Bet you thought I’d forgotten

by | 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...

A bead hunch

by | May 24, 2007 | Elizabeth of Austria Gown

I’ve made friends with the proprietress of a new local bead shop  and may have multiple options for the little black beady things on the partlet.  Stay tuned. Also, I sent payment to Rhonda of Sapphire and Sage for custom jewelry.  After a month of making...

And so it begins

by | May 19, 2007 | Elizabeth of Austria Gown

I had grand plans for my first blog entry to coincide with the first inklings of a plan for a new gown. But I’ve gotten ahead of myself. I’d been drooling over this portrait of Elisabeth of Austria for months when I started to plot. When drapery fabric was...