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Turns out the trouser mockup I made for Ruslan fits perfectly. He said I should have more confidence in my drafting. I said that being terrified keeps me careful. Anyhow, it worked, even if one or two lines were more art than science ( Read more... )

I've been dreading this part of the outfit, actually. I've made all of one pair of trousers within all my historical sewing, and they were so fail that I eventually took them apart and used the fabric to make something completely different. So it was only with extreme trepidation that I've been undertaking this part ( Read more... )