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Chemise a la –wah wah…. | Belle Mode, Belle Histoire
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Belle Mode, Belle Histoire. Sewing fashions of the past. Chemise a la –wah wah…. Chemise a la reine. Asymp; 2 Comments. Chemise a la reine. My chemise a la Reine/Oberkampf was not. Where my finger is–that’s where the waist channel should be: about 3 inches above where it currently sits at center front. The underbust channel sits between my waist and underbust in the 18th century stays, so it has to be shifted up by about 2 inches. These aren’t insurmountable problems, but I only had 1 day left to m...
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Pattern weights, making and using. | Katafalk - Cathrin Åhlén
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Katafalk – Cathrin Åhlén. Time spent with resting hands is time wasted. November 19, 2014. Pattern weights, making and using. Posted by Cathrin under howto. I often get comments that people really like my pattern weights, at least once every time I post a picture of a project where they can be seen on a photo or two so I thought that I would tell you how they are made, as they were dead simple to do! So how do one use pattern weights anyway, I saw someone saying that I was probably one of those rotary cu...
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A jacket in the style of Chanel – Fearless Sewing
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Just cut the damn fabric already! October 8, 2015. A jacket in the style of Chanel. Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel, 1960, wearing one of her iconic cardigan suits. I’ll be using the newest Claire Shaeffer pattern from Vogue, #8991. A white-flecked black wool/nylon blend (mostly wool) boucle-type fabric from Hancock Fabrics, charcoal grey silk charmeuse for the lining, and gorgeous pewter and black enamel buttons. It’ll be fun, right? Pewter and black enamel buttons from Treasure Cast. My primary inspiration is ...
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September is National Sewing Month! – Fearless Sewing
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Just cut the damn fabric already! September 1, 2016. September is National Sewing Month! Wow, how did it get to be September already? Oh, the days pass one by one like grains of sand through an hourglass, you say? August 31 is inevitably followed by September 1? Well, dang. Who knew the calendar was so regular? What September means to me is a conglomeration of things: the official start of Fall and crisper weather (ahem, eventually); both my mother’s and my own birthdays (Virgo power! One thought on &ldq...
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Night-blooming Garden Dress – Fearless Sewing
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Just cut the damn fabric already! September 8, 2016. My Upton dress party dress project is. I installed the zipper and finished the back seams last night. All that’s left is two hems, hand stitching the lining’s waistline down, and adding a hook and eye to the top of the zipper opening. Here’s a preview of the finished dress, which I’ve dubbed the Night-blooming Garden Dress. The color rendering in my sewing room is strange because the walls are lime-juice green. This entry was posted in Fancy Dress.
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Upton dress progress! – Fearless Sewing
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Just cut the damn fabric already! September 6, 2016. Holiday weekends can be lifesavers when it comes to making steady progress on projects. This Labor Day weekend I spent mostly in my sewing room working on my hand-printed Upton dress, and I made great progress. Which is good, because my friend’s wedding is next Sunday. Eek! This technique works perfectly, and I use it every time I have to sew a dart. Hand basting darts is tedious. But it works every time! This entry was posted in Progress report. Leave...
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18th Century Stays Update – Changes are inevitable | Belle Mode, Belle Histoire
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Belle Mode, Belle Histoire. Sewing fashions of the past. 18th Century Stays Update Changes are inevitable. Chemise a la reine. Asymp; Leave a comment. The one major thing I’ve learned throughout my years of historical costuming (or any sewing, really) is that no project goes precisely as expected. Some stick close to the original plans, and others end up diverging widely (or wildly, as the case may be). My 18th century stays project has been no different. Oh no… no, no, no, no. Just, no. It’s not accurat...
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The never-ending 18th century stays | Belle Mode, Belle Histoire
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Belle Mode, Belle Histoire. Sewing fashions of the past. The never-ending 18th century stays. Chemise a la reine. Asymp; 2 Comments. They’re further along than shown here…. But at least they’re getting to the stage where I’ll be able to try them on and make sure they’re going to fit correctly. I’m still a tad worried about the top edges overlapping in back, but hopefully it won’t be a problem. Fingers crossed. Larr; Previous post. Next post →. Thoughts on “The never-ending 18th century stays”. Notify me ...
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Painting my Upton dress – Fearless Sewing
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Just cut the damn fabric already! September 1, 2016. Painting my Upton dress. This silk habotai scarf was printed by spraying liquid dye through scraps of lace. I call the effect it creates “shattered lace” because that’s what it looks like to me. My fabric, before cutting and printing. I really like how these back sections now seem to glow. That’s the splotchy dye-job, but now it almost looks like an intentional part of the surface design. This entry was posted in Day Dress. And tagged afternoon wedding.
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