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Monday, June 22nd, 2020
11:27 am	Hi and welcome to my blog. (16 Comments |Comment on this)
Saturday, July 11th, 2009
5:35 pm	Girdled Victorian mid-bust: added to gallery Article crossposted from . Comments there are appreciated. (1 Comment |Comment on this)
5:31 pm	Ocean blue mid-bust: added to gallery Article crossposted from . Comments there are appreciated. (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Friday, July 10th, 2009
10:34 am	The night sky corset: emb. sample w/fine piping I’m working through some of the sample embroideries by testing them in different threads. The one satin stitch star will be nixed because the design ended up too heavy. The one star pattern doesn’t work well in the metallic thread but is fine in the others. The tiny fleck of a star needs to have a stitch added because the cutting mechanism pulls the last stitch out so it needs to be anchored. All in all I’m happy with the results thus far. I can’t wait to actually make the corset! Article crossposted from . Comments there are appreciated. (2 Comments |Comment on this)
Wednesday, July 8th, 2009
8:39 pm	Hybrid corset: constructing the mock-up This is the beginning of a corset incorporating elements from 18th century stays but without tabbing at the hip section. The bottom will be solid panels more like a Victorian corset. However, we decided for this one to keep more of the 18th century boning pattern details even with the solid hip. I’m liking the look so far. I can’t wait to be done with the fittings so I can cut into the beautiful silk. This is a good way to get the shaping of a pair of stays without the hassle of binding all those tabs. Not that I don’t love binding tabs. I’m becoming rather fond of them actually. Article crossposted from . Comments there are appreciated. (Comment on this)
12:28 pm	Blue & Black Underbust: fun with piping Black silk satin piping is inserted into the bias seams as well as on the hip panels on this experimental underbust design. Article crossposted from . Comments there are appreciated. (Comment on this)
12:22 pm	Black Lozenge Underbust: completed Photo-shoot to come soon I hope but here is a quick sneak peek at it on my couch: I can’t wait to show it on a body because it is so much more curvy than the flat photo can demonstrate. I think the black busk was a good fit for this fabric. Article crossposted from . Comments there are appreciated. (Comment on this)
Sunday, July 5th, 2009
11:57 am	Wedding corset: silhouette A photo from the wedding showing off the bride in her gown over the corset I made her. Look at the beautiful angle in at the sideline: Article crossposted from . Comments there are appreciated. (Comment on this)
Wednesday, June 10th, 2009
11:10 am	Wedding corset: final photos Some photos send along to me by the bride from her wedding rehearsal. ( Read the rest of this entry » ) Article crossposted from . Comments there are appreciated. (Comment on this)
Monday, June 8th, 2009
7:20 pm	18th century Jacket: lining & first fitting ( Read the rest of this entry » ) Article crossposted from . Comments there are appreciated. (Comment on this)
Thursday, June 4th, 2009
3:25 pm	Wedding underbust: spoonbusk & embroidery After the first mock-up we decided to add a spoon-busk to give more stomach support & the waist reduction was increased by one inch as well. The mock-up was very close to correct using client supplied measurement and a mock-up send long-distance via mail. Sans boning, grommets, &binding: ( Read the rest of this entry » ) Article crossposted from . Comments there are appreciated. (Comment on this)
Friday, May 29th, 2009
9:08 am	Italian gown: photoshoot & Valhalla Renaissance faire Tonight I’ll be heading off to the Valhalla Renaissance faire for the weekend after a long day of sewing and errands. I’m excited as it is one of my favorite events of the year. In addition to being generally an awesome event is will also now hold special meaning to me because I’ve been selected to join The Order of the Knights of Saint John of Jerusalem. At Needle’s Eye (Royal White Eagle) encampment my Daming will happen at 2pm tomorrow, Saturday May 30th. A knighting seemed like a good event to finish my outfit for: ( Read the rest of this entry » ) Article crossposted from . Comments there are appreciated. (7 Comments |Comment on this)
8:22 am	Rose & Red Surcoat: details & interior shots Grainy photos are irritating me but it is what I have to work with today. The lighting situation isn’t the best in the new workroom. White I do have individual task lights the overhead light leaves much to be desired. I had the electricians stub out for a new set of lights for the ceiling but don’t have the budget to put them in yet! So bear with me as I show you some photos taken at night. Back yoke and pleats: ( Read the rest of this entry » ) Article crossposted from . Comments there are appreciated. (Comment on this)
