It’s been fun to make this hat and brush off my millinery skills, so much so that I’ve been spending a lot of late nights in the studio working on it, even though I don’t plan to wear it before late June. As a result, I finished it much sooner than I expected! I took advantage of
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I love really enormous hats, but have never actually owned one. Well, I did try to make one years ago, but it wasn’t exactly a success and it got crushed in the process of a couple moves, so it seemed like a good time to try again. Last year after Costume College I picked up
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I took some time last week for a thorough spring cleaning of the studio. It’s amazing what odds and ends linger in strange places long after a project has ended, and it felt good to get everything back into it’s proper place and all the surfaces cleared off. We also moved in a new
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I am such a sporadic blogger that I don’t know if anyone is even still reading along. However, I am selling off some of the sample pieces I’ve featured here, and I wanted to spread the word to anyone still following. Time to clean out the closets and make room for new projects! NOTE: Most
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The black silk petticoat is finally completely sewn, and is now just awaiting the remaining ribbon embellishment. Such a relief! It has been put aside temporarily so that I can work on other things. Up next: late Victorian wear for 3, due in 3 weeks. Yes, that is panic you hear. I’m not entirely sure
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I locked myself out of the sewing studio for a few days, which meant no sewing at all aside from some hand-sewing I had in the house. I finally had more keys made and a long weekend home alone, so I designated it an all-sewing weekend, and invited over a couple of friends. My plan
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We have been eagerly awaiting the pre-order for the American Duchess Devonshire shoes. We really lusted after the Georgianas, but satin and the frequently wet Seattle didn’t seem like a good match. Most of our events are out-of-doors, so we waited. And now it’s time! From the American Duchess page: The Devonshires are a leather 18th century shoe based on museum
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We played in a charity croquet game on Sunday, and the teams were encouraged to wear costumes. Uhh… OK! Here’s the team in 18th century garb, including the newly finished court suit. Yes, Chris is a bit overdressed for croquet, but everyone loved it. A shot, upon our arrival at the croquet field:
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Sorry, this is a long post without any pretty pictures. I was hurrying along to finish the coat, and didn’t have much time to take pictures of the progress. I finally had the nerve to pull out all the pieces of the court suit coat and figure out where I had gone wrong. When I
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Last week was a flurry of sewing. We had an 18th century event that was fast approaching, and a client’s project that just would not go together right kept pushing off my personal sewing time. In the end, I did manage to get everyone clothed, even if it meant a severe lack of sleep for
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