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Roman Garb for SCA

I discovered my area's SCA group last summer and started going to their weekly meetings around the end of the year. I'm lucky - our local...

Apr 27, 2023

Utilitarian Edwardian Combinations

Sometime last summer, having finished my 1890s corset, but not started planning the corresponding wardrobe, I bought a pattern for...

Apr 13, 2023

Project Catch-Up and the Event That Wasn't

My goodness, this year is flying! While I have been very motivated to plan (or at least dream of) some sewing projects, the motivation to...

Apr 7, 2023

2023 Goals

Now that we've established that I didn't meet most of my 2022 goals, I am going to keep 2023's goals vague. Vague Goal #1: SCA Garb (3rd...

Jan 11, 2023

2022 Wrap-Up

I have had one hell of a year. I left the job I've been at (on and off) for seven and a half years, and finally got a job in the field I...

Dec 21, 2022

Thoughts on This Green Dress

I originally sewed this green Regency dress back in 2015 (give or take a year), made from a straight size of Simplicity 4055. I had...

Dec 15, 2022

Blue Lace-Up Bodice

I have, once again, been long absent from this blog and from sewing. I moved rather suddenly in August (like toured one day and moved in...

Dec 2, 2022

A Purple Bralette

To go with my pale purple shorts - and still riding the high of making a nice bralette - I decided to make a bandeau/bralette out of the...

Jun 16, 2022

Purple Pajama Shorts

With my desire for cute lingerie and sleepwear still going strong, I went looking for more cute patterns. I had bought a non-stretch...

Jun 2, 2022

A Periwinkle Bralette

I was suddenly overtaken by the urge to make cute bralettes as an excuse to buy fabrics I don't get to work with in my historical sewing....

May 12, 2022

Making the DAR Vest

At some point in 2020 or 2021 (it's all a bit of a blur these days) I bought myself Fig Leaf Pattern's DAR Museum vest pattern. I finally...

Apr 28, 2022

More Regency Reticules

When I went through my fabric stash at the end of 2020, I rediscovered two pieces of polyester brocade - one in a blue/brown pattern and...

Jan 19, 2022

2022 Project Goals

My list for 2021 basically contained every project I could think of. It was incredibly aspirational, but not very realistic. So this year...

Jan 5, 2022

2021 Project Wrap-Up

What a year, huh? It managed to be both better and worse than 2020 was. Looking back on 2021, I feel like I barely did any sewing at all,...

Dec 29, 2021

Late 1890s Corset Part 4 - Flossing & Wrap Up

Part 1 - Research & Resources Part 2 - Mockups Part 3 - Construction My 1890s corset is finally constructed and wearable, but it's not...

Jul 22, 2021

A Straw Regency Bonnet

Back in May or so, Nehelenia Patterns had a pre-order for an 1800-1830s straw bonnet. I've been wanting a straw bonnet for my Regency...

Jul 15, 2021

Regency Ribbon Bodices

I found the image to the left on Pinterest ages ago and fell in love with the idea of an over-bodice made of ribbons. Eventually (read:...

Jul 8, 2021

Late 1890s Corset Part 3 - Construction

Ok, so my corset quietly slipped from being a "work in progress" to an "unfinished object" sometime during March and April, mostly...

Jul 1, 2021

"Whatever Shall I Wear?" Review

"Whatever Shall I Wear? A Guide to Assembling a Woman's Basic 18th Century Wardrobe" is exactly what the subtitle says it is - a solid...

Jun 10, 2021

"Household Sewing with Home Dressmaking" Review

If you spend enough time in online costuming communities, you will inevitably hear about Bertha Banner, author of "Household Sewing with...

May 27, 2021