Saturday, May 23rd, 2009
9:39 am	Italian gown: hemline details Slashed hem detail: ( Read the rest of this entry » ) Article crossposted from . Comments there are appreciated. (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Tuesday, May 19th, 2009
9:19 pm	Italian gown: skirt construction Piecing the skirt: The lining was pieced together from portions of linen left over from other projects. To get the length for the train I had to piece together 4 sections to make up the one section of fashion fabric at the center back. ( Read the rest of this entry » ) Article crossposted from . Comments there are appreciated. (Comment on this)
3:36 pm	Linen Bodies: one half started I’ve finally started some bodies for myself and hope to get in some work on them here-and-there over the next couple months. I’ve sewed the boning channels on half. While I am sewing them primarily by machine I decided not to machine back-tack but to pull the threads through, knot them & then pull them hidden back into the lining. Time consuming but very clean and neat looking. Here is the progress: ( Read the rest of this entry » ) Article crossposted from . Comments there are appreciated. (Comment on this)
Monday, May 18th, 2009
11:31 am	Livermore Scottish Games: the Needle’s Eye Packing for the event: We had a successful, albeit disgustingly hot weekend up in Livermore, CA this weekend. Our group decided to try out a new theme. We portrayed a tailors shop displaying garments and actually hand sewing portions of garments on site. The goal was to demonstrate and teach about sewing in the Renaissance. I found that people were much more willing to come up and ask what I was doing when working on a beautiful gown rather than when I’m wearing it. ( Read the rest of this entry » ) Article crossposted from . Comments there are appreciated. (Comment on this)
11:16 am	Italian gown: patterning decisions In an interesting turn of events, my roommate was in search of a fabric for a Venetian gown and she now has the other 8 yards of this fabric from my stash. I’m looking foward to showing off both my Florentine inspired gown and her Venetian gown when they are completed. She is close to done with her bodice and has started her skirt. The interesting thing to note is that I am using the damask inside out and upside down from how it will be used in her gown! We will be the upside-down-inside-out twins. I’ve always been tempted to have a long train on one of my Renaissance gowns. Whether it will be practical is questionable at best but I just had to do one! After seeing the “Pisa gown” in Florence last year I knew I’d want to base a dress on this patterning: ( Read the rest of this entry » ) Article crossposted from . Comments there are appreciated. (2 Comments |Comment on this)
Friday, May 15th, 2009
6:27 pm	Italian gown: sneak peek I’ve started the next portion of my Italian gown. Here is a quick preview: The petticoat patterning for the silk fabric is 9 pieces and the linen lining 14 pieces! It was fun putting them all together. If you come by the Needle’s Eye at Livermore Scottish games this weekend I’ll be working on hemming the skirt if you want to see it in person. I’ll also be working on pulling & knotting tons of threads on my stays. I’m trying reed as boning this time around. Article crossposted from . Comments there are appreciated. (Comment on this)
Thursday, May 14th, 2009
5:38 pm	Minor alterations: mending a hole & shortening straps One of my clients picked up a dress from another maker who was having a sample sale. Here it is on her Uniquely you form. Ignore the huge shoulders - one of the less than ideal features of this form. We are thinking about having a “shave down” the form day and trying to further shape the shoulders. I’m still tempted to cut off the foam breasts and lift them more as they are too low on the form to really be exact. I’ve still being a chicken and haven’t pulled out a saw yet. The dress was almost perfect except for the strap length and a little mending of the silk overlay. I’m really loving bias cut dresses recently. My husband bought me some mint green silk charmeuse to make a bias cut dress and I’ve been procrastinating starting on it for a year and a half! I’ve started collecting books and learning more about this style gown. I hope to get into the bias class at Costume college this year *crosses fingers*. Article crossposted from . Comments there are appreciated. (3 Comments |Comment on this)