Victorian purple Wedding gown: train & bodice fitting
The detachable train needs a few more stitches put in and the closure but it is looking fantastic with the dress! The bodice fitting went well and I worked out the overlap for the...
Author: laurie
Red Wedding Ensemble: favorite shot
Everything just turned out perfectly in this photo :) Makes me happy to see my husband capture the essence of this luxurious gown so beautifully! He says he isn’t a people photographer but he...
Purple Victorian Wedding gown: detachable train pleating
Long detachable train edged in lovely pleats:
Red Wedding Ensemble: sneak peek
The red wedding gown has gone home to its owner and we even got in a photo-shoot! My client was such a trooper and donned her 15+ yards of silk taffeta with grace to...
Red Wedding Ensemble: custom dyed silk satin ribbon
The polyester ribbon I had on hand was a nice match but just didn’t shine the way the silk taffeta does. So I decided to try out a new-to-me company called Cam Creations. I...
Blue and black underbust: added to gallery
Final photos have been added to the gallery finally:) Here is a shot of the high-backed underbust along with the other two corsets made in the same fabrics in the past year. Look at...
Crema Art show: photos up for another month
The owner just called me and they had a cancellation so she asked if they can display my work for one more month. So if you wanted to check them out they are still...
Medieval-oid gown: last minute help
A friend of mine needed to make a new gown in a week. She came over with the mock-up ready to be fitted and we dove into pressing, cutting, and stitching it together. One...
Purple Victorian Wedding gown: fitting photos
Our first fitting of “real” fabric went off without a hitch. I leveled the bottom pleated edge of the skirt and fitted a bodice mock-up.
Purple Victorian Wedding Gown: pleating & underskirt progress
The pleating will go all the way around the underskirt and then around the bottom of the detachable train. I only have the first length pleated (using the perfect pleater and a solution of...
1880s Style coutil corset: final on mannequin
Features a high back, spoonbusk, and exterior boning channels.
Valhalla Renaissance Faire: pregnancy outfit in-action photos :)
I made it out to one weekend of Valhalla Renaissance Faire this year and got another chance to wear my red linen pair of bodies, corded petticoat, and blue & green linen loose gown....
Crema Art Show: photos are up!
After a bit of a unexpected delay (the other photos weren’t taken down yet!) my photos went up today. I dressed for the occasion – at 6 months pregnant I found the floofy skirt...
