8月に1回挑戦し、あまりの列の長さにあきらめ、夏休み過ぎたらもう人が少なくなってるかなと思って先月また挑戦するもやっぱり列が長くてあきらめていたのです。前回行った時にわかったのは、行列には2種類あり、一つはチケットを買うための列、そしてもう一つの列は、決まった時間帯に入場しなければならないために入場時間を待っている人たちの列だということ。なので今回は、事前にしっかりオンラインで行きたい時間のチケットを購入して行きました。
蝋人形は、似てないのもいくつかあったけど、びっくりするぐらい本物にそっくりなのが多くて、まるで有名人を間近に見てるようでした。
イギリスの有名人達。
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| Russell Brand |
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| Posh Spice & Beckam |
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| Bond, James Bond |
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| Duke & Duchess of Sussex |
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| Sovereign and the Kings-to-be |
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| Ed Sheeran |
そんなロンドンを歩き回るのに寒くないように重ね着対策でカーディガンを作りました。
型紙は最近こればっかりなItch to StitchというとこのAveiro Cardiganです。
布は前にワンピースを作った時のニットの残りを全く同じコンビで。
下に着てるワンピースもその下に来てるカウルネックのシャツも自作だよ。
Third time's a charm. I have finally conquered Madame Tussauds Wax Museum. We went there back in August and gave up because of the very long lines. We went back last month, thinking the lines would be short now that the summer tourists were gone. We were wrong. But we learned that there were 2 lines there: one for buying tickets and the other to wait for the timed entry. So this time, we bought the tickets online. The line was still scary long, but we were able to enter at the specified entry time.
I have to say, that the place was PACKED. Even with the timed entry, the crowd was too much for us to enjoy all the wax figures comfortably. The tickets are pricey too, $45 or so per person. That's way over priced for my liking, but I used my Buy 1 Get 1 Free code. I felt sorry for those people who were in the line for over an hour to buy the ticket and pay the full price.
For a day out in London, I needed to layer my clothing to keep me warm so I made a cardi. The pattern is Aveiro Cardigan from Itch to Stitch.
I like cardigan, and I'm very picky about the design. I have to have front closures to keep my front warm; I don't like those cascade front or the loose open front cardigans. And I want a V-neck. I had actually been contemplating getting Itch to Stitch's Lisbon Cardigan and hack it into a V-neck, but then this pattern came out. This was exactly what I wanted.
The pattern has 4 bodice length options and 4 sleeve options. I made a 3/4 sleeve version with a short bodice. I cut a size 2.
The fabric is a left-over from my Jalie 3024 dress, the exact same combo: solid black ponte for neck band and bodice hem and the lacey double knit for the main. I used the slid black ponte because I did not have enough lacey fabric to cut everything, but I think the color blocking worked better.
I skipped the interfacing on the neck band pieces. My black ponte was beefy enough without the interfacing. The neck band in the pattern is made out of 3 separate pieces: 2 front band and a back neck. I think it was unnecessary so I added the back neck piece to the front neck piece and cut it on fold.
The cuffs are much smaller in circumference than the end of the sleeve so you stretch the cuff piece to fit into sleeve. The end result is like a sweatshirt cuff. For a 3/4 sleeve length, I want a more straight line sleeve instead of having the cinched look, so I might adjust the pattern or just omit the cuff next time.
The dress underneath: McCall's 7014.
The cowl neck T-shirt underneath the dress (told you I was layering up): Sewaholic Renfrew.
I was actually wearing Jalie 2680 coat over it as well. Yup, all me-mades. yoohoo.
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