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Things I do to avoid sewing eyelets.
Yup. I've got something like 32 or so eyelets to sew on my Gothic Fitted Gown. And I don't wanna. I hate sewing eyelets.
So I did this instead.
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Idea.
I can't remember when I got this fabric, but I managed to forget that I had it.
As it's on a cardboard roll, I had rolled my velvet on top of it to keep the velvet nice. Ergo, I forgot I had it.
I'm thinking a Florentine Sottana, circa 1560, worn with my 16th ce stays.
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This might just be...
...the fabric for my summer 16th century French Gown.
Yep, I am fully aware of the fact that dupioni silk is probably not an appropriate choice for the type of Gown I'll be trying.
However, I don't care. I need to use up my fabric stash and I want a pretty pretty princess gown.
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OMG
I can't believe I haven't posted in almost a month ( Read more... ) -
Cotehardie progress...
So far, so good ( Read more... ) -
Cotehardie
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Hey Look! Actual Sewing Content!
Looks like I've been a bit lax in posting, as of late. Here's a UFO I finished back in January.
I had taken apart this awesome coat-weight wool cloak I had last summer; it was way too heavy as a cloak and near choked me every time I wore it. I was determined to make it into a medievaloid coat. Which is what I started, last summer, until I realized I ( Read more... ) -
Jewels
I just dropped $100 on about 30 cts worth of sapphires, topaz, amethyst, emeralds, rutilated quartz, and citrine. I'll post a pic when I find my camera this afternoon.
*Edit* : Starting from the Top Left hand corner, going clockwise in a spiral (american quarter for reference) : 6 Amethyst cabochons, 15 garnet cabochons, 3 square emeralds, 1 oval ( Read more... )
