Sooo I did what I always do with sewing projects: start out with no deadline, decide I want to wear the thing to an event, freak out about getting it done, then sew frantically. #TimeManagement I'm normally good at that! Just not with sewing, apparently. I watched 2.5 movies on Monday and embroidered through my [...]
Category: Renaissance Spain
I FINISHED SOMETHING
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 [...]
County county stabby stabby
A short post for once! Yesterday I cut out the pieces from my Spanish Renaissance dress. Hey pattern companies! Everyone hates these stupid tissue things! Please observe Truly Victorian and use actual paper. I decided it made the most sense to do the "blackwork" embroidery before sewing everything together. Blackwork is in quotes as I [...]
Renaissance Cataluña Pt 1
By far the best thing about my job is the people I meet-- you get a fascinating array of folks wandering into a lace museum that sells obscure needlework supplies and vintage clothes. A couple Saturdays ago I met a very cool couple who are involved in the Society for Creative Anachronism, which is an [...]
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