Cloth of Stars

I LOVE striped Regency dresses. I keep thinking about making one, but I had no fabric to use …but wait, I thought - don’t I have a lavender ...

So, here's something a bit out of the ordinary:  I made myself a Regency-era (Empire) gown.  I had six yards of sage green crushed Dupio...

Today's post title is the fault of my BFF.* ____________________________________ SO ANYWAY I finished the corset I started in Marc...

Work on the blue corset proceeds apace: Post #1 : pattern drafted from existing Renfest corset:  re-sized, no. of pieces changed...

Sometime last year , I decided I wanted a Tudoriffic corset*.   Several months ago - before I re-did the sewing room - I went so far as to ...

A Remember the little painted black box ?  I'm doing a much larger version - a 24" six-panel wooden chest.  The box itself is ne...