This year really hasn't felt very productive, what with a new job, and life, the universe and everything ;)
But still, some things were accomplished and now's the time to be proud and not mope about coulda woulda shoulda! =)

Some pictorial highlights:

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With giftmas around the corner things have been rather hectic, especially with a bout of sinusitis to spice things up. Which means that I havn't started anything major, but sewing in front of the tv is perfect when home sick, so I decided a slightly smaller project would be perfect. Accessories are always fun, and as it happens, I did have some ( Read more... )

In an attempt to get to know the KCI jacket a little better (so I'll at least know what it should look like before I deviate from it ;), I've been pouring over the great zoom in function on the KCI website to get up close and personal with my new friend.

Here are some points of interest:


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Have you all heard of the Your Wardrobe Unlock'd Double Period Project? It's a costume competition focusing on two periods, this year it's the victorian natural form era 1876-1882, and the Revolutionary period of 1770-1789 ( Read more... )

Ever since I finished my scalamandre stays I wanted to make some accessories for them. In February I made a matching pocket and now I fianlly made myself a new bum roll.

My old bum roll was very ungainly and gave the wrong siloutte - it stood out too much and didn't have the soft sloping giant ass from period paintings. Also it went all the way ( Read more... )

Remember this old thing?
Can't blame you, cos well, I didn't...
It was the Your Wardrobe Unlock'd corest I started back in 2008. I found it while cleaning out my wardrobe and after my 'little' selfimposed sewing hiatus after finishing my sister in law's wedding dress, this seemed like a great thing to start, as it would be relatively easy to ( Read more... )

The summer went by in a jiffy and without a computer I've been unable to post about all the wonderful things I've been sewing on. Ok maybe that's a bit of an exaggeration, but I HAVE been sewing, promise ( Read more... )

I've always loved 18th Miniature portraits, and ever since from bauhausfrau's excellent tutorial came out on Your Wardrobe Unlock'd I've been meaning to make one of my own dearest Jo. (Yes you'll need a subscription to get to all the goodies there, but I've subscribed since the beginning and promise you it's such a wealth of information!)So today I scavenged ( Read more... )

I must admit I'm feeling rather smug. Ok, I didn't finish the entire flemish in time for our visit to the SCA event, but I finished enough to make it wearable and I didn't succumb to the urge to machine sew. I didn't even get started on the overgown, however, since I made the kirtle out of wool that turned out just fine by itself ( Read more... )

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