I decided I couldn't leave off at yesterday's project post of the chignon form, and went ahead with Lynn McMasters' instructions on how to make a full head form.

After some adjustments with the PDF and my printer, I was able to use standard 8.5 x 11 paper.


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I was reading up on period hairstyles, including the making of hairpieces to augment one's own natural hair, and stumbled across Lynn McMasters' fabulous tutorial on Victorian evening 'dos at Your Wardrobe Unlock'd.  From there, I followed the link to her fabric head form pattern, and printed out the one for the smaller form, which she refers to as ( Read more... )

Since it doesn't look like I'll be having time in the near future to post details of the construction of last year's silver Venetian gown, here are a few photos of the completed project, including the delicious gold Venise lace partlet that I didn't have time to finish.

From the inside out: blackwork edged camicia, tabbed Elizabethan style corset ( Read more... )

I was so excited to find a package in the mail today when I got home from lab!  Tearing off the ugly scuffed manila envelope - I swear the USPS uses elephants to sort their mail sometimes - here is what I found folded up inside, along with a closeup of the label.


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