It began with fiberfill – fiberfill and a dream. Mr Tabubil was getting one serious Christmas present – the biggest, most giant-est Christmas Squid ever seen in Santiago.
20th Century , fabrics , garment construction , modern sewing , total chaos
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The Project that went Really Really Wrong
How often do you have a sewing project that goes really really wrong?
1790s , Blog , garment construction , total chaos
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A 1790s Printed Cotton Round Gown: Part 1
In which I sew a 1790s printed cotton round gown, and make some really REALLY dumb technical decisions.
American Girl doll , doll costumes , Regency , total chaos
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From the Archives: A Regency Ballgown for an American Girl Doll
This American Girl Doll regency ballgown, inspired by a lavender c.1815 color plate, was sewn as a distraction from reality during my final presentations in grad school.
1780s , Hat , millinery , total chaos , tutorial
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An 18th Century Brain Hat: Tutorial
Here’s a tutorial for an 18th Century Brain Hat – it’s a bergere, and it’s got pleated trim, and puffs of silk, and loops of ribbon all OVER the place.
1790s , fabrics , total chaos
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Fabric Shopping in the 1790s
My original plan for 2022 was to make a 1790s capsule wardrobe – one pattern and three gowns that would take me through any sort of event.
Let’s see how THAT worked out.
Halloween , Playing Dress Up , total chaos
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Alice of Wonderland, Despoiler of Halloweens and Scourge of Cobwebs Everywhere
Meet Alice of Wonderland, Cheshire Cat Hunter, her hoopskirt the despoiler of Halloweens and the Scourge of Cobwebs Everywhere!
American Girl doll , Cloaks and Mantelets , doll costumes , Regency , total chaos
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Vogue 7923: a Grey Silk American Girl doll Cape
Sewing a silk cape for an American Girl Doll -the cloak in Vogue 7923 was very Jane Bennet goes to the Ball. Sort of. Close Enough.
fabrics , total chaos
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Beaded chiffon and purple velveteen!
Yesterday I sat down and beaded the edges of the orange chiffon doll scarf that I had hemmed while I was up in Brisbane.