1860s Half Mourning Dress of WIN!

[reine_de_coudre]

Longtime readers and friends will remember this dress from 2014, when I went back to Greenfield Village in Michigan to see Tim Eriksen in concert to see ktlovely and attend one of my favorite Civil War events. I was not happy with how the dress turned out, but instead of trying to sell it as soon as I got home (my usual MO) I was actually determined to

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[bauhausfrau]

[reine_de_coudre]

thank you!! it's definitely encouraged me to rework other dresses i wasn't thrilled with.

[atherleisure]

It came out beautifully. I'm glad you made it over, even though it's so hard to want to work on something again after it's finished.

[reine_de_coudre]

thank you!! yes, i don't think i've ever really done it before because it was so tiresome and boring to think about!

[jenthompson]

Holy crap - that's GORGEOUS!!!

[reine_de_coudre]

thank you so much!! :3

[ktlovely]

Lol to see kt lovely, Tim, and Beth's hot tub with booze...

[reine_de_coudre]

NEVER AGAIN OMG. i still tell that as a horror story...

[the_aristocat]

Beautiful! I love it!

[reine_de_coudre]

thank you so much!!