Inching my way to productivity, I also got my March dress selected and cut out in March ( Read more... )

Probably not the first time it occurred to me, but early last year when I caught the train to Canberra I thought how useful a custom made pillow tote would be. I have a spendy pillow which I hate to leave at home, but equally clutching a pillow in changeable weather to/from a train or bus station has some drawbacks.  So with only the purchase of ( Read more... )

This morning I worked out what steels I needed, and went through my stash.  I've got more than half, and I could use all spirals, but I'd prefer flats at the centre front, and either side of the grommets.

( Read more... )

Only the binding and casing had to be bought so far.  I've used coutil, busk and some of the steels in stash and I have white lacing cord too. So that's great. Tmorrow I'll go & buy a list of the steels I need to finish it. So here's so far - it only needs the steels inserted - am measuring & counting them right now.  Hmm maybe I should give it a ( Read more... )

I decided that I'd leap to the side of the edwardian, so long as I made a couple of changes. Such as make the lower back half 1 size larger, and instead of cutting the top edge down 1" that I'd take that 1" from between waist & bust (take longer but provide more width at upper edge. Lastly, most importantly, raise the place the bust gusset is ( Read more... )

My corsets are uncomfortably too small :(   the spread without lacing in at all was 6", but I didn't have any bunny ears left to reach so I could lace myself in. Plus the shift moves the side back steels to the wrong spot on my and so they're trying to twist rather than not even being noticable ( Read more... )

I'm going to get some stripey goodness in the lobstertail, I've got some leftover 100% cotton bias binding - from my 1780 stays that never ever got binding done on the tabbed edge. LOL ( Read more... )

Lobster-tail bustle cage that is ( Read more... )

My UFO lobstertail bustle is MIA. It may be half sewn, but I ahven't a clue where I put it. It's not in my tub of UFOs ( Read more... )

Yesterday I finished a utilitarian nightie that I started about 5-6 months ago, thought I'd mentioned it before but can't find a post.  Anyhoo, its finished and from the Past Patterns 18thC chemise pattern I've used umpty squillion times before ( Read more... )