I’ve found a very nice location - the only catch is, it costs.  As all the best locations do, unfortunately!


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Ok, I've been thinking about it for about forever now (my Blogger account is from 2009!)  And I'm acutally going to be moving my sewing content to Blogger.  All my personal (read:  friends locked) stuff is going to be over here:  (Forgive me, it's ugly for now.  I don't know the first thing about Blogger, and I'm quite overwhelmed by all the ( Read more... )

Medieval Dress
TO STAY OR NOT TO STAY...
Breast CoveringsA question of supporting the female form
Bras in the 15th Century? A Preliminary Report

Viking Shifts--The Problem of the Sleeves

( Dang, that's ugly. I'll fix it later and just throw it behind here for now.... )

Because my Google Reader is awash with all the awesomeness going on in Williamsburg, I've been very covetous and down-in-the-dumps.  So, I bought 12 yds of faux fly-fringe (ish) stuff for $0.99/yd at the same time I bought all the muslin.  Because my LJ account is being stupid, I can't post a pic, but you can see it over here.  I guess I really *do ( Read more... )

 I was so ill this weekend that I couldn't attend Defenders and get HRH's hem worked out. (BOOO!) However, Michelle and Ashe'el came to my rescue and made sure it all worked out. Michelle brought the kirtle down to the event, and Ashe'el did the fitting. I was really, really nervous about sewing for HRH (as she is a wonderful seamstress in her ( Read more... )

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1.  Tiny Barsky went in today to get fixed.  Because he's cryptorchid, he doesn't get to show with his brother, Kai.  BUT, there is a relatively new UKC "Altered Conformation" title that he will be participating in, since he is such a pretty boy, and he was *supposed* to show, were it not for his poor un-decended testes.  He's an unhappy camper ( Read more... )

.......omg, I want this fabric so bad I can frikkin TASTE it!


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This weekend was a complete blur - lots of stuff happened.

1)  I got serious about HRH's kirtle, and fought with that off and on throughout the weekend.  I re-started to sew on rings for the misbegotten teal kirtle.  Got one side done.  (argh)  Of my own projects, I accomplished relatively little, due to my flitterbugging all over the place.  Oh, ( Read more... )

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