Virgin Burner now, but wait till 2011! Hi everyone!

Roundtuit · Post by **Roundtuit** » Mon Oct 11, 2010 9:41 pm

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maryanimal · Post by **maryanimal** » Mon Oct 11, 2010 11:07 pm

Thanks RoundTuit. Hey I notice you live in Lacey, WA. I live in Spokane! We're almost neighbors! You going to SeaComp?? I'm going to try my hardest! It looks like a go!!

Roundtuit · Post by **Roundtuit** » Mon Oct 11, 2010 11:40 pm

maryanimal wrote:Thanks RoundTuit. Hey I notice you live in Lacey, WA. I live in Spokane! We're almost neighbors! You going to SeaComp?? I'm going to try my hardest! It looks like a go!!

Right now I am stuck in the desert due to return somewhere around SeaComp. I just dont know my exact return date yet.

maryanimal · Post by **maryanimal** » Tue Oct 12, 2010 3:25 pm

Well let me know if you do! I'll be going solo! If you bring your family maybe we could meet up!! My sister lives on Whidbey Island. I'm hoping to stay with her and her family for the weekend!

I was told though if I didn't wear a costume that I'd stick out like a sore thumb. Hmmm maybe I'll come as a sore thumb...LOL I really think I'll just be wearing jeans and a T-shirt. I was thinking about wearing something that'll represent my camp. Who knows!!

FIGJAM · Post by **FIGJAM** » Tue Oct 12, 2010 4:02 pm

Im not costume oriented, so I wore white scrub pants and a longsleeved white pocket T-shirt.

Carry some markers with you and let the artests go to town on this outfit.

The results will suprise you.

maryanimal · Post by **maryanimal** » Tue Oct 12, 2010 6:25 pm

Damn Figgy you are good!! What a good idea!! Well I now have SeaComp apparell. I hope you don't mind me using your idea!! I will draw your little picture you have in here on my new threads and take a pic of it with some other artwork!

Wow, I feel...special now!

Snow · Post by **Snow** » Tue Oct 12, 2010 6:32 pm

'tis a great idea. One of my ladyfriends does that with her coveralls. Now they have some great art, and great playa memories.

And if anyone gives you shit about what you're wearing, three words: fuck off sparklepony.

Wear whatever makes you happy. For some this is only a t-shirt, some its superman underoos, some its a tutu and ammo belt, some its oven mits, some its nothing at all, some its glitter, some its gold paint, some its jeans and for some its an elaborate costume.

maryanimal · Post by **maryanimal** » Wed Oct 13, 2010 8:45 pm

Since my last post I've had many ideas of what to wear! What's a sparkle pony anyway? Is it anything like a my favorite pony thingamabob??

junglesmacks · Post by **junglesmacks** » Thu Oct 14, 2010 6:48 am

maryanimal wrote:What's a sparkle pony anyway?

Sparkle pony definition: http://lmgtfy.com/?q=sparkle+pony

Post by **AntiM** » Thu Oct 14, 2010 6:50 am

Sparkle ponies bring two dozen costume changes but no water. They look good, but don't provide for their basic survival needs. So we have to save their candy asses from themselves, or have roast sparkle pony on Sunday.

I don't find jeans comfy at BRC other than for set up/tear down, or fire safety. There are days I wear a t shirt and jammy pants. Sleep pants can be cute and are very soft. I also like salwaar kameez, which is a loose Indian tunic with poufy pants. I do lots of skirts too, although this past year was too cold for most of them.

weirdscience · Post by **weirdscience** » Thu Oct 14, 2010 9:06 am

AntiM wrote:Sparkle ponies bring two dozen costume changes but no water. They look good, but don't provide for their basic survival needs. So we have to save their candy asses from themselves, or have roast sparkle pony on Sunday.

I don't find jeans comfy at BRC other than for set up/tear down, or fire safety. There are days I wear a t shirt and jammy pants. Sleep pants can be cute and are very soft. I also like salwaar kameez, which is a loose Indian tunic with poufy pants. I do lots of skirts too, although this past year was too cold for most of them.

hey do you know where i can get the male poofy pants?

Da Mule · Post by **Da Mule** » Thu Oct 14, 2010 10:00 am

If you were in New York, weirdscience, I'd tell you to go one of the shops in Curry Hill. But since you are not, try google.

theCryptofishist · Post by **theCryptofishist** » Thu Oct 14, 2010 10:08 am

I'm sure that you can find patterns all over the web, as well.

Are they all made in India, or more important, are they made to fit western bodies?

And what I know about saris is the same as what I know about togas, very hard to drape right.

maryanimal · Post by **maryanimal** » Fri Oct 15, 2010 7:34 pm

Sparkle Pony
A high maintenance person at the Burning Man Festival who is unprepared for the harsh camping environment and becomes a burden to their camp-mates.
Burner #1: "Can you believe that Sparkle Pony over there brought 60 costumes but only 2 gallons of water and some ramen noodles?"

Burner#2: "Yeah. They asked me where the food court was located."
LOL That is so damn funny!!!

junglesmacks · Post by **junglesmacks** » Sat Oct 16, 2010 6:05 am

maryanimal wrote:Sparkle Pony
A high maintenance person at the Burning Man Festival who is unprepared for the harsh camping environment and becomes a burden to their camp-mates.
Burner #1: "Can you believe that Sparkle Pony over there brought 60 costumes but only 2 gallons of water and some ramen noodles?"

