by Aimee | Mar 9, 2013 | C+J Wedding, Commissions, Featured, Victorian
It’s done! Here’s the front view, and the side view (with photobomb). Here’s a visual guide your ladies-in-waiting can refer to when they get confused helping you get it on correctly: Store the overskirt uncinched so it stays a little less wrinkly....
by Aimee | Jan 24, 2013 | C+J Wedding, Commissions, Nautilus, Victorian
Took a break this week from knits (the only thing I can reasonably expect to complete in the car and during breaks at work) and stitching the Rose of Versailles jacket (need to get another spool of golden thread this weekend). I had a little help drafting the pattern...
by Aimee | Oct 14, 2012 | BJD, Commissions, Nautilus, Victorian
Adjustments to the coat pattern completed! The coat is roughly cut out, flatlined with the coat pattern pieces, and I’ve started couching cord down for the decorative buttonholes. This may take a while, but I think doing it by hand will be worth it!
by Aimee | Jul 27, 2012 | BJD, Late-period Spanish, Victorian
Pennsic is just a week away and I am so not ready–at the very least, I need to finish a couple more foundation garments for myself and the munchkin, and ideally, I should try to squeeze in a couple of kirtles and my linen Spanish Loose Gown, so that I can use my...
by ysabel | Sep 20, 2007 | BJD, Godey's Ladies
So I’ve been doing a lot of not-sewing lately. The Elizabeth of Austria Gown is still in my To-Do stack, waiting for the proper beads to show themselves. Not that I’m upset. I have to start working on my outfit for Inferno, and I owe my web designer a 19th...
by ysabel | Jun 12, 2007 | Godey's Ladies
I just recieved my newest doll–an Elfdoll Lydia (60cm, large bust, BJD). She’s terribly inspiring, and as soon as she has a face (she’s blank) and hair, she’ll make her debut, hopefully with a name. It’s entirely likely that some of my...
