Re: HakamaYep, Eerie, I see what you're talking about. However, if I were to do something without two legs, I would probably just find a long skirt pattern and alter it slightly. After all, aren't skirts pretty easy to make?...
A pattern is tempting, but that'd be another $17 spent, and I'm not sure I'd get any more use out of it after this project. :/
Re: Henna & PropsYou sound like you've had some pretty good practice! Actually I don't anticipate henna will be hard to work with. Because...
1. it can be applied by squeezing little lines through a nozzle, and
2. it is a thick liquid that is
meant to go on excessively and then flake off (revealing dyed skin). So it probably won't run or drip at all.
So hey, if you'd like to practice, perhaps you'd like to come to the "Make It or Break It" party, and we can make a small batch of henna and practice with little designs on arms and hands?
That'd be fun, and it wouldn't take long.
As for the props... well, Alex warned me that creating a wooden sword would probably take about 4 hours total, and I was going to make two of those AND a pair of sandals, so that's a full day's work right there.
If it's something that doesn't take any longer to make than Adray's henna tattoos take to be painted, I could do it on my own. However, if you want anything fancier than that, I might want to inquire with Alex and see if it's okay for me to bring a friend. Alex is married, and I bet you'd really get along with both of them -- they had a Rennaisance-style church wedding (sewed all the bridal party's clothing themselves), and both enjoy many types of costuming and craftwork.