It's been ages since I took the time for a dress diary and since I'm not busy at all with my final assignments for school, here it is. (I mean, I've got plenty of time for making a dress diary, since I only have to make a lined summer coat in a week. /sarcasm ( Read more... )

I'm currently three chapters into my dissertation and one enormous stress ball.  My favorite way to relax is imagining up new bits of clothing to construct (I'm a die hard sewing geek), and since it's winter here I wanted to make a pelisse in honor of the weather.


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R and I have been thinking for a while now that it would be cool to make period outfits inspired by the Assassin gear worn by Ezio in Assassin's Creed. I am more interested in AC2, while he thinking of something a little more Brotherhood. I love the look of Ezio's white outfit with bits of red, and I think that his overall look will be easily ( Read more... )

Gambling again!  This time with time and energy.

As if THAT was new...

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I'm tired of buying presents for family since I never know what to get them anyways. So I'm making a winter coat for my brother since he doesn't have one.

He wants something like this:


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Hello, I'm new! My name is Chris, and I sew mainly historical costumes.

For the past year or so, my boyfriend has been gently hinting that he'd really really like a pirate coat. As of about a week ago, I finished it.

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Picking up where I left off in this entry....
Here's a reference pic of what the finished paletot will hopefully look like.

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A photo journal of making my zimmara style 16th c. Florentine jacket. It's not complete, as it has some things on it that are missing, but what period costume is ever complete in my wardrobe ( Read more... )

My housemates are getting married in April on a dirigible, and they have logically decided to go with a steampunk theme for the wedding. (There was a certain amount of discussion when they came to this conclusion regarding "steampunk," to whit, it is neither 'steam' nor particularly 'punk' but nonetheless is a truly delightful aesthetic.) While the ( Read more... )

So, I've started on the Regency spencer for the Time Travel picnic. I don't really have any aspirations about finishing it today, since it's being finicky, and I only really started it about an hour ago. This is my first try using this pattern, and since I'm not as familiar with the cut of the era, I'm having difficulty figuring out what's ( Read more... )