I ordered some brocade from puresilks - using ebay puresilks - using ebay rather than their website. It arrived today and I'm comparatively happy with my choice. I do have 1yard of a repro screen accurate that I bought into via an LJ community group order, but I didn't want to use it for this in case I botch it completely. This is what I ordered, ( Read more... )

So I had this short but ranty post that the computer ate, and it was about how I phoned The Fabric Store and Tessuti to check they had crin (horsehair braid for hems). The first thought I was a demented milliner until I said 'hems', the 2nd used to have it or is currently out of stock. Same result. I don't need a 50m roll from Greenfield'sDidn't ( Read more... )

Seeing as I've made the mess it's only fair that I pick up the mess I've made in the past 2 weeks, but sheesh, it's boring having to put on the big girl pants at times ( Read more... )

since I posted my underpinnings wish list and there has been small but defineable progress

I'll admit that not an awful lot has been finished but I've some half made and cut out items.  It's all good in my book.
      1.    my pocket hoops of pink & white stripey goodness.
These have been cut out and are 90% made. I just need to cut & insert the bones ( Read more... )

cos hormone hell is nigh upon me.  Bailed on seeing a movie tonight, just tooo blech to be bothered ( Read more... )

Last night I caught the train out to Penrith to shop at the closing spotlight sale with

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I've taken the night of sewing (trapped in hormone hell, can't get out), and have been looking at shoes, sewing machines, underwear and assorted goodies on www.ebay.com.au and www.oztion.com.au.  I've caught up on a couple of blogs I have overlooked, and pondered my sewing wishlist.

This doesn't include planned costumes, like my 1850s dress or my  ( Read more... )

CrazyCatLady's had her ear bent every which way on the topic of shoeses and the bricks that purport to be my feet.  So having stumbled across a UK shoe company that specialises in pretty shoes for feet-o-bricks, I have a new obsession ... How to get me some.

- They won't sell directly outside the UK.
- They have some online retailers, half of which ( Read more... )

at least my hormones are back on track (I daren't bitch about being trapped in hormone hell, cos it's been more hellish!)

Flannel isn’t that scary, but a hooded flannel shirt is a teency weency bit .. and alive down the south coast.

This may come into the realm of too much information, but hormones are still out of wack, but this time a 3.5 week cycle, which is wayyyyy better than the previous couple at 3 &  2 weeks respectively!

Here’s hoping that all is back to ( Read more... )