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i might actually sew something
So I think I am going to make Mina's green walking suit from the movie Bram Stoker's Dracula. Or at least something like it.
Pictures that someone else has kindly collected here: http://periodmovies.blogspot.com/2008/07/minas-green-walking-suit.html
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More Wedding Madness
I took a few more pics yesterday with a friend of the ceremony dress, since I wore it so little at the wedding.
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Save me from me.
ARGH!
Why am I so drawn to the 1920s when the clothes from that era are completely wrong for me? Short round hourglass girls should look away from the 1920s.
Halloween looms next week. I have the cute 1920s bob haircut. My fingers are itching to make a cute 1920s outfit to go with it.
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I'm Married!!!
Here is a slideshow sneak peak of my wedding photos from my wedding photographer....
Wedding Slideshow
I have LOTS to catch up on, but since this is the first day back at work from the honeymoon, no time to blog now. But I will be giving all the nitty-gritty in the upcoming week, never fear. :-) -
Practicality Wins
So as much as I would have loved a gorgeously hand-sewn hem on my reception dress, the fullness of the skirt beat me over the head with the impracticallity of doing that with so much to do and so little time. So I cheated and just did a rolled hem on my serger.
Does it look fabulous and is it what I wanted/dreamed of? No.
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Button Button, who's got the button?
As promised, here are some pics of the ceremony dress in progress with the two button options. I only had a few buttons done---in the final look the buttons will go all the way up the back. Ok, so the red ones are just scraps of fabric cut in circles, but it gives you the idea.
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Looking for my Inner Tim Gunn
So when I first started working on my dress design, I keep hearing Tim Gunn in my head, telling me to edit my look. Thus the conglomeration of every idea I ever had for a wedding smooshed into one dress eventually got edited down to what I think is a pretty classy design.
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At least the train will look good.
The reception dress is now mostly put together. And of course now I am seeing all kinds of problems. Pics and more behind the cut.
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underlining
would underlining a dress in cotton muslin (rather than cotton batiste) be horribly tragic ( Read more... ) -
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I did some work this weekend! Muslins for both dresses are done and fitted, The Boy's pants are started, and the petticoat for my reception dress is about halfway completed. Here are some pictures of the ceremony muslin.
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