There are still some things I have to post.
Like,, how my casaque turned out !

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To sum it up : I had one of the best times of my life. It was a blast, we totally need to do that again.

The long version ( will go behind the cut )

The casaque is done except for the hem ! Yay ! I didn't touch the shoes but that's not such a big deal, as it was only an option for today. I still have good chances to get them done by Saturday.
I should probably try everything on and make sure it fits, and add some linen tabs to the stomacher so that I can pin it to my outfit. Making a cap for lady_darkstone ( Read more... )

What the heck are you doing, girl ? After one of the last caaque fitting it occurred to me the garment would look a lot less potato-sack-like if worn open over a stomacher. So what do I do, on a ten days' notice and with a busy schedule of visiting parents and friends and medical appointments ? Start an embroidered stomacher, of course. But since I ( Read more... )

The answer, I had it all along... I DO have some pretty pretty fine lace I can use for the 1890s Paquin dress, see ? It's pretty and really finer than whatever I've found online or in a shop yet. I have quite a lot of it - I seem to recall 7 meters, but looking at the bolt I'm not sure there isn't a bit more. I haven't found a better way to display ( Read more... )

My dress dummy is in a corner of the house with almost no direct daylight (we want to install a skylight, someday), so bad lighting ahead :

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I spent the night worrying my parents' cat would escape and disappear again before my parents come to pick it up today. Great... So I finally got up at 4, only to go back to bed at 7 because I was so darn tired ( Read more... )

... but SOMEONE stole the show...

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I've been stalking all your CC posts and a lot of comments as well and adding a lot of new faces to my friend-list. I need more costuming peeps !

Right, stop procrastinating girl, go put those sleeves on the casaque, NOW !

I have indeed made it far enough that the end seems in sight for the casaque. Which is good, given how slow I am and knowing that yesterday was mostly spent snoozing on the couch. Let's see what's left to do ( Read more... )