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
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
All the pretty pictures were taken by Julie Haider. It’s taken a bit of time to get this final post done, as we are trying to get settled into our new house, but I am so excited to finally share the pictures of this dress. It was a long process (11 months according to my… Read More Sewing My Wedding Dress: Part 4, THE WEDDING!!
This jacket was not my most successful project. However, I learned a lot and I think that I will wear it despite its faults. I figured out a long time ago that nothing I make is ever going to be perfect, but most people never notice the things that I do. Also, these pictures were… Read More The Jacket of Many Lessons
It’s been awhile, and this post will be quick because life is a little crazy right now. My wedding was just a couple weeks ago, and it took lots of prep beforehand and some time to recover from. The wedding itself was absolutely amazing, and I will have a final post up about the wedding… Read More Another Sweater for my Brand New Husband
So in love with this new dress! This is definitely one of those projects that started with awesome fabric and a fun pattern and came out just how I imagined it! And I even finished it in time for spring! (Sorry not sorry for all the exclamation points!) First, the fabric!! About a year ago… Read More A Floral Dress for Spring!