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The Deviant Dressmaker: December 2013
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Saturday, December 7, 2013. Historical Sew Fortnightly Challenge #24: Re-do. Hopefully they'll last me for a long time, because I really did not enjoy working on them. Right now they're wearable, however I will be adding an extra eyelet in the straps and possibly a small pad so that the "girls" don't shift during flight ;) This is my late entry for the 24th HSF challenge! The Challenge(s) you are re-doing:. 1: Bicentennial: These were made with the years 1810-1820 in mind, so they're good to go for 1813!
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The Deviant Dressmaker: March 2014
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Friday, March 21, 2014. Historical Sew Fortnightly Challenge #5: Bodice. For a recent clothing presentation for my Jane Austen class, I completed a (hasty) reproduction of this gown from an 1812 Costume Parisien fashion plate:. The fabric is a lovely plaid that I got for dirt cheap ($1 a yard! A while back. I, of course, have a sizeable stash of white fabric, but since I was making this dress very quickly I didn't want to dip into my strategic muslin reserves. My first adventure in bodice draping! The da...
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The Deviant Dressmaker: The Louisville Jane Austen Festival
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Tuesday, August 12, 2014. The Louisville Jane Austen Festival. Long time, no talk! In the weeks leading up to the Jane Austen Festival, I feverishly sewed quite a lot, and in the weeks after, I completely crashed from all of the stress. Finally I'm getting on my feet again! With all of the stress that Jane Fest brought, it was immensely fun and worth all of the work. Aided in my dressing and we went and shopped until we dropped. Mr Cushing has many talents. Photo by Amy Liebert. Photo by Janet Abell.
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The Deviant Dressmaker: July 2013
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Saturday, July 27, 2013. Historical Sew Fortnightly Challenge #15: White. Hello again, everyone! I have just returned from the Jane Austen festival, which was a lovely time altogether. It was great seeing old friends and making new ones, and introducing my beau to the world of reenacting! I wasn't able to make myself anything new for this event, but I did make a waistcoat for David. It was my first tailoring experience, and I think it turned out pretty nicely! The Challenge: #15: White. This was before I...
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The Deviant Dressmaker: August 2013
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Tuesday, August 20, 2013. Early 1860's and Late 1860's: What's the Difference? Please bear in mind that I am in no way an expert: I am simply reporting on the trends I have seen, and hoping to educate people so they don't make the same mistakes as I have (yes, I might have once bought silk to make an 1866 ball gown for CW use.) Please, anyone, chime in if they have any additional information, I'd love to hear it! 2 Shaped skirt panels. 3 On ball gowns- straight waists. 5 Skirt Peplums/"Butt fluff". Dames...
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The Deviant Dressmaker: February 2014
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Thursday, February 20, 2014. Historical Sew Fortnightly Challenge #4: Under it All. Sorry for the long hiatus! The stress and craziness of school beginning got in the way of any exceptional projects, so I just didn't have any time to post. However, I did get one small thing finished. This petticoat is actually a remake of my previous bodiced petticoat- something that I made with no documentation and very poorly (feel free to smack my wrist! The Challenge: #4 Under it All. How historically accurate is it?
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The Deviant Dressmaker: August 2014
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Tuesday, August 12, 2014. The Louisville Jane Austen Festival. Long time, no talk! In the weeks leading up to the Jane Austen Festival, I feverishly sewed quite a lot, and in the weeks after, I completely crashed from all of the stress. Finally I'm getting on my feet again! With all of the stress that Jane Fest brought, it was immensely fun and worth all of the work. Aided in my dressing and we went and shopped until we dropped. Mr Cushing has many talents. Photo by Amy Liebert. Photo by Janet Abell.
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The Deviant Dressmaker: April 2014
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Tuesday, April 29, 2014. Regency Clothing for Mr. Loomis. This past weekend Mr. Loomis and I were honored to go to an event at Historic Tunnel Mill. A lovely up-and-coming historic site just outside of Louisville, KY. This was Mr. Loomis's first event in 1812 clothing, and he thoroughly enjoyed it. In preparation I completed a few projects that were in my mind to make since Jane Austen Festival last July- clothes worthy of a Regency Dandy. So it was a headache to cut it out, but I did it without having t...
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