Red & Gold Trained gown: making the bodice
I promised to eventually come back & create more diary entries for this project. So here I go: I machine basted the shoulders on this entirely hand sewn bodice, *facepalm*. Those machine basting stitches...
Category: R&G trained gown
Red & Gold trained gown: added to gallery & featured at Realm of Venus
I finally got the Florentine gown up on the webpage. I sent it in to Bella from Realm of Venus. She did a great job putting together the content featurning it in her Italian...
Italian gown: photoshoot & Valhalla Renaissance faire
Tonight I’ll be heading off to the Valhalla Renaissance faire, for the weekend, after a long day of sewing and errands. I’m excited, as it is one of my favorite events of the year....
Italian gown: patterning decisions
In an interesting turn of events, my roommate was in search of a fabric for a Venetian gown and she now has the other 8 yards of this fabric from my stash. I’m looking...
Italian gown: sneak peek
I’ve started the next portion of my Italian gown. Here is a quick preview: The petticoat patterning for the silk fabric is 9 pieces and the linen lining 14 pieces! It was fun putting...
