I mean, I'll try to post every day. ;)

Uh... what so far...

I'magonna finish rvqavalon's petticoat today, and pack it up and the green batiste to ship back tomorrow. (I'll also get the envelope chemise printed on wide paper while I'm out.) I also printed out some closeups of the beading patterns on the robe de style. So the plan for the weekend ( Read more... )

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With help from mlsdesigns and rvqavalon, the petticoat bodice is completely done. SQUEE!  Well, except for ties. And maybe a drawstring, which I may not even bother with. We'll see.  The seams went a lot faster when I switched to a smaller needle than the slightly thicker one I'd bent on the stays. Drill is tough, but Pimatex is finer and tighter.  I got tired of ( Read more... )

I'm getting ready to cut and sew together my first mockup for the S&S short stays. I've read through the construction order for both them and for the Mantua Maker long stays pattern. Both say to fully assemble each layer individually, including the gussets ( Read more... )

I went ahead and cut out two shifts (one for me, one for M.) on Monday night. I'm going to seam the back on mine because I hate how much fabric is wasted with the S&S cutting layout. Grr.  When I do my 18th century shift, I'm using the cutting layout from Costume Close-Up. That looks so neat ( Read more... )