Tuesday, September 18, 2018

Little things for Little people

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My mother and I have been considering and working for a while on the idea of making vintage inspired clothing for children.  We have a ways ...

When Heaven is only a few doors away

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There was a sewing shop that I was informed of sometime ago.  It must have been in 2016 because I am sure I was on maternity leave.  In any ...
Friday, September 7, 2018

The Petty Petticoat

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As I outlined in my last post I have been planning how to strategically create my petticoat using the fabric that I had in my stash.  I meth...
Tuesday, August 21, 2018

Planning the Petticoat of doom

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I have to confess I am cheating a little on my hoop for the India Wilkes dress.  I bought a hoop skirt for about $10 on Ebay years ago to go...

Victorian Underpinnings

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One of the best things about hoarding tendencies is that I still have much of the stuff I started but never finished.  So this post brings y...
Thursday, August 16, 2018

India Wilkes - The devil is in the detail

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As promised, I continue my documenting of the India Wilkes costume with this post on planning and sourcing.  Before I jump right in though l...

Plans for October - the India Wilkes dress

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The historical picnic society will be heading to the Hunter Valley Gardens in October for some more classy costumed shenanigans. Hunter va...
Monday, August 6, 2018

A Corsetary Tale

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As I get more and more into costumes I find myself in need of a new corset.  This if foreign territory for me as an ex goth all my costume n...
Monday, July 30, 2018

Epic UFO Clean.

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The back room at our house functions as both an office for my husband and the storage facility for all our crap; nik-naks and collectibles, ...

Beatles dress - update

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A good day is the day you fit back into a dress you made and loved.  It was about a year ago now, when I played Candy in a production of o...