All Day Corset |
Despite the fact that I love corsets (making them, studying them, ogling them), I rarely get a chance to wear them. Since my sewing business is job #2, it keeps me at home a LOT, and I just can'...
Posted by on Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:13:00 GMT |
Movin' on Up |
Well, I am finally moved into my new home, a classic American Foursquare in a neighborhood of other cool Arts & Crafts era homes. Oh it's like heaven in some ways, but it's also stacked with boxes in...
Posted by on Thu, 18 Jun 2009 16:05:00 GMT |
Sewing Withdrawl |
As you may have heard, I am moving this month. Provided all goes well, we'll be into our first house by June 14th. In the meantime, I am fully occupied with packing up all my worldly belongings (rea...
Posted by on Mon, 01 Jun 2009 15:22:00 GMT |
Missing in Action! |
Sorry for my recent disappearing act! I just bought a house and am in the process of sorting out my studio, packing it up, and moving. In the meantime, I have enforced a sewing hiatus on myself (tor...
Posted by on Fri, 29 May 2009 10:36:00 GMT |
Buying Vintage Patterns |
I am visiting family and friends in Pennsylvania this weekend, and thus I am three hours from my sewing. But I do have a few hours down-time so I thought I'd take some time to expound on one of my fa...
Posted by on Sat, 02 May 2009 11:51:00 GMT |
Corset Making for Newbies: Step 1 |
Why on earth does it take your corsetiere several weeks to make your corset? What is this mystical process?I thought I'd make it less mysterious by posting some steps. I mean, I love making corsets ...
Posted by on Fri, 01 May 2009 12:55:00 GMT |
Naughty SchoolGirl Update |
Yeah, like I can ever just let a project be finished. The naughty schoolgirl sat around too long when I was between projects, so I finished it out the way I did with the other Edwardian-era corset I ...
Posted by on Tue, 21 Apr 2009 15:40:00 GMT |
The Very Naughty School Girl |
Every now and then I am inspired by a piece of fabric. This time, it was a scrap of brown and blue plaid wool, no more than a quarter of a yard long. What on earth is it good for? But I'm moving so...
Posted by on Sun, 05 Apr 2009 14:45:00 GMT |
A Busty Gathering |
Ahh drapery. It is so satisfying when it comes out right. Behold--the bust:
Posted by on Tue, 03 Mar 2009 12:11:00 GMT |
Pattern |
Oops. I apparently I never included an image of the pattern I am altering. To be honest, I went with this one so that I could avoid trying to draft and off-the-shoulder empire gown. What a pain! B...
Posted by on Mon, 02 Mar 2009 07:19:00 GMT |
