Monday, June 27, 2005

Gown Coming together

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The robe francaise is coming together very nicely! The lining is attached to the completed dress. I'm in the process of sewing on the ...
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Saturday, June 18, 2005

Completed Lining

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Here's the finished lining. Inbetween my last post, I became paranoid about the changes I'd made to the neckline of the muslin, so ...
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Sunday, May 29, 2005

Pools of Taffeta!!

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Hurray for the arrival of the taffeta!! May I say that 14 yards of silk taffeta is a beautiful, beautiful thing! I went ahead and cut out th...
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Saturday, May 21, 2005

An Act of Desperation...

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Thanks to the meeting of the European Council of Ministers, I haven't received mail in over a week. Having my 18th century gown fitted a...
Saturday, May 14, 2005

Muslin: take two!

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Here is my new Muslin! Notice how nicely it lays flat along the whole neckline now - I pinned out all of the eccess fabric that was causing...

18 Century Satin Corset

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Here are pictures of my new and improved satin corset. The corset doesn't really constrict my waist - it just pushes my bust upwards and...
Sunday, May 08, 2005

Robe Francaise: Muslin

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Here's the completed Muslin for the Robe francaise. I'm wearing it inside out, because I was pinning a few seams that needed adjusti...
Wednesday, May 04, 2005

A girl can change her mind...

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Well, I was all set with fabric and pattern to start my civil war day dress, but I think I'm a bit burned out on civil war projects for ...
Saturday, April 23, 2005

My Very Own “Coin ­à Coudre”

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…Also known as my brand new sewing room. As everyone knows, my husband and I moved to Poland this winter, and now that our household shipmen...
Wednesday, February 23, 2005

My Pattern Has Arrived!!

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...Just in time to get packed up with the move! Too bad, huh? Well, the good news is that I got to pack up the pattern in my air freight whi...
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Sunday, February 06, 2005

Grr!!! Pattern Aggravation!!!

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Allright...no, I have not completely dropped off the face of the earth! I would LOVE to be sewing, but the stupid pattern has STILL not arr...
Thursday, January 13, 2005

New Project: Civil War day dress

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Here we go again!! It's been a while since I've started a project...and to be honest, I'm getting ready to move, so ...
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Sunday, December 19, 2004

Completed Jedi Robe

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Thanks to my husband for posing! The Jedi Cloak is all finished, and ready to ship out. I finished the last of the seams today, and he...
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Saturday, December 11, 2004

Jedi Robe: Change the Sleeves, or not???

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Sleeve with a nice tuck/pleat The unaltered sleeves The final decision that I need to make on the cloak is whether or not I would like to al...
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Jedi Robe: New Hood

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The next step was altering the hood. I really disliked the way the hood on the pattern came to a point in the back. It looked a bit moroccan...

Jedi Robe: Altering the pattern

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The gorgeous camel wool fabric for the Jedi Robes arrived this week, and the project is well under way. As a Simplicity costume pattern, ...
Saturday, November 20, 2004

Anna's Fabulous Silk Bustle Dress!!!

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In a last ditch effort to finish the dress before Anna left town, we got together last night and finished sewing the bustle and bodice of a ...
Tuesday, November 16, 2004

Completed Civil War ballgown!!!

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Completed!!! Okay...the dress needs a little bit of ironing (and I may go back and do a bit more trim), but it's done. I have to admit ...
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Monday, November 15, 2004

Completed bodice!!!

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Hey all (or the few regulars who read my page!!) :) Did LOTS of sewing this weekend. Most of it was helping out Anna with her to-die-for ...
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Sunday, November 07, 2004

Projects Moving Forward!

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Hey All, Just wanted to drop a line and let you know that I am still working on my c0stumes. I'm currently hand sewing on bias tape to ...
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