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Size Twelve Needles
Just a quick post to talk about how much I loooooove tiny needles! I was going to work on my drawers next but I'm not quite satisfied with the materials I have on hand right now so I'm hesitating. Since I have so much time before I could potentially wear any of this I want to take it nice and slow and make things as perfect as I can. Instead of ( Read more... ) -
Chemise and Stays
This is the first in a series of posts about my regency/war of 1812 outfit that I am making. All these posts will be tagged "Blue 1812" if want to see them all when I've finished posting them. First up is the chemise and stays.
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1860's pictures and a new plan
Check it out! Two posts in one week! Whooooo!!
*ahem*
So I took a bunch of pictures of two of my current projects last night and thought I'd post an update. This isn't really a dress diary but sort a halfway-there post. First up my brown Cotton day dress.
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Life and School update
So my grad school applications are done. I ended up applying to two schools, Queen's for the Art Conservation program and UAlberta for the Textiles and Clothing program. I really don't know which would be better for me. Who knows if I'm going to get in anywhere? The term is progressing quickly and I have a ton of work to do *sigh* I don't see how I ( Read more... ) -
1860's ball gown
So in the interest of continuing my trend of posting I decided to post about my current project, an 1860's ball gown.
So I had this silk... I bought it when fabric.com was having at sale on silk taffeta a month or two ago. It's a bit dark for my taste but it's the first silk I've bought so I'm darn well going to use it! They sent me a few meters ( Read more... ) -
Life Update
So it's been forever and a day since I've posted anything but I'm in a sharing mood tonight so here goes ( Read more... ) -
The Future is Coming!!!
Uggg... So I'm contemplating the future again. I got another vote from a textile conservator in favour of a Masters and I just went over the graduation requirements for my degree. I'm really wishing I had had the big picture view that I have now when I was in first year. I took courses I shouldn't have bothered with and were basically a waste of ( Read more... ) -
The village and a wig
I recently watched the movie The Village. I really enjoyed it. I'm not usually one for horror movies... ever... but The Village is not your typical horror movie. Sidenote: I would totally run off and found a village where I'd get to wear 1880's style cotton dresses ALL THE TIME. My favourite scene is about 3 seconds long and at the very beginning ( Read more... ) -
Housing search
So I just got back from looking at a prospective house. uuggg.... It was a basement apartment which the girl on the phone neglected to tell me. It had all the negatives that goes along with being a basement apartment. I seriously think that if I had lived there I would have become clinically depressed. Plus tile bedrooms = cold feet in the mornings ( Read more... )
