Hit a few stores on the way home from work Friday. With some minor comentary from my DW, I picked up some nice deep red panne, some faux fur, some imitation leather, and some nice red lining material. I'm going to be starting on my first BIG project for myself...a Santa suit for the holidays. I may be asking questions in the next few weeks, concerning working with the lining and the fur, and the synthetic leather (boot tops and belt).
We (DW, and #2 and #3 sons and I) also went to a Ren Faire yesterday. We've gone three years in a row now. I made a couple of quicky T-Tunics for this year, out of $6 worth of unbleached muslin...but didn't have time to finish the hemming of the bottom or the sleeves or neck. They did work nicely, and the unbleached muslin I used was reasonably comfortable in upper 80's with high humidity. While there, the DW decided that she does want more in the way of a costume for next year. Probably a broomstick skirt, a modified T-tunic (with a gathered collar and possibly some smocking on top) ala a peasant blouse, and I may extend that with an attached skirt and a faux suede fitted bodice. Have to work on footwear..possibly some deerskin mocasin related "slippers", and some pants for me and the boys...not sure about DGD yet as she is only 3 months old though...but DW is serious about wanting to get all dressed up. So I'll be looking for patterns and material for some of that stuff (we saw some nice faux suede at Wally world last evening) Gonna be a fun fall/winter/spring :)