Update on HSF Planning

#1: Make Do & Mend – due Wed 15 Jan. Regency spencer using fabric from another, unfinished project. Status: partially completed, needs lining, closures, hemmed, etc. UPDATE This honestly  might never be finished... 

#2: Innovation - due Sat 1 Feb. Did not complete. 

#3: Pink - due Sat 15 Feb.  Coral pink 18th century stays. DONE! 

#4: Under it All – due Sat 1 March. Regency underthings. Chemise, strapped petticoat and short stays. DONE! 

#5: Bodice - due Sat 15 March. Regency sleeveless spencer out of teal silk, hopefully handstitched....yeah that didn't happen. Maybe for a later challenge? I did start a steampunk black and gold corset and vest combination thing.  

#6: Fairytale – due Tue 1 April: Regency Cinderella. UPDATE Well underway! 

#7: Tops & Toes – due Tue 15 April.  Bergere hat for my planned 18th century outfit. I need to buy a hat and decorate it.

#8: UFOs & PHDs – due Thur 1 May.  Use this opportunity to finish off something that’s never quite gotten done, or stalled halfway through.  Check out the post from last year for more information on how to interpret this challenge. This might be finishing the Regency spencer. Or any of the other above challenges. Or my green sari asymmetrical overskirt that's been laying around for months.UPDATE I think this is going to be the black and gold airship corset, since I need it for SES at the end of April. 

#9: Black and White – due Thur 15 May.  Draw on the opposite ends of the shade spectrum to create something in black and white, or black or white. Black linen 18th century petticoat. Maybe the matching jacket, if I can. 

#10: Art – due Sun 1 June.  Make your own masterpiece based on a work of art. Edwardian undergarments based on a painting. 

#11: The Politics of Fashion – due Sun 15 June.  World affairs have both affected, and been affected by, fashions.  Craft something that demonstrates the interactions between dress and political history. Still no idea here. Maybe something related to the Civil War? 

#12: Shape & Support – due Tue 1 July.  Make a garment that changes the silhouette of the human form through shaping and support. I'm sticking with Civil War undergarments, a corset, or hoop, or both. 

#13: Under $10 – due Tue 14 July.  Whip up a fabulous item for under $10 (we’ll use US$ as the de-facto standard) I just bought tatting supplies, so hopefully a little tatted collar. Or some tatted lace for trim somewhere. 

#14: Paisley & Plaid – due Fri 1 August.  Plaid is the most universal pattern, found in the textiles of almost all cultures and periods.  Paisley is more unique and recent, but has had a lasting impact on design.  Make something that utilises one or both of these patterns. Still not sure. Definitely still eyeing that lovely plaid taffeta (but it's polyester!). And leaning towards a plaid overskirt for my bustle era wardrobe.  

#15: The Great Outdoors – due Fri 15 August.  Get out into the weather and dirt with an item for outdoor pursuits. Nothing firm, but swimwear or Regency outerwear are a possiblity. Maybe finish the spencer I started?

 #16: Terminology – due Mon 1 September.  Explore the etymology of fashion by make something defined in the Great Historical Fashion & Textile Glossary (new terminology posts and items will be added throughout the year). No real plan, but some ideas: balmoral petticoat, corselet / swiss waist, chemisette, pierrot jacket...leaning towards either a Swiss waist for Civil War dress or a pierrot jacket since a similar jacket is already on my to do list and it'd just be a matter of altering the pattern a little. UPDATE leaning towards the pierrot idea, but the issue is that I need it for an event in July so the due date is an issue...Maybe I will go with a Swiss waist... 

#17: Yellow - due Mon 15 September.  Embrace the sunny side with something in any shade of yellow. No real idea, but maybe something for the Civil War...

 #18: Poetry in Motion - due Wed 1 October  Find inspiration for a garment in poetry and song.   No idea. 

#19: HSF Inspiration - due Wed 15 October.  One of the best things about the HSF is seeing what everyone else creates, and using it to spark your own creativity.  Be inspired by one of the challengers item from HSF ’13 or HSF challenges 1-18 to make your own fabulous item. There's already been SO much to inspire me! We'll see what I end up deciding on. 

#20: Alternative Universe – due Sat 1 November.  Create a garment from an alternative universe: fantasy, steampunk, dieselpunk, etc.  Your item can be perfectly historically accurate within our own universe as well. A steampunk outfit, of course. Or maybe rococopunk. 

#21: Re-do – due Sat 15 November.  Pick any previous challenge and re-do it (or do it for the first time).  It could be one that you didn’t finish, one that you wish you’d had more time for, or any time for, or one where you loved the theme so much you want to do it again. UPDATE Originally, I thought more underthings, but I've got most of that already on here other places so...I don't know. 

#22: Fort-nightliers Choice – due Mon 1 December.  This one is up to you!  In June I’ll ask for suggestions for a theme, and we’ll vote to pick the one you most want to do as our 22nd Challenge of the year. Obviously, planning for this one will have to wait until we pick the challenge! 

#23: Modern History – due Mon 15 December.  Make something historical or historically inspired that is wearable in an everyday context. UPDATE I found the perfect thing for this challenge! Eva Dress has a hooded blouse pattern! I mean, it's hooded and a blouse, what else do I  need in my life?! Plus it comes with high waisted slacks too, both of which I would wear the heck out of. 

#24: All that Glitters – due Thur 1 January.  Celebrate your completion of HSF ’14, and the New Year, with a glittery, glitzy, sparkly, shiny, something. Still leaning towards the Civil War ballgown. There's a CW ball here in January, usually.