Burner#2: "Yeah. They asked me where the food court was located."
LOL That is so damn funny!!!

Only because said sparkle pony didn't bring any quarters for the arcade in the food court. Everyone knows the arcade is the place to be during a whiteout.. duh..

Post by **AntiM** » Sat Oct 16, 2010 6:53 am

weirdscience wrote:
AntiM wrote:Sparkle ponies bring two dozen costume changes but no water. They look good, but don't provide for their basic survival needs. So we have to save their candy asses from themselves, or have roast sparkle pony on Sunday.

I don't find jeans comfy at BRC other than for set up/tear down, or fire safety. There are days I wear a t shirt and jammy pants. Sleep pants can be cute and are very soft. I also like salwaar kameez, which is a loose Indian tunic with poufy pants. I do lots of skirts too, although this past year was too cold for most of them.
hey do you know where i can get the male poofy pants?

Same place I get mine, ebay.

Post by **AntiM** » Sat Oct 16, 2010 6:56 am

theCryptofishist wrote:I'm sure that you can find patterns all over the web, as well.

Are they all made in India, or more important, are they made to fit western bodies?

And what I know about saris is the same as what I know about togas, very hard to drape right.

A little tight in the arms and bust on the tunic, but the hips are very roomy. Drawstring waist on the pants. Many offer custom sew to fit at no extra cost. You can get and outfit for $30 ~50. I've only picked up one which was smaller than described, and it wasn't sold out of India. Salwaars need no draping except for the scarf, and no, I don't have dupatta drape down pat. Makes a great head wrap in a white out though.

Cheyenne · Post by **Cheyenne** » Sat Oct 16, 2010 4:12 pm

I'll be running a costume modification and repair service on playa in 2011.. so I'll be bringing a variety of fabrics/cottons/threads etc - my business is usually making historical costumes and reproducing archaeological textiles.. but I will gift my skills whereever I can at BM..

i won't be bringing a sewing machine however.. so everything is limited to hand sewing.. so I can't create something from Notting Hill carnival in a morning unfortunately

But I'll help out where I can

junglesmacks · Post by **junglesmacks** » Sat Oct 16, 2010 4:14 pm

There is usually a costume camp somewhere on playa that is good for donations/gifts...

TomServo · Post by **TomServo** » Sun Oct 17, 2010 5:33 am

In 1999, a camp called "Cross Dress for Less", provided hundreds of costunes. Theirs something for everyone out there.

theCryptofishist · Post by **theCryptofishist** » Sun Oct 17, 2010 10:16 am

Cheyenne wrote:I'll be running a costume modification and repair service on playa in 2011.. so I'll be bringing a variety of fabrics/cottons/threads etc - my business is usually making historical costumes and reproducing archaeological textiles.. but I will gift my skills whereever I can at BM..

i won't be bringing a sewing machine however.. so everything is limited to hand sewing.. so I can't create something from Notting Hill carnival in a morning unfortunately :(

But I'll help out where I can :)

YOu'll be very popular, I think. If you can team up with someone who can drive up and who brings a treadle machine, it could be stratospheric. But don't let my "Today the Esplanade, tomorrow the whole damn Playa" fantasies bother you.

theCryptofishist · Post by **theCryptofishist** » Sun Oct 17, 2010 10:18 am

TomServo wrote:In 1999, a camp called "Cross Dress for Less", provided hundreds of costunes. Theirs something for everyone out there.

In 06 I brought bagsfull (okay, bagfulls). Thrift store one dollar items, for the most part. I'm not doing it again, for various reasons, but I hope I was able to help.

ACtually, even just dressing the less fashionably creative in your own camp is good.

Cheyenne · Post by **Cheyenne** » Sun Oct 17, 2010 11:33 am

Crypto..

I'm more about organic expansion! But I'm sure my world (playa) domination of all things fluffy and material-like would be toooo easy!

On a more serious note, if someone had one of those really old Singer sewing machines that use a foot pedal to move manually, then that would be awesome.. there aren't too many moving parts on those, and as long as we brought enough machine oil in that harsh environment, then we could keep one going...

TomServo · Post by **TomServo** » Sun Oct 17, 2010 12:49 pm

Cheyenne wrote:Crypto..

I'm more about organic expansion! But I'm sure my world (playa) domination of all things fluffy and material-like would be toooo easy!

On a more serious note, if someone had one of those really old Singer sewing machines that use a foot pedal to move manually, then that would be awesome.. there aren't too many moving parts on those, and as long as we brought enough machine oil in that harsh environment, then we could keep one going...

I see the old pedal sewing machines in just about every antique store, and usually pretty cheap....but needles? My 1950s model machine, took a special needle, that was almost impossible to find.

Now that I think about it...went to a yard sale last spring, and they had about 4 or 5 pedal machines for sale.

Cheyenne · Post by **Cheyenne** » Sun Oct 17, 2010 2:10 pm

Nice!

I know a shop here in Manchester that sells the needles for old Singer machines...

suppose thats the benefit of living in the city where the industrial textiles trade was born!

theCryptofishist · Post by **theCryptofishist** » Sun Oct 17, 2010 5:29 pm

Plus you can go to the city museum and buy those labels made by 100+ year old ribbon looms.

Cheyenne · Post by **Cheyenne** » Mon Oct 18, 2010 11:23 am

Plus you can go to the city museum and buy those labels made by 100+ year old ribbon looms.

Nice... I could do with some new labels