I've been working on handsewing a regency short-gown based off a black snail pattern that I shortened. I'm pulling inspiration from a pile of extants

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I was supposed to finish a new dress today for tall ships tomorrow...my brain had other ideas and shut down with a vomit inducing migraine. But I see to have perked up..so now I'm trying to make this dress:


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So mandie_rw turned 12 today and we celebrated with a trip around this historic area. We met up in the visitors center (Alice and I were late, probably my fault, I had trouble waking up). First stop on the winter adventure tour was The Betsy Ross house. Where they have an appropriate display of kitch

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In the end the red fabric won, it turned out to be gabardine (well I had crepe AND gabardine apparently, yay people showering me with wool! I have great friends). And I liked the idea of red trimmed with white ( Read more... )

We're having a winter regency outing to celebrate mandie_rw's birthday (although she's pretending it's not her birthday hoping I'll forget. HA!) and I had happily picked out this gown from the MET to do a spin on in a pink wool-like-fabric from Jomar (It's probably a blend as it's Jomar and therefore alllll a mystery).


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But I actually blogged...

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On Saturday madamekat held an amazing regency tea. I had a totally marvelous time. I'm pretty sure I only get invited so I show up with my tent, but hey works for me!


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I was all chugging along on my stupidly easy bodice. It's two pieces of the same white muslin! How ridiculously easy and impossible to mess up right?....you don't know me well ( Read more... )

To review. I'm making this:


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Today I really took a hard look at my measurements and the measurements of the stays in Hunnisett and I'm pleased that they're not suuuuper far off. Of course I had to add some girth *sigh* but anyway I think I've gotten the pattern enlarged. So here are a few things I'm mulling over and would love feedback on ( Read more... )