Gift wrapped corset & Pink stay: progress update
I’ll sneak in a few in progress shots of my latest work. The first is a underbust Victorian corset done up as a Christmas gift. The second is a mock-up of a rounded,center opening...
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Fur-trimmed Renaissance gown: added to gallery
More photos of the finished Olive Renaissance gown were taken and a gallery was put up for this gown today. Here is an image showing a cute way to wear the skirt showing the...
Spider Mid-bust corset
This is a mid-bust Victorian corset made from peach shot with green dupioni silk, interlining, and a coutil strength layer. It features some machine embroidery and a free-hand embroidered spider on the one side....
Fur trimmed Renaissance gown: for faire
Here is a preview of my new Polish gown I will be wearing at the Folsom Renaissance faire coming up this weekend. I would like to make a different chemise that has more volume...
Polish gown inprogress
Our guildmistress picked out some fabric she decided had to be used for the guild. I dutifully purchased it and accepted the challenge to get a gown done by Folsom Renaissance faire. I wonder...
Chemise done
A long time ago I posted some cuffs and a collar I experimented on using stitches from my Pfaff machine. I think they turned out pretty. Here they are finally put onto the shirt...
New Gallery thumbnail configuration
Hope you like the new galleries so far. We are still working on adding more features and easier navigation. Check back for new updates in the upcoming weeks.
Grass Valley Celtic Festival
I’ll be heading up to the Grass Valley Celtic festival tonight to join my friends in our annual masquerade & to celebrate my friend’s knighting on Sunday. I had to whip together a bodice...
IE issues still prevail / upper nav bar to be implemented in galleries
My web designer will be working hard to get my website working more efficiently in IE. I apologize to all who are still seeing problems. It takes time to stamp out all the coding...
Squirrel added to the doll gallery :) Out of town for the weekend
Little did you know I also work in fake fur. Evidence below: After I made this little guy for a client I wanted a gray squirrel for myself and even have the materials… Where...
New website features – previous, next, and page buttons
Previous and Next buttons have been added to the top of the galleries to give another navigation option making it easier to view images efficiently. You can still click on the thumbnails as always...
NEW stays photos – website should be online now
Photos of the matching storage bag (with custom embroidery label) for ribbon, front panel, and stomacher have been added to the gallery. After the second photo shoot I found the customized bag perfectly held...
Sitenews: pair of stays added to gallery
These conical pair of stays really accentuate all the positive attributes of the female form. Check them out for an example of my custom 18th century inspired designs:
Ready for try-on
Just a teaser shot of the finished corset. My pillow just doens’t fill her out right! Maybe a full fledged photo shoot will ensue tomorrow if I get some good shut-eye. New project might...
Stomacher lining – reversible
I added some of my lace to the top of the blue silk lining on the stomacher so it will be reversible – now to bind it as well as the other side of...
