Girl could use some new thick tights and socks as well.
We both need muffs. Because muffs.
I am fine wearing my brown wool dress and fur-trimmed capelet again, but I would like to give the skirt the same interior twill tape/hook&eye treatment I did on my little house dress so I can shorten it for skating without having to baste a tuck and rip it out later (like I did last time).
My skates need new squishy insoles. I would love to have sheepskin ones, but probably I will just cut up an old sweater and make something.
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