This morning, as Mom and I drove to the Old Stone Fort Museum for their Stone Fort Days re-enactment, I was still finishing up the hem on my fichu and sewing on the twill tape ties for my hat. But since it was more than an hour drive to get there, I had more than … Continue reading Stone Fort Days!
Category: jacket
Project is basically DONE
It feels really, really good to see all of the finished pieces. (Well - I think I need a kerchief, but that's quick.) Full shot! Minus the front of the jacket, because the camera has to go somewhere. Notice that I'm wearing my shoes from Fugawee! There are three eyelets on each side, but when … Continue reading Project is basically DONE
This outfit is coming together
So, I still need to make a stomacher and a cap, but at last the jacket is finished enough that I can put it on with everything else and see how it fits. I won't be wearing it this weekend at Fort Ticonderoga, but the Old Stone Fort Museum in Schoharie is having a re-enactment … Continue reading This outfit is coming together
Jacket progress
(This new Blogger interface! I like it on its own, very clean, but it's hard to switch to.) So, I have done quite a lot on the jacket since Mom draped the pieces on me last Wednesday. On Sunday, I pinned the muslin pieces together and tried them on over my stays in front of … Continue reading Jacket progress
Angst!
I had one of those moments where I felt like everything I've done on this jacket has been wrong, why am I bothering, it's not going to fit and the print is ugly and not really period and I'm going to look like an idiot. Then I attached the cuff I finished to the sleeve … Continue reading Angst!
Mimic of Modes 