Hi guys!  My move to LA has been crazy, I've been trying to work and unpack and not go crazy and for a while I thought, dang it I just can't go to CoCo, I missed registration and then I was like, I shouldn't spend the money anyway, but yesterday I woke up with a fierce NEED to go ( Read more... )

But you guys are so smart!  And you know so much more than me! :)

Anyway, this time, my question is if there is such a thing as a short sleeved Regency spencer?  Like for summer or home wear?  I know you can do little sleeveless vests or bodices, but what about something with short-ish puffed sleeves?  My internet searches have failed me so far, ( Read more... )

I've been busily working on multiple projects for the last couple weeks.  First, I was going to go to a Regency ball on Sat. so I was working on hand sewing a drop front dress.  It's close to being done, just need to sew up the side seams, hem it and draft/sew the sleeves.  I kind of put that on the back burner though a  couple days ago when it was ( Read more... )

But a girl needs some retail therapy every now and then.  And when she has a gift card, and possibly even when she finds out that one of the discount fabric stores is closing soon.  What else can she do but to promptly break her resolution for no fabric buying?

So yeah... I might have been a little bad this weekend.  But really, did I not say that I ( Read more... )

Ok, so this is really, really hard for me to say exactly what I'm going to do this year (in a specific order anyway), because without specific events to make things for I either have to go by what I want to make or considering time constraints what's going to be the easiest.  But here's my plan for costumes in 2011 ( Read more... )

I've had a pretty productive week and weekend!

My jumper is done except for the hem, which is pinned and pressed.  I'm just trying to decide if I should do it by hand or blind hem stitch it on the machine.  I think the latter will win out due to time, but we'll see... I like to sew while watching movies at night, so I may get to it this week.  I ( Read more... )

I've been meaning to do a post for forever but I've been having kind of a rough time for the last little bit and finding the motivation has been difficult.  I have been sewing though.  Not as much as I'd like since I haven't yet received the new dressform I purchased on Overstock.com on Black Friday.  I finally broke down and bought a petite one, ( Read more... )

So I finally beat my camera and computer into submission and now have photos all the way back from the Regency Picnic this summer!  That means not only Halloween party pictures, but Costume College too!  I know crazy!

So yeah, no time to really do a whole big post right now, but if you're interested, here's a link to my flickr sets and a preview of ( Read more... )

I've been so quite around here lately.  I have been super busy, so that's my excuse.  With sewing!  And other stuff of course.

I finished my Kirtle and jacket and partlet all in time for the ren faire, so that was good!  I had a blast with jennil and sallysews even though it was really cold.  Will post pictures from that soon.  Oh man, there will be a giant ( Read more... )

Sorry for posting so much in the last little while.  I guess when it rains it pours! :)

I had a brain wave yesterday after my Halloween post.  Two perfect group costume ideas for this year!

Pride & Prejudice and Zombies!
or
Jane Austen Fight Club!
(have you seen the video?  you must watch it now!)

OK, I think pretty much everyone in the free world knows ( Read more... )