Photo by our wedding photographer, Julie Haider. In addition to making my wedding dress, I am also making the two bridesmaid dresses. I wanted both the bridesmaids to actually like their dresses, and (hopefully) be able to wear them again. I let each one pick her own pattern. The fabric is a dark purple silk… Read More Bridesmaid Dresses
This past summer, I signed up for a Burda magazine subscription, and I have not regretted it. Although I haven’t made something from every issue, I have made several things (see here, here, and here). I really like that I am building up a good collection of basic patterns. Even if a pattern is not… Read More A Basic Top From Burda
This is just a really short post to show the flossing that I finally got around to doing on my corset. You can read about its construction here and it’s use as part of my Halloween costume here. Corset flossing is embroidery on corsets that is decorative, but also serves to help hold the bones… Read More Corset Flossing