This is just a quick post for a quick project. I don't have pro photos in good lighting yet, but they'll be added when I get them! (Or you can follow my Instagram, where they'll be posted first when I get them done.) I signed up to volunteer at a local historic house museum as … Continue reading 1903 Mourning Dress
"I hope to finish it this summer!" I said with optimism back in January. (After having worked on it in September 2017 and putting it aside...) Instead, here comes autumn, and this post will be about finishing the waistcoat and starting the frock coat buttons. (As a reminder: this is not historically accurate - I am … Continue reading 1740s-60s Court Suit (Part II)
(Scroll to bottom to see a progress report of the second style of petti!) So: corded petticoats. Gorgeous, yet maddening. I've had one on my mind for a while because I had the pleasure of watching Orisen create hers last month (pictured below). They're incredibly useful, and had their heyday from the 1830s through the … Continue reading Hack! Corded Petticoats (#2 added!)
Hello again! I took a solid month off from sewing after Costume College to recharge my batteries. I'm heading back to Providence soon for the new semester (which I'm actually excited about; bless graduate school) and figured I should plow through Indis to clear up some of the piles of fabric lying around. (Indis, part … Continue reading Indis (Part II)
Alright, I'm finally back from all of my conferences! I wrote a lot of this post in advance, but near the end it'll have the final photos. I'm not very happy with this dress, but that's what happens when you have to rush! I do think it looked good, but it's missing so much of … Continue reading 1830s Plaid Day Dress
I sat down a few weeks ago and signed up for several events this summer, including Costume College (CA) and Corsets & Cravats (SC). I'll be making something for the latter later, but I managed to snag a Fantasy Tea ticket for CoCo and thus have been planning an outfit. The theme is Victorian fancy … Continue reading 1872 “Rainbow” Fancy Dress (CoCo ’18)
Some of the smaller projects I've done in the past month or so: two more Redthreaded supports, a plain 1865 summer dress, and a bonus pocket! #1 I had made Redthreaded's Regency long stays before, and wanted to try my hand at the short version (mostly because I foresaw them being easier to get into … Continue reading June mini-projects
