Dress! Done! Pretty! I can put it on by myself! Quick overview: Based on this With one modification-- this appears to be more like the later Italian styles where the dress laces over the chemise at the front. I didn't want to do that--for a couple reasons, including modesty-- so I decided to make this [...]
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Bio Engineer turned (hopeful) textile conservator
Avoiding heat stroke dress pt 1
One of the reasons I'm excited about moving to Scotland is that, these days, summer does not treat me well. I'm poorly insulated and on anti-depressants, so I overheat easily. I get sunburnt at the drop of a hat and occasionally actually have an allergic reaction to sunlight. .....I swear I'm not a vampire, just [...]
*Assorted life updates*
I'm on my couch with a miserable head cold and went "hey, do you know what I haven't done in a while? Written a blog post!" This is not because I haven't been doing anything, but because I've mostly been trudging along on projects without really documenting them or making definitive progress. The PEERS 1942 [...]
Adventures in pin curls
Soooo here's a question I've been working on-- how the fuck do you get a vaguely 1940s look to your hair when it's long enough to sit on? The internet has been unhelpful in this quest. If you search "pin curls long hair" you get instructions for bra strap length hair at the longest. Not [...]
An abbreviated and sarcastic history of lace (plus identification)
Today at work we were making a new display on lace types and how to identify them and I gave my abbreviated history of lace lecture. Breanna, one of my co-workers, suggested I teach a Costume College class on this. While I am in NO WAY prepared to do that, I figured a blog post [...]
Cuz-planner
The last week has been a little unusual.... there's been a lot of stress at work and I took on a ridiculous project with, typically, too little time. I (predictably) didn't get finished pictures but here are some snaps-- you'll get the ideaThankfully he liked the gift!I also discovered the Cosplanner app which is basically [...]
What next?
I came back from March Crown with SO MANY INSPIRATIONS and SO MANY IDEAS so I need to take a second and just. Calm down. Firstly, a quick event summary: Crown was excellent despite my SCA dad tripping in his first bout and doing something very-not-good to his spine. It was kind of terrifying. But [...]
Flower fairy robe a’la francaise
I have 100% accepted that this dress is a pretty pretty princess fantasy and not AT ALL accurate to the 18th century. I don't care, I think it will be lovely. I'm trying this new thing where I keep a costuming journal, so here's the plan: The stomacher/petticoat is a subtle pale blue-grey cotton shirting [...]
Stay-ing Alive
(Sorry, I couldn't resist) If you saw my previous post and you know anything about 18th century clothing you probably thought: Wait a second, she doesn't have stays! And you'd be right-- at least for now. I'm about 1/3rd of the way done with the JP Ryan strapless stays. Although I would've preferred the strapped [...]
Dreaming of a robe a la francaise
Pretty much the only thing that's going right in my life right now is costuming, so I'm dreaming of a robe a la francaise to try and keep from freaking out about everything else. What's making this complicated for me is that I'm not one for ruffles and floof-- it's just not me! And I [...]
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