Hairy Bow cape
View this post on Instagram I forgot to wear my braided hair brooch at dickens! Oops. But here it is displayed on my new cape #green #cape #hairbrooch A post shared by Laurie Tavan...
Category: Accessories
Shoes, Let’s get um.
My friend Lauren is up to no good again and has designed yet another pair of shoes! SHOES! Must have them! Oh wait sorry, I am getting ahead of myself. If you haven’t seen...
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...
Estella’s bonnet: new ribbon, added decoration, & new shawl
I picked up this new-to-me shawl that I thought fabulously clashed with Miss Estella’s dress. The beautiful cravat that didn’t sell coordinated so well I had to sacrifice it for her bonnet.
Silk cravats: 2 ended up on hats!
I made up a few cravats to sell but none of the men were interested.
Decorated bonnet: pleating
Starting with the client’s wool hat form that did not fit, we’ve altered the back neckline & started the decoration.
Lucet cording: first samples
I’m starting to get the hang of the tension to produce an even cord. I haven’t had time since vacation to play with it anymore but here are some of the cords I made:
New coif: embroidery detail
Another linen coif in the same machine embroidery pattern but different orientation:
On the plane: lucet cording
Yes I am in Hawaii this week! Yes I took a plane here. Yes I did have handwork with me that didn’t include sharp pointy metal objects that may or may not have intimidated...
Paternosters: loop prayer beads w/ gauds
Here are two paternosters (aka historical rosaries or prayer beads) I’ve made for use at Renaissance faire: One is bone with coral marker beads decorated with gold and a terracotta tassel. The other is...
Popcorn Army
One of my friends made a set of popcorn creatures and secretly placed and photographed them when I was working on a corset at his house. I thought it was too cute not to...
Elf outfits
These are based on a simple Victorian chemise but done up in a green cotton velveteen & embellished with burgundy ribbons. Amy and I will be wearing these Sunday evening at Dickens Christmas Fair...
