| December 25, 2006 |
| HAPPY HOLIDAYS EVERYONE! |
It's my webpage and I can do what I want with it. So, I re-arranged a couple of entries.
I am thinking about taking some pictures with that digital camera...
I have UFOs (UnFinished Objects for those that do not know) that are now finished and some pictures on this site where the original picture of the object was kind of bleh.
And, thanks to a posting by Trish on the Margo's Patterns Group, I have begun my wish list for next year:
- Janome Memory Craft 300E - Why this machine? I have a very nice sewing machine, so I have no need for a machine that does both sewing AND embroidery. But Janome has come out with this. And so, also on my wish list ...
- PC Design Card #1022 (Blackwork Collection)
- Giga Hoop Kit for Janome Memory Craft 300E - Just because I like the versatility of big hoops.
| December 21, 2006 |
| Queen Elizabeth's Gown from Shakespeare in Love and Lattice Smocking. |
Recently I found this picture. Finally, it is possible to see some of the details of this gown.
I have wanted to make a gown inspired by this gown for some time. I have the fabric to make the gown and line the hanging sleeves. But the undersleeves were a bit of a roadblock. I had always assumed that the sleeves were made of a fabric purchased that way. After all there are some pretty elaborate fabrics available for sale these days. It turns out the sleeves are made with a technique called Lattice Smocking.
Some helpful links on Lattice Smocking:
http://www.savvyseams.com/techniques/canadian.php
http://sewnews.com/resources/qa/qa0706a/
| November 24, 2006 |
| A New Digital Camera and Ren Ren. |
We got a new digital camera!
YES!!!!Certain people say that this delay in getting a new camera was part of a grand plan. They knew that sooner or later I would break down and give my consent to getting a new camera. I thought my consent was already there as soon as the last one was discovered to be irrepairably broken. Hummmmph!
First picture with new camera.
And it's Ren Ren.
| November 12, 2006 |
| I Miss the Digital Camera, So I have been Doing Some Website Updates. |
I feel really lost without a digital camera. However, I had taken some pictures of various projects I have been working on over the past few months, so I decided I should probably do the webpage updates I had been planning for these projects, while waiting for DH to choose and buy another digital camera.
The Ancient Kilt with Permanent Pleats
An update to the Venetian gown diary.
| October 22, 2006 |
| Stitch n' Bit**. |
This weekend, some of my friends from the R/F Forum got together and we had a Stitch n' Bit** at MG's house. Since I couldn't decide which project to take, I took a variety of projects with me to work on. I actually worked on the following:
- I re-inserted the hoops in my farthingale.
- I finished the collar for Pat's cloak, except for sewing the opening closed and then whip stitching it into place on the neckline of the cloak.
- I removed all the trim from bottom of the Anne of Austria gown.
I owe a debt of extreme gratitude to the people who attended the Stitch n' Bit**. I never would have been able to remove all that trim without their pleasant company and that skirt would have continued to sit in my "to do" pile for another couple of years. Thanks all! And, especially, thanks to MG for being such a wonderful hostess!
| October 15, 2006 |
| A tiny Website Update and Stuff. |
A teeny, tiny update to the First Elizabethan and Its Remake diary.
Pat and I have wearable cloaks but I cannot take any pictures because DH dropped the camera and damaged it.
I withdrew from the ID contest.
| September 24, 2006 |
| I Have Been Busy Attending Fest. OK? |
I have been busy attending fest. OK?
My fest friends can be found at here. And especially here. And here is a collection of their pictures.
There have been several days at fest with cool temperatures. So, I decided to make cloaks. I have had the wool coating for a couple of years. The cloaks are wearable at the moment but they are not finished. I should have them finished for the final weekend of MNRF.
