Sometimes I just kill myself researching things that really aren't a big deal and lose time that could be spent actually sewing. I wish museums used more descriptive fabric terms. There is lots of cotton used in 18th c clothing, but my mission was to validate my desire to make a petticoat of glazed cotton (solid blue). Glazed is mostly assiciated ( Read more... )

I've started doing a little blogging on my website. Until I can do a full write-up here, where I can write emotively, you can read the summary of my trip to London here: http://www.lisavandenberghe.com/?p=123

Weeeeeell... demode made a big announcement about needing to push her court dress to Costume College 2015 and a bunch of people jumped on board. That was the clincher for me to wait until CoCo 2015 and skip this year again. My trip to London in mid-July was not originally in my plans, but I couldn't pass up the opportunity. I also added a few days to it ( Read more... )

As I work on my brocade pet-en-l'aire and trim my velvet jacket, I'm thinking about making a chemise dress. If I want to go from zero to sixty in 30 seconds, who has blog posts about making them? Pros and cons of certain patterns, good fabric choices and suppliers, recommended construction methods, etc. Merci, mes amis! :)

Days like these, I dread leaving Paris. My library is a medieval building? Really? Did someone look in my brain to see what my fantasy city would be like ( Read more... )