Okay so while looking for photos for insurance I found my first photos of my new Mina bodice and had quite a revelation. So I find it very painful to do fitting for historic gear. It’s physically painful. I have helped that a bit with The Mina because I shaped all panels before putting eyelets…
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Current projects
I took a day this week to make sure all my projects are easily found and while initially it was overwhelming, I think I am not just at the inspired stage 🙂 I have a lot of current projects, but having them nicely divided into clear containers mean I can actually see them 🙂 I…
more gear from mina
(Mina is the shortform of my SCA name and tends to be used just as a nickname for me- I like it 🙂 ) I just grabbed a set of a knife and fork from Trademe- mother of pearl handles, silver decorative join to the functional end. Not suse the content of the functional end….
Today’s plans
There is a mix of street works and digging of property happening so my head is a little unhappy. But I have Maleficent, Elsa, Elissa and Ahsoka to choose from. Or Mina. Maley and Ahsoka are in the workroom, both are safe in terms of tools and materials so technically I could make use of…
can’t fit anything right now
I can’t fit as in the stage of the costume making process! But I have all the boning channels in The Mina finally and and at least can start putting in grommets and know about how much I can take in the sides. I just can’t do so on me due to the rib. I…
think things are sorted…
Only photos so far are of Ahsoka sitting nicely on my head next step it to decide if I want to make that rigid section permanent and how much shaped padding to put in. But having the support in place now means that I can actyally make that shaping 🙂 A post on different SFX techniques…
whoops, fell into a research rabbit warren
In order to figure out history of the gown I wound up with dozens of reference notes about the production of garments and how there are multiple copies and why. I still haven’t found the specific references I want (all secondary atm) but enough to feel confident in several statements made. But there are some conflicting…
why one must use all resources!
After removing all the dye from my Sunburst silk I had another look at the information available. I wanted to see what the silk would do as UV light worked on the last remaining colour remover molecules. before even thinking about dyeing it. I can’t dye the skirt, it has already been fused to a…
CF Worth disposition gowns
Help. Obsessed. There may have been a Pinterest board created and it may be strictly properly sourced and maybe just updated with a gown that is included in one of the few Lafayette photos to have lots of close views. Such bliss. I know a lot of people have been inspired by RedThreaded’s Worth gown,…
steampunk corset photos
This was my favourite set of stays I have ever made for myself, and I am totally struggling to remake them! I am also trying to illustrate why I love them so much to help someone with their gussested corset. So the first part was the pattern. These are all the pieces I used laid out….