Book proposal and stamping
Finished 3 sections of my proposal yesterday and today...easy ones, so don't be too impressed! I did "Complementary Books", "Markets for the Book", and the promotion plan...that leaves me with just a couple more sections to go before the proposal is ready! I will probably send it off to my writing coach for review, tomorrow or the day after.
Also dyed 2 yards of the heavier silk charmeuse a deep teal blue...pleased with myself because I managed to mix exactly the right shade I wanted (that's the advantage of having done all those dye samples a couple years ago!), although it did come out a trifle darker than I had planned. I'm going to try stamping it in gold and silver metallic colors, using some of the rubber stamps I bought a few weeks ago.
I'm actually terrified of ruining it--it's such a pretty fabric, and I've never tried stamping before--but am firmly reminding myself that (a) there's more where that came from, and (b) one never progresses without making mistakes, and it's never perfect the first time. If I can't use it for costuming, I'm sure someone else would be happy to get it. At worst I can donate it to some quilter friends of mine.
But I may practice my stamping techniques on some cheap muslin, first.
I don't expect to get much more accomplished this week--I have dinner engagements tonight, tomorrow, and Friday--but I'll be working on the book tomorrow morning, so maybe I will get something done. I'll try stamping over the weekend.
Also dyed 2 yards of the heavier silk charmeuse a deep teal blue...pleased with myself because I managed to mix exactly the right shade I wanted (that's the advantage of having done all those dye samples a couple years ago!), although it did come out a trifle darker than I had planned. I'm going to try stamping it in gold and silver metallic colors, using some of the rubber stamps I bought a few weeks ago.
I'm actually terrified of ruining it--it's such a pretty fabric, and I've never tried stamping before--but am firmly reminding myself that (a) there's more where that came from, and (b) one never progresses without making mistakes, and it's never perfect the first time. If I can't use it for costuming, I'm sure someone else would be happy to get it. At worst I can donate it to some quilter friends of mine.
But I may practice my stamping techniques on some cheap muslin, first.
I don't expect to get much more accomplished this week--I have dinner engagements tonight, tomorrow, and Friday--but I'll be working on the book tomorrow morning, so maybe I will get something done. I'll try stamping over the weekend.
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