Projects, projects, and more projects.

Oh coffee stein, how I love thee.   

Forever Plaid has started tech.  Lots of little projects are being done. We are also moving onto Noises off.

Lets start with Forever Plaid.

Perry Como Cardigan
This cardigan gets presented on a pillow.  A PC logo was mocked up but the director and designer wanted smaller.  So Margaret drew up one about 1/2 the size.   This sweater I also hand stitched together inside so it wouldn't unfold.

Down sizing.  Large black trim for letters on right getting reduced to black cord on left  and then gold trimed.

Tying off the silk cord.  Did a burn test. Smelt like burnt hair. Didn't really self extinguish, no hard ash.  Pretty sure its silk. I used Hymark thread wrapped tightly at the lengths I'd measured out.  Cut with scissor and sealed with fray check

Perry Como cardigan with research. Smaller letters pinned in place.

Finished Sweater.

Weighted microphone 
This microphone was being lowered from the ceiling by a counter balance system, so it needed to be as heavy as possible.  It was not a working mic.  It was initially loaded up with lead shot, but they were popping out through the windscreen.  Needed to come up with something to keep the lead shot in.  (Once the show got to tech, this prop was cut.)

Disassembled microphone.  Patterns for the indides tarced on to paper and fitted.  Lead shot is in cup.

Initially discussed using aluminum metal wind screeen and painting it. But went with a quicker and efficient plan of using black felt.

Black felt fitted and tacked down with hot glue.  These 2 steel halved fit together very snugly.

Done microphone.  Lead shot loaded with a funnel through hole on top.  Packed in with a screwdriver, like ramrodding a musket. Then taped shut with silver tape.

 Razor blade magic trick
 Here's a sneak peak. I've been asked to not reveal this till after the show Forever Plaid  opens.

 Retractable Floss
This floss is going to be handed to an audience member as a gag gift that then needs to retract to the actors pocket.  So I cut out some plaid form the stash of plaids used to decorate this show. Applied it with Super 77 adhesive and touched up later with Fray Check. I then pulled the floss out from inside. We won't be needing it.  Drilled a hole in the bottom of the case for the thread to go through. 

Purple object on the right is the retractable name tag mechanism that fits right into the floss case.  I untied the small purple knob, being careful to not let the thread zip back into the purple case.  Threaded it through the floss case and retied it.

Completed plaidified floss case with retract mechanism installed.  Top section of floss insert tacked back in with hot glue to mask purple mechanism inside. I did use fray check on this after picture was taken to clean up the fraying edges.

(to be continued....Blog post under construction)