It got up to 38.5 degrees C in the conservatory (that's 101.3 in F). Then I had to put the iron on to press the customer garments! Akkk!
Never mind... The customer (mother of bride) was delighted with her dress and jacket, which do look rather nice (and yes, there will be pix!).
I also saw my on-going bride today, and she LOVES what I did with her mum's dress - and especially that I managed to cut her top out of the train only (without using too many of the stained areas) so the dress itself is still intact! :) She'll be back for a final fitting on Monday, and with luck (and some cooler weather!) it'll all be done by next Friday! :) There are more pix of this project to go up on the web site when I get them sorted...
After all this drama, I had to go to see James in his final dramatic outing for the school as the wizard in their version of The Wizard of Oz. I swear it was TWICE as hot and humid in the hall as it was in the conservatory! How some of those kids managed in their furry outfits (the Cowardly Lion and Toto were in fur fabric get-up!) I will never know! And this was the second performance today! James came over really well as the wizard, and could even be heard when the mike failed... Takes after his mum in the voice department! ;)
I was having an idle moment, and counted up the bits of costume in the play that I have made over the years...
Aunt Em's dress: one of a pair of 'Victorian' dresses made for a play a couple of years back...
The lion's suit: I made this for James when he was in reception! It's on the costume gallery...
Toto's dog suit: started as a donkey suit about 4 years ago...
The Wicked Witch's dress: the under gown from a wizard costume made for James when he went to a themed birthday party...
James's wizard robe: part of an Aragorn outfit made for Book Week last year...
It's good to see that they are recombining and recycling the costumes!