Why isn't it Halloween yet?
Aug. 28th, 2016 02:31 pmI'm done with summer. I want sweaters and boots and the entire world to go goth. It's almost September, why isn't the Halloween stuff out?
I've been using all my free time to work on my new gown. It's going to be made of black satin, black chiffon, black beeds, black seqins, and black embroidery on grey taffeta ( to add some color 😀). I've finished putting the sequins on the chiffon, now I have to concentrate on the embroidery.

I've been using all my free time to work on my new gown. It's going to be made of black satin, black chiffon, black beeds, black seqins, and black embroidery on grey taffeta ( to add some color 😀). I've finished putting the sequins on the chiffon, now I have to concentrate on the embroidery.

Long time, no post
Aug. 27th, 2016 06:09 pmI'm way over due for s post. Let's see... The last thing I was at was the Allaire barn dance, which was in the visitors center and not bythe barn as we hoped. I finished my 1830s dress. It's made of blue taffeta( dyed by me) with rose appliqués sewn along the skirt as in the fashion plates. Even though the dance wasn't what I expected, I still had a wonderful time.






Why do I suck at this
Jul. 21st, 2016 08:42 pmMy corset has been going so well till I went to try it on. I accedenyly put an extra eyelet on one side, the eyelets are ripping up my laces, and the busk came out when I fastened it. So I top stitched it back in( it was the only way with out taking apart the whole thing ). I put glue around the metal eyelets to hopefully smooth it ou so it stops tearing. And I don't know what to do about the extra besides ignore it. Oh well, hopefully it will be done this weekend. Then on to the fun stuff.
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Jul. 10th, 2016 06:13 amSo I think the post office lost my fabric. The tracking page said it would arive Friday, and Thursday night, it said it had stops in California, Lancaster pa and was now in Philadelphia. When it didn't show, I checked again, it said its going back to Lancaster ( passing me and going west) and the arrival date is gone. Hopefully they just forgot it there, and it's not taking a cross continental tour
Purple shoes!
Jun. 1st, 2016 09:30 pmI didn't get much done this weekend, but I did get my AD Dunmore shoes painted. I was inspired by this pair from the Philadelphia Museum of Art. You see the contrast straps so often in exant shoes.

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Anyone ever paint fabric shoes? I just received the American Duchess Dunmores yesterday, and I'm a little worried about dyeing them. I wanted to put on contrasting binding, but they are already bound around the edges. It's more historically accurate, but binding on top of binding will probably be too thick. Would it be possible to paint around the existing binding, or should I exchange them for Georganias?


Same old dresses
Feb. 20th, 2016 09:04 pmThe baby has been sick all week. It takes about two hours to get him to sleep at night. So needless to say, I haven't been seeing much. I hoped to make a new dress for tomorrow, but that didn't happen. Thankfully it will be warm enough to wear an old dress. But I'm so tired of the same old regency dresses. I have the old sari dress and two white lawn gowns. While I was debating what to wear, since my bonnet is cream, not white, I found an old bottle of dye. I figured" what the hell" and dyed one of the dresses red. I think it looks ok, but we'll see how it looks on in the morning.
Stitching along
Dec. 23rd, 2015 08:44 pmStays are coming along. The channels are done. For some reason I decided to hand sew them, so I took longer then I wanted it to, but not as long as I thought it would.

Now I have to do the eyelets and the binding. I hope to have them done by the end on the month.
In personal stuff, the baby had an ear infection that would not go away, turned out he's allergic to most antibiotics. So he got ear tubes yesterday. Last night was rough, last few weeks have been rough. I hope he feels better soon.

Now I have to do the eyelets and the binding. I hope to have them done by the end on the month.
In personal stuff, the baby had an ear infection that would not go away, turned out he's allergic to most antibiotics. So he got ear tubes yesterday. Last night was rough, last few weeks have been rough. I hope he feels better soon.
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Oct. 5th, 2015 08:48 pmI finished the smocking and appliqué. I also added some gold ribbon I found on clearance at joanns. I think the original used mesh wire ribbon, but this was cheaper. Next, I have to embroider between them and bead it.

In personal news, I decided to take the job, so I'll be starting that in two weeks.

In personal news, I decided to take the job, so I'll be starting that in two weeks.
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Aug. 8th, 2015 07:12 amThanks everyone who replied, I feel better about it now. It's funny, after upu study fashion for a while, you really see the difference that a decade or two can make, and you forget that it's not as obvious to most people. I felt like I was going to a roaring 20s party in a poodle skirt. But I'm sure the new dress will work out. It could use some more trim, but it's wearable for tonight. The universe seems determined to keep me home, first my necklace broke, and then I threw out my back. Hopefully it will be okay for tonight. I can't wait to see everyone!
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Jun. 14th, 2015 03:32 pmAfter a wonderful afternoon drinking tea, I went home, put the baby to bed, and got started on my 1830s dress. I managed to get the bodice together before I had to stop. I still had some time, so I decided to make an outfit for the baby. I just made s shift for him, since it will be so warm. This morning I tried it on with the cap I bought him at ft Fred. Not too bad, he seemed to like it.


Game of Thrones part 1
May. 13th, 2015 10:57 amI'm hoping to start a Game of Thrones costume soon. I won’t be able to start for a bit, so I'm doing a ton of research and trying to figure out exactly what I want. During my research, I've become amazed at the detail that goes into the show. You can tell so much about a character based on their costume alone. I thought I'd share some of my findings here till I get started.
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Those are my thoughts anyway. Stay tuned for part 2.
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Those are my thoughts anyway. Stay tuned for part 2.