Sunday, September 26, 2004

Another yard bites the dust!

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More progress! The ruffles are finally all sewn to the underskirt! To give you an idea of how much fabric I was working with, I've attac...
Thursday, September 23, 2004

Ball Gown: Ruffles Galore

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Progress Report: Ruffles Galore! It's official - I've picked up the green taffeta civil war ball gown that was set aside for a...
Tuesday, September 21, 2004

Future Project: Tudor gown

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This is definitely far off in the future (too many patterns waiting in my closet to be made into dresses)...but I would love to make a Tudor...
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Upcoming Project: Elizabethean Gown

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Shakespeare in Love Dress Yet another pattern by Simplicity - this one inspired by Viola's dress in the movie "Shakespeare in Love....

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civil war day dress fashion plate
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Upcoming: Day dress

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Upcoming Project:Civil War Day dress I should take a moment to define what I mean when I say "upcoming" versus "future" ...
Sunday, September 19, 2004

Completed 18th Century Undergarments

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Completed Stays and pocket hoops I used JP Ryan's strapless stays and pocket hoops patter for these undergarments. I borrowed a victori...
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Completed 18th Century Curaco

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Completed outfit. Once again, I used JP Ryan's pattern and would highly recommend it to anyone. I had a bit of a tricky time fitting the...
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Civil War Ballgown: In Progress

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Civil War Ballgown After finishing my civil war undergarments, I did exactly what a novice costumer should not do and decided to make a ball...
Friday, September 17, 2004

Upcoming Project: Robe Francaise

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Pattern by JP Ryan. Inspiration: Robe Francaise worn by Madame de Pompadour. I've been just dying to start sewing this project. I have ...
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Wednesday, September 15, 2004

A Second Corset in my future?

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future thoughts.... The first Simplicty corset went together so nicely that when I heard there was a new corset pattern I went straight out ...

Bell Shape!

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After finishing the chemise, bloomers, and corset, I moved onto the hoops and petticoat. Again, the pattern was fairly simple. I think the m...

A good foundation...

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My first project that I wanted to complete was a Victorian day dress. I saw the very popular Simplicity civil war day dress, and wanted to ...

Future Project: 1870's Bustle Gown

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A possible future bustle project There's something just gorgeous about all the draping and heavy fabric that goes into a pretty bustle o...

Costume Journal

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Well here's my first entry for the Costume room! After years of studying historical costumes, dreaming of wearing them myself, I finally...