How Interesting!

At Scrabble on Monday night, my father told me that my Aunt Sandy got invited to a Steampunk party. She had turned to him for help with costuming as Dad is pretty active in the costume scene, but it was not a costume style covered by the SCA--where Dad sells his lucets. He'd never heard of Steampunk in fact...Aunt Sandy said he thought she was saying "Steam Trunk". Well, Dad passed the information off to me and asked if I would give Aunt Sandy a call. So I did. It seems she has some time...the party isn't until June. So I gave her the numbers off of the patterns I've gotten so far.
You see, the Steampunk style costume is my next big costume project. There's a Steampunk Con being given in Seattle in October. I am planning on build both Frank and I outfits for this event. So I am doing what I usually do--collecting patterns! You see, Steampunk is loosely based on Victorian costumes and there are lots of patterns for that era out there. I am going company by company as they go on sale for less than $2 a pattern at Joann's. As you can see, I've got the Butterick ones! Unfortunately...I may have to spend the big bucks when I pickup the Folkwear patterns. But there is no such thing as too many patterns! So Aunt Sandy lucked out.
However, I do plan to delegate two tasks. Namely, I don't plan to build my own Victorian corset. Nor do I plan to make hats if I can avoid it! Buying the Elizabethan Hat from Tall Toads was just too cool not to do again if I can. Plus the costuming stores online are usually Made-in-America small business production companies who more often than not create one-of-a-kind items...can't hand-make two identical hats!
Plus...there are some pretty awesome hat makers out there!