over-complicating costumes since forever ago
The skirt and part of the drapery has been draped! I went back to my trusty Harper’s Bazar and Patterns of Fashion as a reminder. I know I have a few pages dedicated to cutting skirts of this era, but there are times it is handy to have an extant example and an idealised example to…
Finally decided to just join in the picnic fun at Howick Historical Village on Jan 15 instead for booking for a dessert buffet (that would be fun but this should offer a nice range of things to do:) So this is the timeframe to make the sheer frock as I am not wearing The Mina in…
Yep, the stand is padded because I want the idealised figure and while I am from the neck up and the ribs down, it’s that middle section that needs period accurate help 😉 Yes. This is good. Might not work with the princesse as I hoped but well it was probably a bit much to…
I am knackered. But had insomnia so resorted my current/long term projects . Then had two hours sleep. My coordination right now is terrible so my typing is taking time! ANyway, I am very proud of my princess petticoat 🙂 It fits the way I want it to and it comes very close to the 1878…