The dress I've been embroidering for months is done. I named it the Persephone dress, since the the pomegranates and asphodel flowers are symbols of the goddess.
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Happy New year everyone.  2014 was a very busy year for me, so not a whole lot of sewing got done.  I started a new job, had a medical scare, adopted a new doggie, and started a family.  Unfortunately, I didn't have much time or energy to sew

New Francaise for the annual dinner.

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Once again I'm behind in my posting, so many others have already posted about the wonderful pumpkin tea last weekend.  The food was amazing, the decor was lovely and the company was simply the best.   I made a 1790's style open robe with a full bodice, much like this and thisTo me, it looked like a croped d version of an anglaise, so thats how I ( Read more... )

Wow, I have been terrible about posting. And I've been up to a lot.  This weekend I mostly finished my new francaise, only needs trim and a hem.


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I had an amazing time at the Regency Card party this weekend. The food was great, there were real and virtual friends, and tons of sparklies   I rewore my white and gold dress, since I love it so much.  I also decide to do something different with my hair.  This video about 18th century curls has been making its way across LJ, so I decided to see ( Read more... )

Friday night was the masked ball at the Roman Baths. I wore the gold sequence dress I made for Dress U along with my cameo tiara and Pier 1 mask.


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I had a fantastic time in England, I took over 750 pictures!. I won't bore you with them all, just the highlights here.  The first half of my trip was the city of Bath, I was able to stay with sadievale, her mom, Betty and williamsburg24.
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I figured the bodice out...mostly. It will work for now, I'm on a deadline here.vi redid the back, it stays in place better now, and it's easier to close. All I have to do is dislocate my shoulder, button it, the pop my arm back in the socket. Piece of cake!
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Despite a sad lack of posts, I have been sewing.  I wanted a cotton lawn gown with sequence like this one from the Napoleon fashion exhibit for the tiara party and the Jane Austen Ball.
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How do you think this dress closes?  Drawstring? Back button? 

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