Hmm, just off the top of my head, I certainly haven't done much since CoCo. Maybe going through everything, I'll realize I was actually productive this year?

These were my goals:
1. 1831 Archery dress Done!
2. 1829 Orange ballgown Done!
3. Corded petticoat to go with both of the above dresses Done!
4. 1830s bathing suit Done!
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Friday, I woke up bright and early, donned my Miss Pettigrew outfit, and headed to my hard-bottomed reticule class. It was a great class, and I finished my reticule! I also attended nuranar's class about self-trimming, which was so useful and informative, and jennylafleur's class on curling hair (apparently, I'm doing everything wrong, but my hair certainly does seem ( Read more... )

I got a fair amount done on Belle this weekend. I haven't started the bodice yet, but the overskirt is nearing completion. I have to hem the bottom pouf part of the over-part of the overskirt, and all of the drawn up seams on both layers need to have their length set and be backed with twill tape. But then it's just the waistband and done ( Read more... )

I had sooo much fun at the Victorian Festival in Port Townsend this weekend! Like last year, it once again fell on my and my boyfriend's birthdays (his is the day before mine). We had some crazy weather while we were there. On Friday, it was 27mph wind, so we didn't do much wandering around. In fact, as I was trying to leave the hotel in my ( Read more... )

The SITU event today was lovely! We had a wonderful potluck lunch at a clubhouse in West Seattle, with a live band, and even a caller for a few country dances. Unfortunately, not many people actually danced, but I hope that doesn't discourage them from doing a similar event in the future ( Read more... )

I finished hemming the skirt, and I sewed all the hooks on the bodice. I want to try it on one more time before I sew the eyes on. I'm also waiting till I have the bodice on in order to mark the eyelets for the belt, so that will get finished tomorrow, too ( Read more... )

I made a quick and easy petticoat! Last summer, I found a great lace-edged bedskirt at a garage sale, and picked it up knowing it would make a great petticoat. Now it has. It's just two 46" panels stitched up the side and gathered onto a waistband. Nice quick project.


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I figured out my ruff! I cut a strip of organdy, tea-dyed it, and tapered the ends. Then I hemmed one edge, gathered up the other edge, encased it in bias tape, and hand-sewed the tape into the neckline ( Read more... )

I sewed my sleeves into the armseyes, adding the piping and lace and the shoulders. I also made additional piping, and sewed it on around the neck and down the front of the bodice. I'm hand-stitching that down on the inside at the moment, though for some reason, I'm hesitant to stitch the neck down before I decide what I'm going to do for the ruff ( Read more... )

I feel like I worked forever today on the archery dress, and I don't feel like I'm too much farther along. I made piping, or at least some piping. (I think I'm going to have to make more, but I only had about 90" of cording.) I did wind up taking apart the sleeves to insert the piping and lace above the elbow, because I think it would have looked ( Read more... )