Picked up a beautiful tailors dummy at the weekend, my best guess is she is from about 1910-1920, but if anyone more knowledgeable can tell me anything more I'd really appreciate it.
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I havnt been on here for a while, mostly because tended to jump on here at lunchtimes at work and having been made redundant and with no internet at home, I didnt really have time to look, let alone post on the occations I did get on the net. But I have now joined the modern world and have broadband at home, and rather more scarily, I have now set ( Read more... )

Right ho ladies and germs, I will be out of a job sometime in July and so I have been trying to decide what to do from here. As I doubt I will get another job straight away I have been contemplating making the sewing into a bit more of a business as a stopgap, but what I need to know is whether there would be enough interest to make it worthwhile ( Read more... )

I had a lovely birthday at Tatton involving lots of lovely friends, tea, cake, beer, corsets and fighting, thank you to everyone who was there, or who sent birthday presents, cards or wishes, I am very lucky to know you all ( Read more... )

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As Rosenkavalier has kindly agreed to update my website again, I have been sorting through the photos I want to use, and have come accross a few I hadnt posted up here.
First is the black and silver glitter corset I made for my beautiful friend Rosie Lugosi. Many thanks to Kate Appleby for the use of the photo (www.makinglight.biz)


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I have been thinking for a while about replacing my 125 now that I have passed my test, but I am really not sure what to get, any of you lovely people out there any suggestions for bikes suitable for people with little legs (I'm 5'1").

I recently realised I have been very remiss and not posted any pictures of my big furry monster, so for all of you cat lovers, I am having a 'proud mum' post, here is Tigger


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Whilst at the gala dinner at SWASH at the weekend, I managed to get a better photo of the corseted waistcoat I made for Dave B. This one actually shows off the shape rather better as we managed to find a nice light colored background.


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So having posted all the beautiful photos of gothichaven last week, this week I have sorted some of the photos of my other wonderful friends.
First of all there is the black and silver blossom corset and skirt that I made for fracture242


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