by Aimee | Jun 18, 2012 | Commissions, Nautilus
Apologies for the radio silence. My darling husband’s been the-only-IT-guy at work while his colleague’s on vacation. This has meant harried evenings and workings-late that keep the toddler-fingers too perilously close to all the pins and silks if I attempt to sew. On...
by Aimee | May 16, 2012 | BJD, Commissions, Nautilus
I got out my costume books and started in the wrong century for a Rose of Versailles-inspired commission (see the last project I worked on for Nautilus). It’s really more 1850s than 1750s, though I suppose military styles don’t fluxuate much. In any event,...
by Aimee | May 8, 2012 | Announcements, Commissions
Motherhood, the transition to Real Food, and increased involvement in SCA and church projects has made me realize that I’ll have to continue scaling back on the commissions front. Here’s what I will be working on over the summer: 18th c. military-inspired...
by ysabel | Mar 14, 2011 | Commissions
I put the final whipstitches in the fussy linen cap today, completing the 4 piece outfit.
by ysabel | Feb 22, 2011 | Miscellany
Dorothea and I got a lot done this week (baby-wearing rocks!). Mostly, I spent the last 5 days cutting out projects. There are still a lot of projects left, but I’ve completed an epic baby seal bunting from Ottobre Magazine’s Winter 2010...
by ysabel | Jan 3, 2011 | Miscellany, Personal Projects
I had hoped I’d be able to squeeze in a little morning or afternoon sewing for the baby while she was in the hospital, but it turns out I’m too anxious to see her each morning and have too many other more necessary things to attend to while dinner cooks to...
by ysabel | Jun 21, 2010 | Miscellany
Just when I thought I’d escaped the most debilitating of pregnancy symptoms, I started getting dizzy, nauseous, etc. Please pardon the radio silence. I’m still stitching, but most of my personal projects have taken a back seat to naps. ...
by ysabel | May 2, 2010 | Miscellany
May is underway, and I’m making progress!Goals:0 of 1 item(s) for Etsy 1779 of 800 knit stitches (The completion of my mini sweater with 427 stitches and made a 1352 stitch start on a pixie cap to match the pink booties)1 of 4 items for myself, my...
by ysabel | Apr 27, 2010 | Miscellany
I successfully made two booties. And they’re the same size!Add 1334 more stitches to my monthly goal of 800. I think I may need to reevaluate my goal.
by ysabel | Apr 26, 2010 | Miscellany
With one week to go in the month of April, I figured an update was in order. It’s raining today, so I’m hoping to get a great deal of stitching done before braving the elements to deposit a check and grab a few materials for next month’s...
