So hey, You know how I said don’t let me make the Marie Antoinette gown….*

http://demodecouture.com/18th-century-court/

Yeah, so.. umm I have “claimed” Louisa Ulrika’s gown as seen in Blanche Payne’s History of Costume. There are at least three Big Ass Silver gowns in Sweden and I know of at least two in Russia so if anyone wants to do the gown specifically and is going to CoCo I’ll happily keep calling mine just the Big Ass Silver gown.

Mainly because this is a stash project. Huge pile of silly silver twill, not brocade sadly, which has been sitting waiting for a project!

Buuuut…. Any kiwis want to get in on the action? Register above and join in! I reckon if we had enough interest we could organise a Skype Time to party with the princesses overseas. I know it may mean being up at Awful O’Clock but that just means we need to arrange a meet up for those who can and stay up dressed up in the silly.

 

*http://neimhaille.tumblr.com/post/57603887152/my-style

On the court bandwagon…

So yes. Lots of Big Ass silver gowns, so no need to worry if anyone wants to do the same :)
So sorry, I’d offer links to the website, but my search foo has failed for the evening and the links are all dead. so the pinterest link will have to do. Seriously…

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)(&%$$^&$#!!!!! SO WORTH IT!!!!!!

 

I definitely need to make that back tab bigger. Probably I’ll just unpick the edges and mount…

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Ruffle!

I think I may have the perfect amount sans the melted section… Will pin to the overskirt tonight…

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Cold snap

It’s a lot colder today and I’m tired from my walk yesterday so I’m a fluffy pink bathrobed Jedi today trying to keep warm. So far I have two widths of pleated Hannibal/Elissa gown skirt ironed. Melted some of the ribbon… no. Do not ask about it except I…

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So.. Polar fleece isn't period?

Violet Wool Jacket

Just kidding but so much want. Sigh. I could wear it even. But I do have some screaming magenta wool-ish with a feathery herringbone weave that could work… I think it is ever so slightly earlier based on seams and fad for analine dyes (fish darts, shape of back, dropped shoulders, shape of sleeves, the flare at the sides not just back, large button… c1874-5?)

But gosh it looks like a lovely snuggly jacket made from polar fleece!

So.. Polar fleece isn’t period?

Violet Wool Jacket

Just kidding but so much want. Sigh. I could wear it even. But I do have some screaming magenta wool-ish with a feathery herringbone weave that could work… I think it is ever so slightly earlier based on seams and fad for analine dyes (fish darts, shape of back, dropped shoulders, shape of sleeves, the flare at the sides not just back, large button… c1874-5?)

But gosh it looks like a lovely snuggly jacket made from polar fleece!

Stuff and more stuff!

Blood Dragon armour materials got! Well enough to make enough to be happy. I need to buy some mesh to texturise but that is easily obtained 🙂

Hannibal skirt flounce… ick. Getting there but ick. And fun and will be sloooow going. All the ribbon for the full depth of pleat is sewn. Now I have one panel pleated for pressing (same as in the last photo but with more ribbon) four.. five more panels to go… and then ribbon sewn to the top to keep the pleats flat under the lattice ribbon work. More ick but not quite so much. Would love to get tassels for each point but that may not happen. They are least $2 a pop and this was supposed to be a UFO pile declutter. We’ll see.

The headcast feels weird! New epoxy is new and strange. Very very similar to Ados but not quite so mouse wee in smell and easier to wash off the skin and it feels very light but a little brittle on my head cast. I’ll see how it sands another day because I am snoodled up in my pink hoodie bathrobe thing and ready to put my glasses away and sleep.

Hello LJ!!!

Woot! SNAP works so yay, I may have to have two plugins for this but I have them! Not sure if I have the “oy post comments over at my blog” option or not but that is okay 🙂

 

So yay. 🙂

*happy wiggle dance*

 

And I haven’t tested the posting a picture thing, so I’ll try now:

Still playing with latexy stuffs:

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Still the Mr Fluffbutt demanding attention:

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New glasses:

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New headcast.. weird!

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Still working on the blingtastic Hannibal/Elissa gown:

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