This just in, from Demode (which means most of you already know about this): The 18th Century Notebook A vast and huge consolidation of 18th c. clothing from across the webiverse. There…
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Happy Friday
Happy Friday to my international sewing, seamstering, and seriously silly pals! And if it’s not Friday where you are anymore, then happy Saturday. Either way, have a cupcake :-).
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17th c Jacket – Empty Nesting
It’s done. It’s beautiful. I’m proud. It’s shipped.
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Mad Miss L
Today, a fellow member of the Great Basin Costume Society, Stacy Ferguson-Standstedt, GAVE me a handmade, home-made vintage dress her grandmother made waaaay back in I’m guessing the 1950s, by the looks…
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17th c. Jacket – Light at the End of the Tunnel
Ha HA! I see light at the end of the tunnel! It wants buttons and buttonholes, and to turn up the hem. Then I shall lovingly place her into a box, tape…
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SideCar: The Gatsby Picnic at Lake Tahoe
1931 Buick, in front of the Pope Mansion What a lovely Sunday it was, at Tallac, on the lawn of the Pope Mansion, surrounded by 1920s and 30s automobiles, listening to jaunty…
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SideProject: The Worst Little 1920s Slip Around
This Sunday is the highly anticipated Gatsby picnic at Lake Tahoe, and I’ve got a GREAT vintage dress to wear. Of course, it’s transparent, so I had to make a slip to…
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Gussets, Godets, and Gores … and progress on the 17th c. Jacket
First, the progress – the bodice is sewn together, the sleeves assembled, wings on, and sleeves set in. They still pull the tiniest bit at the shoulders, causing the shoulder seams to…
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17th c. Jacket – Progress on the Final
With my client’s 17th c. jacket toile back, unpicked, and the pattern altered, I cut into the lovely burgundy wool, and began putting the final piece together, starting with the gussets. My…