After over a year and a half, here it is! And a few pictures. The shawl after the knitting was done, but before the fringe was added. And the finished shawl with fringe and on me for scale. It's huge! And cozy.

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ashamanja_babu says pictures. So I took a quick pic of the finished corset with the binding, lace (from Treadle!), and flossing. After I'd already sewn on the lace with the binding, I realized it would have been more accurate to add the lace over top of the binding and facing pointy edge up. But by that point it was already on and I wasn't redoing it. Oh well. ; ( Read more... )

Unfortunately my outing tomorrow is cancelled due to weather. They're predicting thunderstorms all day. Boo ( Read more... )

Um so you may have noticed that my shawl still isn't done and is way late for the HSM Travel challenge. I am OK with this because, well, partly because I am easy-going about self-imposed deadlines, and partly because I have been working on this darn corset. Oh, and I had a cold. I cut myself a lot of slack when I am sick. But the shawl is still ( Read more... )

Turns out that the New Look pattern that I want is available on the Simplicity website as a printable pattern. So I don't need to worry about trying to find it in the States and can get started on making this dress earlier. I want it for a wedding I am attending on July 1st ( Read more... )

I took some quick pictures of my current projects. Two baby quilts (one is now tied) and my 1864 shawl.

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Good StuffAmongst the copious amounts of reading I have to do for my Medieval Literature and Gender class, there are some really interesting readings that I am enjoying a lot. I read a chapter about how in the late Middle Ages, people understood Christ as simultaneously both male and female. Like, he has a male body, but because the body/flesh was ( Read more... )

It occurs to me that I haven't posted in a while. I don't have much going on. Mostly just trying to keep on top of ridiculous amounts of readings for class and doing house things like the dishes and cooking. I have a pork roast marinating in the fridge right now and planning on making a pulled pork out of it to eat with an apple chutney that I'll ( Read more... )

Got my apartment stuff sorted out (keys on the way to me and bill paid) and thinking about other things, like what is on the sewing docket for the coming year. I've mentioned my projects before but I'm kind of sad that all of my upcoming projects are already decided. I like it being a bit open-ended. But since the reason for these projects being ( Read more... )

The Dreamstress has the HSM 2016 challenges posted. I may be participating in this one. I have so many things that need sewing this year. Surely, I can make them fit the challenges.

January - Procastination: the petticoat, corset cover, and skirt for my 1895 ensemble
February - Tucks & Pleating: 1895 shirtwaist will have tucks to fit the front ( Read more... )