A tiny obsessive perfectionist sewing her way through history
I'm sorry, I couldn't resist. As things were opening up a tad (now closing again, thanks to Omicron and, more personally, the fact that my mom is now immunosuppressed due to chemotherapy) I got invited to some events, because apparently I have friends now. I met Hannah (@chai_and_parche on Instagram) over, well, Instagram, and it [...]
The second historical costume I ever made and the second historical costuming event I ever attended was the Great Dickens Christmas Fair, late last November. For those who aren't familiar with it, Dickens is a little like Ren Faire but for the 1830s-1860s. Last year I did 1856 as best as I could with the [...]
Every year the Art Deco Society of California throws a massive picnic party on the grounds of the Dunsmuir-Hellman Estate in Oakland, and about 1300 people are invited in their finest summer wear from the nineteen twenties through the early nineteen forties. This is the Gatsby Summer Afternoon, or as most people call it, "Gatsby." [...]
I'll get back to that doublet eventually.... there were some issues... But in the meantime, hats! If you recall smol hat friends 1 and 2, I have some updates! Both are done and for sale at Lacis. Smol hat friend 2 missed it's photo shoot--why am I so bad at this-- but here's my co-worker [...]
Twelfth Night is done, so we're moving on! Next two priorities are Edwardian Ball and SCA fighty clothes. First, Ed Ball: Extant dress needs a little work: Here you can see (hopefully) where I re-gathered the skirt and attached it to the bodice. The sash needs to be attached to the overskirt better, and the [...]
Lovely gifty #1 DRESS FORM! Luckily I am a normal size so it was easy to find and get! No more trying to determine trim placement in my house windows! Not actually a gift but I got it yesterday so whatever-- beautiful fascinator block from Guy Morse. Sadly these pins are Too Large and therefore [...]
But not really Dress embroidery is DONE It doesn't look like much here but I'm pretty pleased with it. Good thing, too, because I've decided I'd like to have it wearable for West Kingdom's 12th Night event, which is on January 7th. Well, for most people it's the 5th-7th but I can't take time off [...]
Good news: Smol hat friend has feathers! It's very hard to photograph a hat on your own head ok. This lil guy is still waiting on veiling that I bought on the internet but so far fascinators are SUPER FUN. Bad news: I might've overreached myself. Edwardian Ball is coming up and I thought "Hey! [...]
One of my more recent crafting addictions is blocking hats. It's a somewhat unfortunate addiction because hat blocks are really expensive. We have some at work but they're not geared to what I want to do soooooo.... All my Christmas presents are hat blocks. Go to Guy Morse Hat Blocks if you want to be [...]
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