Blue & Black underbust: pretty stripy bias binding :)
This corset has been sitting waiting on my mannequin and I felt inspired to finish something so I went ahead and applied binding. Stripe binding no less. I think it is a fun, playful...
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Regency corset: The Mantua-Maker No. 1810-3
My best friend Rene and I are getting ready to do our yearly project. This year it will be Regency dresses in a nice striped sheer white cotton. She had already made up this...
Princess Victoria & Alice: preview & outtakes :)
The girls are so precious and oh so prim and proper (most of the time). Just wait till you get to the cute outtakes. Yes the Princess Royal turns into a zombie nearing the...
Rearrangment: move over crap I’m coming to get you!!!
I took on a big task yesterday. Namely the garage and the embroidery station. Somehow the garage had become so impacted I could not walk through without stepping over things. The Dickens stuff was...
Striped Victorian Gown w/ Medici Belt: finally a photoshoot!
Two years after the fact :) Thank you Kaitlyn for coming down to my place and doing a shoot with my husband. We went through and picked our favorite shots and will be adding...
Blue & Black underbust: inprogress
This patterning is based off of the red & black lozenge under-bust with the torso lengthened from under-bust to the waist. I wanted to make a quick corset so I just popped on the...
Steampunk silk twill corset: teaser shot
Allison decided to start developing a steampunk aesthetic to go along with her gray corset we finished a while back. The corset & cravat are made by me. Here is a teaser shot:
Rose awards winners announced: yay for gold :)
For many years I’ve watched and admired the costumers who submit their projects to the Realm of Venus, a website dedicated to the fashion and style of Renaissance Italy. Each year Bella has viewers...
Steampunk Bridegroom Ensemble: making of
I’m going to try to go back and document some of this fantastic project. Like usual it started with a muslin toile that tells me enough to make pattern adjustments but doesn’t really show...
Princess Alice: ballgown
A little peek at what I’ve been working on for the Princesses. I have the next one under way and hope to finish it for the Jan. 2, 2010 Dickens Reunion ball. Wish me...
Queen Victoria: ballgown bodice completed
Here are some of my favorite photos from the movie cross promotion events: I had the opportunity to wear the ballgown for two VIP screenings of the movie “The Young Victoria” as well as...
Dickens Fair: Royal children’s bears
Last day of Dickens fair we had a special surprise for the Royal children. The Green Man Inn hid 4 bears that I decorated for the children & then then had a bear hunt...
Lace underbust: finishing touches
We are waiting till Dickens ends & Rene is out off school before doing a photo-shoot but here are some photos she took as I was finishing up the final stitching:
Queen Victoria: ballgown sleeves, decoration, & lace
I am reusing the lace from my wedding gown on this bodice. I think the lace fit in pretty nicely and is just basted on so that it can still be worn with other...
