Improvements and New Directions

Improvements for next year (or next month, when I go to RenFest):

-Finish the seams and edges on my pouch
-get rings for my belt and put a second side on it (no more leather fuzzies!)
-make a bigger waterbottle flask
-make a better carryall for my lunch and treasures
-make freakin' chaussures (cloth stockings)--my wool socks, despite ribbon garters, kept falling down.
-wear more sunscreen

Garb and my New Direction:

While at War, I saw the BEST cavalier garb! Leather hats with plumes, gloves, doublets, BOOTS–I am in love. And now the debate rages in my head–will next year's garb be simply a black kirtle, a copy of this year's pink kirtle? Or will I make a black doublet and a black skirt?

If I buy an entire hide from Tempe Sales, will I have enough leather to make a black belt, a black hat, and black gloves?

Do I have the time and patience to make a corset?

Where will I get plumes, if not from War?

Can I do this and still make garb for Tibbs too, or will my family lose me to the sewing machine? That must be avoided.

Can I do any of this and accomplish the other goals I have for myself?

Does the goal timeline need to be revised?

Will I be able to pre-order Eclipse for less than I had budgeted so I can get hemp for my corset AND get into the signing?

Where in the world will I find the money for boots?