I have several 18th century dresses that I need to make soonish, but my problem is that I have no 18th century corset.  I also no longer have an Elizabethan corset.  The only one I have remaining is my Victorian one ( Read more... )

I have finished the diary for the Steampunk Circus Clown, had photos taken at the amazing Mantorville Opera House and am just about ready to submit to the competition.  I am so excited about this costume, and DK looked amazing modeling it.  More info can be seen at the blogAnd the best part?  I am going to Venice for Carnevale in 2014 and I get to ( Read more... )

2012 was actually a great year for me in terms of costuming, as I won several awards, competed in my first Masquerade and got to spend time with wonderful friends who I don’t often get to see.

It started out rather rough with my throwing out my back and missing Gallifrey One in February, but picked up pretty quickly in March with a trip to NC, DC ( Read more... )

I have mostly finished the copper mesh and beaded lace ruff for the Steampunk Clown.  It looks pretty cool.  I handmade 255 inches of the trim.  I want to say never again, but I know better than that, lol.  I also found some pretty close reproduction Eleonora di Toledo fabric at a fabric store in CA while on vacation and bought it and am going to ( Read more... )

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For Halloween I made G a Captain America USO Girl costume using the excellent tutorials at the construction group on FB.

She looked adorable, and not unlike my Grandmothers.  You can read all about it here:  http://theeleonoraproject.wordpress.com/2012/10/27/would-you-like-to-buy-some-war-bonds/


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I finally was able to take some good photos of the Regency dress I made for my friend Marti that won first prize in Historical Reproduction at the Minnesota State Fair this year.  Included is the documentation I wrote up to include with the entry.  You can find it all here at the blog:  http://theeleonoraproject.wordpress.com/2012/10/22/martis- ( Read more... )

I have finished the construction on my yarn wig for my clown costume and wrote up a tutorial with photos and a link to my Ravelry post at the blog here:  http://theeleonoraproject.wordpress.com/2012/10/10/steampunk-circus-clown-yarn-wig-tutorial/

I LOVE this thing.

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