I’m going to let you in on a little secret; like a lot of makers, I HATE mending and alterations. I like to make stuff! Not rip out stuff I’ve already done and re-do it! But the flip side to this is that I know exactly how much work and materials went into my clothes.… Read More The Art of Mending
This outfit was made to wear to my cousin’s wedding, and it is awesome! For starters, the fabric is a silk kimono with purple peacocks. I bought the kimono awhile ago because I love both peacocks and purple, but when I bought it I wasn’t yet sure what it was going to be. In my… Read More Purple Peacock Jumpsuit
Awhile ago I went a little crazy buying vintage silk saris online (they are so cheap! and colorful! and embroidered!). I posted previously about several of the garments that I made from them, and now I have added a couple more. The first one is a super fun maxi skirt from lekala, #4186. It is… Read More More Fun with a Vintage Saris
This has actually been finished for awhile, but it’s taken me awhile to write about it. You can read about my process for this quilt in these previous posts (here and here). I LOVE how it has turned out! It makes me happy every time I look at it, and I love that I can… Read More My Completed Quilt
We didn’t get pictures at the party– too busy having fun– so the quality isn’t great. As already discussed in my 18th century underwear post, and my post about my cosplay of Claire Fraser’s red dress, my approach to these costumes was to use patterns (from Reconstructing History) that are designed to reproduce 18th… Read More James Fraser, an 18th Century Gentleman
I am so proud of this dress! The is definitely one of the most challenging projects I have done. If you have been following along, you already saw a preview of my cosplay/ historical costuming in which I talk about what goes under the dress. Now I can tell you about the dress itself! (I… Read More THE RED DRESS!!
This is a fun little dress from some fun fabric. The fabric is from Fabric Mart (of course) and is a lilac linen that has a plaid design. The plaid is created by having spaces in the weave, so I have to wear it with a slip. I actually have a slip that was made… Read More Lilac Linen Shirt Dress
In case you are wondering why on earth I am sewing 18th century underwear, let me give a bit of backstory. I love making costumes (see my last Halloween costume), and I have done a bit of cosplay in the past. I have also thought that it might be fun to get into historical costuming,… Read More 18th Century Undergarments!
I don’t know about you, but during hot sticky weather, the last thing I want to do is pull on a pair of jeans. Even though it is October, we have had a couple hot days still. Obviously I have lots of skirt and dress options, but sometimes I haven’t shaved my legs in awhile,… Read More Summer “Jeans” aka Navy Linen Pants
That’s right, I bought a knitting machine! It is an old one, first released in 1954. In fact, this model was the first latch-needle knitting machine designed for the home user. I do not know exactly how old mine is, but the next model, the Duomatic, was not released until 1959, so mine is likely… Read More New Toy!: A Passap M201 Speed-O-Knitter