(I was holding out for some less posed pictures from Sunday, but it looks like nobody's got any they want to share! So we'll just get a quick "I made a thing" post rather than a full-on blah-blah-blah event post! Which is okay, I guess, as I'm working every day from this past Monday through next Friday, and I doubt I'll feel inspired to spend hours ( Read more... )

What even is this gigantic allegedly 1898 sleeve

I know there's still a gathered, somewhat full sleeve head by 1898 that's pretty much smoothed out completely by 1900...and I also know I've got little titchy chicken arms...but I believe this would be a bit much on anybody, tyvm. If you're really going for post-sleeve collapse years.

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(Yeah, that's how I've been mentally pronouncing "guimpe". I can't help it.)

Third time proved to be the charm for sewing that damn collar on. This is what happens when you totally make shit up as you go and don't mark anything... The shoulder seams really should have been angled a little more sharply, too; there's extra fabric at the top of the ( Read more... )

I stuck a big old rose on my hat today, and now I feel much better about it, so I declare it Done. I may or may not have worn it around the house today for a couple of hours, to test out exactly where it needed to be pinned to stay on my head...


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Corset: yesterday I did get the busk put in. Managed to put the stud half in upside down because I am an idiot, so the mesh got a little bit mauled from pulling that out and replacing it! Good thing the mesh isn't required for structural integrity in that particular location (the busk is sandwiched inside two layers of legacy muslin and two layers ( Read more... )

Nothing notable sewn today, but I did a bit yesterday - got most of what I want to work on for stitch'n'bitch on Sunday prepped (cut out jacket body pieces and pinned them together, and sewed the sleeve mockup), sewed as much on the corset as I could without the busk (which showed up in the mail that day, but mail's late afternoon for me), and then ( Read more... )

Finished Robin's hat yesterday - I sent her pics but I won't show The Internet At Large yet, til the hat's on her head. It's extremely ridiculous though. My text to her involved "I really hope you wanted to wear a bucket of flowers on your head LOL." It's...a bit much for my taste but that should mean it's just about right for the recipient. ;)

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Finished the insertion on the front piece (OF THE GUIMPE! thanks frens) today, woo. Also remembered to buy the stuff I needed from the J tonight, mainly because I wrote a list on my hand like a middle schooler (and now it won't come off ( Read more... )

If we want to call it a shirtwaist? Vest? Sleeveless thingie? Circa 1900 tank top? I decided I see no sense in putting sleeves on something I'm planning to wear a jacket over, so it's gonna be sleeveless.

Also I can't find my shirtwaist pattern so I just cut shapes out of a piece of lawn and am hoping for the best.

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Remembered last night at 1am that I really ought to attend the reading of the Declaration of Independence at the Indian King Tavern at 9am, like a good volunteer. Grumble grumble set alarm. I did need to go get my dresses that I'd loaned to be in the window anyway (how much do I need those costumes? so much that I didn't bother picking them up for ( Read more... )