I haven't been working in my ID contest entry (aka Venetian gown diary) very much and, for what I have gotten done, I have been too busy to update the diary. Hopefully, after fest is over, I will finish up at least the pink version.
| July 31, 2006 |
| Venetian Gown Diary Entry. |
I made an entry to the Venetian gown diary to recap what I have done so far - believe me, it is not much. Mostly, it repeats what I have already said on Margo's Patterns Group or in my LJ.
| July 26, 2006 |
| Some Pictures Taken at Bristol and Men in Kilts. |
Some pictures taken at Bristol here and here. The rest of the Bristol pictures can be found here. Some pictures of Pat and the neighbor in the kilt I made for Pat are here.
| July 24, 2006 |
| Some Pictures of the Renaissance Faire Bodice. |
Some pictures of the Renaissance Faire Bodice have been added to Experiments in Ren Faire Wear in The Gallery.
| July 16, 2006 |
| Kilts! |
I made a kilt for DH! And he actually wore it to the Minnesota Scottish Fair and Highland Games yesterday! I will be adding a page on how I made it. And here are some pictures he took at the fair.
Oh, I decided to enter my Venetian gown in the Iron Dress competition on Margo's Patterns Group. But before I will start working on this gown, I need to finish DH's Venetians in The New Elizabethan Gentleman.
| July 9, 2006 |
| I Finally Finished Something. |
Something has added to the section called Complete Costuming Projects called In Search of a Good Renaissance Faire Bodice. Can you believe it?!?! I finally got something finished. I will be adding pictures to the Gallery later.
| June 13, 2006 |
| An Update to the New Elizabethan Gentleman Diary. |
An update to The New Elizabethan Gentleman diary. There is some good news there - a lot of bad news and ranting.
| May 7, 2006 |
| An Update to the New Elizabethan Gentleman Diary. |
At last! An update to The New Elizabethan Gentleman diary.
| April 16, 2006 |
| Toiles and Tidings. |
I have a doublet toile that fits for The New Elizabethan Gentleman and I am busy cutting out and preparing the pieces for assembly.
But, more importantly, on this Easter morning, I bring you...
| March 26, 2006 |
| More Fabric. |
I have ordered more fabric for The New Elizabethan Gentleman outfits.
| March 19, 2006 |
| Another Diary. |
I am still fussing over the bodice toile for my Venetian Gown. I started yet another diary: The New Elizabethan Gentleman.
| March 14, 2006 |
| More Pictures in Dressing the Colonial Family: Redo. |
More pictures have been added to the Dressing the Colonial Family: Redo page.
| February 25, 2006 |
| Updates. |
More pictures have been added to the Dressing the Colonial Family: Redo page.
I renamed and added a bit to the The Venetian Gown of 1550-1560 diary.
| February 23, 2006 |
| My New Sewing Cabinet! |
Ok, I am a little slow posting this to my webpage. I had already mentioned it on several of the yahoo groups I belong to and on my LJ. How was I supposed to know that DH would take a picture of my new sewing machine cabinet and post a link to my webpage so people could see more pictures?
Anyway, my sewing machine cabinet is done! DH and I carried it up from the basement to "one" of my sewing rooms on Sunday. (This sewing room was formerly DS's bedroom.) SQUEEEEEEEE!
Pictures of the sewing machine cabinet can be found here.
(There is no hole cut for the sewing machine to drop down into the cabinet at this time nor is a sewing machine lift installed.. Maybe we will add it later. Maybe. As my SIL pointed out yesterday, when am I ever going to have the cabinet closed anyway?) *happy dance*
| February 12, 2006 |
| An Update to the First Elizabethan and Its Remake Diary. |
An update to the First Elizabethan and Its Remake diary.
| February 9, 2006 |
| Better Late Than Never. |
About time I did an update, don't ya think? Ok. I've been messing with the Gallery. There is a new section called Accessories, with links to other pages of Hats, Pouches & Fans, and Shoes.
Also to be found in the Gallery under Dressing the Colonial Family: my sister-in-law has been busy making clothing for her family's trip to Williamsburg this Spring. So, I have started a picture page to showcase the costumes she is making. You can find that page here. There is only one picture so far, but more will be coming... Right, Julie?
Last weekend, in addition to taking the accessory pictures, I took some pictures of the current version of the hunter green Elizabethan on Lady Margaret. I will be uploading the pictures and updating the diary this weekend.
Because I am still unable to make myself fix the trim on the bottom of the skirt of the Anne of Austria gown, I am currently working on draping a pattern for the Venetian gown.