Unfortunately with my illness, I've been unable to make a start on my JAFA wardrobe. So I've had to do a major rethink of what I can get done in time ( Read more... )

I'm trying to set a trend for the year by journaling things when they happen! So far, so good!

Yesterday I went to the first ever North Adelaide Vintage Fashion Fair. The exciting thing is that this is going to be a twice monthly event, which makes me very happy! I went with my friend from tafe and her boyfriend and ran into artisticcrazy as well, whom I ( Read more... )

The Jane Austen Festival Australia (AKA JAFA) is held in April in Canberra. It's a weekend of Regency goodness with workshops, dance lessons, evening dinners and of course the grand ball. I had been contemplating attending the festival as an alternative to Brisbane Supanova (being held the weekend before) as I found that I did not enjoy the last ( Read more... )

A while ago my mum was given a couple boxes of vintage patterns, and I had a chance to go through them whilst I was there. I had planned to bring them all home, as I wanted to sell the ones I didn't want to keep, but unfortunately space in our car was limited. I had picked all of these out for myself, but I've since done a ruthless cull of my ( Read more... )

With the wild weather we've been having, I've been spending a lot of time snuggled up watching dvd's! But tonight I decided to pull out some fabric and patterns and get some stuff actually cut out! I realised I've run out of white thread though, so before I can start sewing I need to buy some thread, buttons and interfacing. But in the meantime, ( Read more... )

Finally a post with pictures! Just to keep you all interested :P

First up: New fabric finds!!

Last Saturday I spent the day out with my Tafe friend, and we managed to visit a couple of fabric stores during our travels.

First up was Spotlight, which yielded a possible Regency fabric
( Spotlight fabricy Goodness )

Monday and Half of Tuesday I had my final Pattern Drafting exam for Tafe. I was actually really nervous about it, as it's essentially 3 terms worth of work in the one exam! We were allowed all our notes in class, which was definitely helped, but not necessarily a huge amount. Pattern drafting really is all about having an understanding of garment ( Read more... )

Sadly, apart from the mad sewing I've been doing at Tafe, I haven't done any sewing for myself since I made Zatanna's vest for Melbgeddon... 5 or 6 weeks ago now! *sad face ( Read more... )

Long needed updates ( Read more... )

Popping online to do a quick update and ask a favour of my fellow costume lovers ( Read more... )