A dismal update.

[bladespark]

Well, after spending nearly three hours waiting, and growing more and more pissed off yesterday, I then went home, and spent ten more minutes getting thoroughly steamed as I went through the stuff my would-be apprentice made for me. The three tails are... usable. Two are fine, one I'll have to sell at a serious markdown, but it's at least not embarassing to sell under my name.

The ears are ALL useless. Every single one of them. So not only did having him sew them for me NOT save me time, it's going to COST me time because I'm either going to have to recut all the fabric to start from scratch, or pick out the seams to reuse those pieces.

They come in close second to the worst example of sewing I've seen in my life. And given that the worst was perpetuated by a seven-year-old girl who'd picked up a needle for the first time that day, that's pretty sad.

In more cheery news, we're nearly moved. We're mostly living at the new place now, but the internet's not due to be switched over until Wednesday, which is why I'm not online much. Tomorrow we're hoping to get the rest of the books and the odds and ends of small furniture over there, and on Wed we'll move the computers and anything else that's left. Then we can clean Thursday, and hand over the keys on Friday and be done with it.

Comments

[xianghua.livejournal.com]

*offers a pissed off ferret to mail to him*

*nurses scratches from pissed off ferret (who didn't want to take her meds)*

[bladespark.livejournal.com]

A pissed ferret is too good for him. *mutters*

[xianghua.livejournal.com]

You say this, but you're not the one dripping blood on the keyboard.

And maybe it'd improve his sewing?

[bladespark.livejournal.com]

It would be hard to make it any worse.

[xianghua.livejournal.com]

Does it involve a stapler? Because the worst 'sewing' job I've ever seen on a costume belonged to a fellow in my SCA group who decided, in the interest of speed, to STAPLE his tunic together rather than search for a needle and thread....

[bladespark.livejournal.com]

But could you SEE the staples from the oustide when you turned the tunic? Because the problem here is that even though he's sewing on FUR, which hides stitching very well, you can SEE EVERY STITCH FROM THE OUTSIDE! THROUGH THE FUR! AUGH!

[xianghua.livejournal.com]

By the end of the evening, yes. And I will admit to a certain amount of glee from watching him wince/twitch/jump (usually all three) whenever someone bumped into him (this was a very crowded indoor event...)

[xianghua.livejournal.com]

Oh, and I've seen the 'stitches visible from the outside' thing before but never been able to duplicate it when I wanted to (except by actually SEWING on the outside- I was making a SpellStitched Zombiecritter mask.)

[bladespark.livejournal.com]

He he he. Sounds like fun. I've seen somebody staple their hems before. (Which of course you could see, plain as day.) But I don't /quite/ count that as sewing.

:(

[aazhie.livejournal.com]

sorry to hear that. I wish i lived closer, I'd love to apprentice. My sewing is ugly, but durable apparently. hope the move goes smoothly!
my sympathy!

Re: :(

[bladespark.livejournal.com]

Yeah... I'd have my pick of possible help if distance wasn't a problem, but it's hard enough for me to make decent profit off these things as is. Adding in paying somebody to help sew cuts it down, though it does save me time, but adding in shipping cuts it down even more, and I don't think it'd be worth it.

Re: :(

[aazhie.livejournal.com]

yeah, understandable. It sucks to cater to a group of people who are, generally not very rich :(

I hope you can find a more reliable local fur to help you out soon!

[wyngaed.livejournal.com]

I didn't even know you had an apprentice. Is he a furry or a child? (same thing I guess. lol)

[bladespark.livejournal.com]

Well, see the "would-be" bit there. I was hoping to have an apprentice, but no, looks like not. And he is a furry, probably 20 or so.

[silveradept]

Sorry the apprentice didn't work out. Maybe after you get moved in, you'll find a fantastic stitcher who lives just down the hall.

[thetommydodd.livejournal.com]

Ah, well, apprentices are so called for a good reason. Generally, when a factory or other enterprise acquires such a beast, the deal is "You give us five years of indifferent unskilled labour for indifferent money, and we turn you into a skilled craftsman". They generally do better under close supervision- I can't see it working at a distance.

[bladespark.livejournal.com]

Well, you see, this fellow claimed to be experienced with sewing, and merely wanted to learn those skill particular to fursuit/mascot making.

He lied.

[realis-kat.livejournal.com]

EEKS! i hate to hear of good fabric gone to bad use, i demand blood for you, but well knowing some people, thats they would enjoy.

so i offer this instead:

if you ahve room in your bags, i have a lot of fur here i dont really use, all of it nice. Want some?

[bladespark.livejournal.com]

Oooooooo!!! Room can be made.

[bobkat357.livejournal.com]

cool congrats I still have the tail you sold me at FC I would like to know how much you would charge for the body suit and the paws if you could IM me my things are YIM rob_the_dane AIM bobkat3572005 or email me at westtexasbobkat@gmail.com I would like to talk to you about it sewing is hard but fun hehe

[sparkindarkness.livejournal.com]

I suggest using an axe to tip him with

[malakim2099.livejournal.com]

Axe? No...

Personally, I would prefer several dozen rusty razor blades, some vinegar, lemon juice, bleach, and a CD of Barney songs.

(I prefer my vengeance to be slow and lasting. Hehehe.)