Bacon Corset
Bacon corset is an inside joke nickname for this corset. People following me on Facebook might get the reference.
Tagged: silk
Blue Silk Charmeuse
I had a lot of fun making this garment :) It is deceptively simple. The main body portion is once piece, with the neckline pleated and a hole cut in the middle for the...
50s Mixology Fun
Some of my friends showed up for the Mixology event at the San Jose Woman’s club. Fun ensued.
Silk Tartan gown & linen,lace bonnet
Toddler photoshoot are even more difficult than baby photoshoots!
Purple Victorian Wedding Gown: thread loops
Sometimes the simple thing give me such pleasure: The sleeves are finished with simple buttons with thread bars made from knotted embroidery floss sectioned into 3 strands and looped all the way through the...
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...
Wedding diary: 2+ years later I finally make the jacket…
I had cut this out the week before my wedding figuring I’d add a piece to my outfit. I wanted to take off the gown and throw on the jacket to head home that...
Creamsicle corset: buttonholes for busk
Not much progress but I hope to work more on this sample this week :)
FR Stipey corset: finished
I ended up having to redo one seam to get the stripes to be more similar from side to side :) I’m happy with the end results, quite a tedious but wonderful project :)...
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:
Zouave jacket: underlining, flatlining, & construction
This jacket is styled after the military zouave jackets that became a popular bolero jacket style in mid to late Victorian era for women. We are doing it in a very fashionable red, but...
