Thursday, September 22, 2005

Fairy Wings

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The little flower fairy dress is now 100% complete. Here are the wings, made out of wrapping paper. They sort of stuck out at a nicer angl...
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Monday, September 05, 2005

Bippity, Boppity, Boo!

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What happens when one has entirely too much time on one's hands?? You finish the project that was suppose to keep you entertained for t...
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Sunday, September 04, 2005

Fairy update

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I've been having fun sewing some over the long weekend. It gives me time to finish the project...and keeps me from getting bored as well...
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Tuesday, August 30, 2005

Sugar, Spice...and Fairy Dust

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A great recipe for a little girl's first Halloween costume. I am still without a sewing budget, so I'm finding other ways of distrac...
Tuesday, August 16, 2005

Pictures of Gown

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Here's the finished product!! If you want to compare it to the inspiration, click here .
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Sunday, August 14, 2005

Robe Francaise Complete!

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My Robe Francaise is now 100% complete, and I even had time to make a little pinner cap for my hair today. Yesterday, Katie helped me pin u...
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Wednesday, August 10, 2005

Plotting!!

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Hi All!!! Well, I haven't been sewing very much lately. I must admit that I have been distracted by visitors and traveling about. I have...
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Tuesday, July 19, 2005

Nips and Tucks

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Just doing a bit more house-keeping while I have down time. Today, I shortened my fully boned 18th century corset so that it will be more co...
Monday, July 18, 2005

Trimmed Stomacher

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I finished trimming my 18th century stomacher tonight. I sewed on some fine lace, and the attached ruching in a 3 tiered figure eight. 4 pin...
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Wednesday, July 13, 2005

Finished Corset

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Here it is! I finished another Victorian corset. Why you ask? Well, I tell myself because I wanted a prettier corset that had gussets to ...
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18 century accessories

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Hi all. While I wait to find a better solution to my raveling pinking for the 18th century gown, I continue to look for accessories to make ...
Monday, July 04, 2005

Satin Victorian Corset

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While I wait to find out how to trim my Robe Francaise without the pinking raveling, I decided to start another project I had purchased supp...
Tuesday, June 28, 2005

Basic gown complete

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The basic dress is all assembled! Yippee!!! The picture is completely underwhelming, but here it is. Check out the gorgeous sleeves!!! S...
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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...