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https://historicalsewing.com/how-to-stay-motivated-on-a-single-project 19th Century Costuming for Those Who Dream of the Past Fri, 01 Oct 2021 03:14:44 +0000 hourly 1 https://historicalsewing.com/how-to-stay-motivated-on-a-single-project/comment-page-1#comment-32230 Mon, 10 Mar 2014 14:44:20 +0000 http://www.historicalsewing.com/?p=1810#comment-32230 Since I’ve done a fair bit of theatrical costuming, usually deadlines are my motivator. My castmates/friends and I sometimes have “sweatshop days” if we needed to get a lot of costuming done. Everyone brings their sewing machine and all their goodies to the home of the person with the most workspace, along with munchies, music, and endless litres of diet cola. We get crazy amounts of work done and turn what could be sheer drudgery into almost fun. Now I understand completely why quilting bees and stitch n’bitch sessions were so popular!

]]> https://historicalsewing.com/how-to-stay-motivated-on-a-single-project/comment-page-1#comment-31924 Fri, 07 Mar 2014 22:38:57 +0000 http://www.historicalsewing.com/?p=1810#comment-31924 Watching period movies always helps my motivation! Though I do have to watch it doesn’t just lead me to “drool books” and web pages. 🙂

]]> https://historicalsewing.com/how-to-stay-motivated-on-a-single-project/comment-page-1#comment-1661 Sun, 15 Jul 2012 13:21:00 +0000 http://www.historicalsewing.com/?p=1810#comment-1661 I’ve tried the scheduling trick with my last dress and it worked like a charm. I’ve figured out how much time/attention span each step uses up. If I know I need 13 blocks of sewing time to compleat an outfit, I don’t start is a week before I need it (unless I am on vacation and don’t plan to do anything but sew!)

]]> https://historicalsewing.com/how-to-stay-motivated-on-a-single-project/comment-page-1#comment-562 Fri, 22 Jul 2011 22:35:11 +0000 http://www.historicalsewing.com/?p=1810#comment-562 Ooh, great idea on putting accessories with it! During my sewing I’ll frequently stop and slip on the sleeve or hold up the skirt front to see how it’s going to look. Sometimes it seems like I’m wasting time but I think it’s really internal motivation to get the project done.

]]> https://historicalsewing.com/how-to-stay-motivated-on-a-single-project/comment-page-1#comment-561 Fri, 22 Jul 2011 19:35:39 +0000 http://www.historicalsewing.com/?p=1810#comment-561 I pin the pieces up on a dress form as I go along to see the garment coming together. It focuses my vision, and I can see what’s working and what’s not [saves wasted time], and sometimes come up with new ideas. If I really start to lag, I put on a movie of that era in the background– all of their gorgeous outfits motivate me to finish since I want to be in their world! Another final motivator is to take a break, put the pieces on the dress form– but take a moment to also really dress out the form– the jewelry, the hat, put the shoes in front by the skirt, etc. Then have a snack, relax for a moment, and review the outfit. You can see it coming together and how close you are to finishing and it helps me down the home stretch.

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