2011 was a pretty productive year for me, especially in the first few months.

January: Pre-Raphaelite-inspired linen dress and bodice (which I still haven't worn for anything)
             Chemise a la Reine, with short-sleeve shift, and matching sash and petticoat

February: Fully boned stays, which had been a ufo before this because I had ( Read more... )

I'm thinking about creating some business postcards, since I would like to really get into creating costumes to sell to other people, but I don't really know what I should put on them. Thus, if anyone an help me, I'm going to post pictures of what I think are my best projects, and if you can all vote on what should go on there, that would be really ( Read more... )

I did all the eyelets in the bodice today. I've never made an unboned bodice before (or, for that matter, a bodice that only laces up the back - that was a little tricky!), and I don't know how to get rid of the wrinkles in the back. Is this normal/does it look okay that way, or should I attempt to add some boning to get rid of that?


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Didn't get too much done today, since I spent half my day at Universal. Harry Potter land was still super crowded, way more than then when I went the day HP7 was released. Managed to walk right on to Rip Ride Rockit, though.

Anyway, I finished the stitching on the trim, and I did the hems on the bottom and the sleeve, so that means the blue chemise ( Read more... )

The blue chemise looks completely done. I need to tack down the bottom of the trim underneath the bust, and hem the sleeves and bottom (all I'm doing is turning up the serging and machine stitching it). I haven't made any progress on the bodice, but I did buy the gold cording for the sleeves on the over-chemise. I'm trying to decide if I need to ( Read more... )

I thought I had the other sleeve on the blue chemise all set and done, but then I went to try it on. Somehow (and I honestly have no clue how) the opening on the lower sleeve was rotated 2.5" out towards my elbow. Which meant undoing the trim at the seam, undoing the seam, rotating, and redoing the whole thing. I wanted to go to bed 1.5 hrs ago, ( Read more... )

I have my computer back, so uploading pictures will be a little easier. So here are a few to begin with.

Showing the sleeve of the blue chemise. I still need to do the other sleeve, and hem this one, but I like how it came out. I used the same blue cord for the button loops that I used to lace up the backs of both chemises. I love how the trim looks ( Read more... )

No pictures at the moment, but today has been a pretty good day! Three packages arrived - the 8 yds of cotton  lawn for my chemise a la reine, the fabulous fit system for my dress form (though I have yet to put it on, hence the no new pictures), and my package from Pillaged Village! Which means I finally have my trim and buttons for my blue chemise ( Read more... )

This is my mockup of the sleeve. I think I like it, but I'm not positive yet. Any opinions?


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Here's some pics of the progress so far. I did the body part of the over-chemise today, which is made of tissue linen that I dyed ice blue. There's more of the lacing rings in back, and it has a drawstring neckline. I'm still trying to decide if I want to gather under the bust or not.


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