Long time, no post! I've been conflicted about sharing the pictures Mom took of me at the Saratoga Battlefield because I don't like how I look in them, but I've finally decided to do so in hopes that I'll get some good advice. My favorite of the lot. The wrong things I can spot are: … Continue reading Blue Gown Gets an Airing
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Quite a Lot of Gown Progress
It's so nice when one finishes a foundation garment and gets to move forward on outer clothing. The latter moves so much faster! For the most part, I used the pattern I took from the sacque at the Albany Institute - the lining would be the same for either a sacque or a gown, in … Continue reading Quite a Lot of Gown Progress
A Little Genealogy
New York History Blog gave Great, Strange, and Rarely Seen a nice promo! If you're in or near the area, please drop in at the opening reception on Thursday or at least come by to see it, it's wonderful. When I went to my grandmother's for Easter, I picked up a couple of boxes of … Continue reading A Little Genealogy
Stays – 95% Done!
My reed came yesterday from Wm Booth, Draper! (The reed I bought weeks earlier from Benfranklin.com has still not arrived - never order from them, I'm going to get the bank to take my money back somehow.) This morning I spent about an hour and a half cutting it and boning the stays with two … Continue reading Stays – 95% Done!
50% Backstitch Completion!
I've finally done all the channels on one side of my stays. Of course, now it's second-sock syndrome and doing the other seems like a kind of torture, but still - halfway there. I originally cut the front too high - or the rest of it too low (but I'm short-waisted so it worked out … Continue reading 50% Backstitch Completion!
Mimic of Modes 