by ysabel | Dec 29, 2009 | Featured, Miscellany
In my continuing saga of holiday stitching, I have to profess my love for Urban Threads. I’ve been making Buttercup bags for the holidays, in a huge array of prints for various people. But for Nycole, I had some trouble getting edgy...
by ysabel | Jun 11, 2008 | BJD, Commissions, Featured, Medieval and Renaissance, MSD, Nautilus
Completion! The outer gown is silk taffeta with a silk chiffon overlay. It closes with spiral-laced rings below a false front, secured with tiny brass pins. Lacing rings also secure the foresleeves inside the wide sleeves of the bodice. The sleeves are decorated with...
by ysabel | Jun 9, 2008 | BJD, Commissions, Featured, Medieval and Renaissance, MSD, Nautilus
…And the underbodice is now all finished. It is silk dupioni with hand-worked eyelet closures laced the spiral way. Bilament along the neckline in jet glass settings and 2mm freshwater pearls.
by ysabel | Jun 8, 2008 | BJD, Commissions, Featured, Medieval and Renaissance, MSD, Nautilus
I love Helane, and I love this commission, so there’ll be a lot to share over the course of the next day or two. I’m finally to the end of the line in the hand-embroidery and I’ve proceeded to the finishing touches (hand-hems, eyelets, hooks, etc.)...
by ysabel | Mar 20, 2008 | Elizabeth of Austria Gown, Featured
So my Elizabeth of Austria gown has been on hold for months, at least so far as blogging is concerned. But at SCA events and such, I’ve actually made some progress. My darling husband made the partlet for me (it’s glass pearls & red glass stones in...
