you wouldn't understand.
I love researching and designing costumes, but actually making them, that's another story. *sigh*
Oh well, fate deserves a little tempting. I am (pinches fingers) thiiiiiiis close to finishing project 1 of 3 set for the summer. Job hunting was so unproductive I decided that unemployment would at least allow me time to clean the basement and finish outstanding costumes. Best laid plans and all that.
The root of the problem is motivation and approach.
1. Cutting is a PIA (dysgraphia sucks). Hand sewing isn't much better, my fingers start screaming obscenities about "it may not be Rheumatoid Arthritis but it has the same effects!"
2. Type A/OCD, at least in this regard. If anything it out of place/not in line/not properly mirrored, the project is dropped as "unsalvageable."
3. I tend to read sewing instructions the same way I read recipes. Skim for ingredients and basic instructions, then just jump in with substitutes and make the rest up as you go.
For historical patterns, #3 is fatal. I KNOW this, really I do! And yet, I still insist in using the most historically accurate patterns I can afford, because dammit, they look better. And are actually easier to sew if you can read and follow directions. (a skill most of the population lacks at times, even me.)
I finally reached the point of "screw it and sue me, I'm going to finish this mess anyway."

