Mid-bust corset: gray & black
A nice gray silk twill. This was the remnants of another project. I was able to get enough for all but the center back panels which will be a black wool twill. The binding...
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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...
Rose & Red Surcoat: details & interior shots
Grainy photos are irritating me but it is what I have to work with today. The lighting situation isn’t the best in the new workroom. White I do have individual task lights the overhead...
Gray & blue jacket: piecing the lining
This jacket was added onto another project as a separate piece to coordinate with a corset and skirt. When we started we knew we had very little of the blue silk left but wanted...
Wedding Ensemble: project planning, draping, & sourcing
A few photos of a draping exercise showing the general shaping and the first step in developing a “sketch” of this project. This is just draped free hand with a long uncut yardage of...
Guest Seamstress: striped fabric
What a lovely pink and white stripe! I wish I had bought some too.
Queen Victoria revamp: adding a band of blue
I found this larger width blue cotton and decided to use it between the other two to tie in with the blue lining and blue fringe that will be applied to other portions of...
Edwardian inspired wedding gown: lace yoke
Here are some images of the piecework done on the yoke of the Edwardian inspired wedding gown recently featured on my website. The yoke was carefully pieced together and invisibly whipped together from the...
Blackwork Chemise
Sneak peek at my one of my current project. These are the ends of the sleeves for a new chemise:
Silk Chemise
I finished a silk chemise for one of my clients today. She fancied another silk chemise with box-pleated lace detailing. I altered a thrift store find – adding gussets under the armpits and decorating...
Silk Fifties Dress: inprogress
Here are a couple shots taken while I was working on a 1950s dress in a fun brightly-colored silk. Look for photos of the finished outfit in the coming weeks – it’s been done...
