In a fit of... not boredom, but a need to take a break from the replacement doublet for my hubby, I suddenly decided to take another look at the aborted attempt at a 1630s dress from about a year ago. I'm using a small company pattern that shall remain nameless (although probably obvious) because I'm still deciding how upset I am with the ( Read more... )

Due to internet wonkiness this morning, there are no pictures yet, but I finally have a duct tape double! Thanks to flechyr and queenserenity42 (a lot!), three rolls of crappy duct tape and a huge pile of fabric scrap, I have a not-so-mini me that I can hopefully fit costume bits on. This will save hours of me trying to reach the middle of my back, or trying to figure ( Read more... )