First of all, hello to all of my new watchers! Sorry for the lack of updates. At least I've made more recent posts here than on my Tumblr? D: I haven't done any sewing lately, apart from finishing the front eyelets (ooooooooh). I think I'm kind of scared that I'm going to do something incredibly … Continue reading Miscellany
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Stays Progress
At last! I've done all of the channels that go along seams on the right half of the stays. Next step is to sew the pieces together and check to see if they fit along the underbust, since that's pretty important to making the cups work. I think quilting is going to be my last … Continue reading Stays Progress
More Sources for My Thesis
Mostly paintings, but I also want to bookmark this. Self Portrait, Angelica Kauffman, ca. 1780 Self Portrait in a Straw Hat, Elisabeth Vigée-Lebrun, after 1782 Lady Elizabeth Foster, Angelica Kauffman, 1784 Lady Elizabeth Foster, Sir Joshua Reynolds, 1787 Princess Louise Auguste, Jens Juel, 1787 Lady Lemon, by George Romney, 1787? M Lavoisier and his Wife, … Continue reading More Sources for My Thesis
Stays Pain
SUCH PAIN. On my mother's advice, I made a one-layer mockup of one side of the stays to mess around with, and while it was very useful I now want to punch myself in the face. I think they're roughly the right size around at this point, and if they're a bit too big it … Continue reading Stays Pain
Thinking about Two Paintings
Two paintings from my last post - I have no real conclusions on them, but I find that writing as though I'm talking to someone else sometimes helps me understand things. Mrs. Bryan Cooke, George Romney, 1787-1791 - Amadis sleeves - Heavyish muslin used - Double ruffle around the neckline recalls the original construction of … Continue reading Thinking about Two Paintings
Mimic of Modes 