Fabric & Fiction

Tambour Lace Lesson 3

To find more tambour lessons: click here. For today’s lesson, I am going to focus on one technique that will allow you to do a couple of very useful things. It’s a very helpful little trick to keep your work looking neat and tidy. It’s not complicated, and once you’ve learned it, you’ll find that… Continue reading →

August 13, 2018August 13, 2018

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Going Postal Photos

Since we were already going to be in Ben’s studio, and I already had my corset on, we took the opportunity to get photos of our costumes from last year’s North American Discworld Convention as well as the Ravenclaw gown. Last September, we had the fun of going to a con entirely in celebration of… Continue reading →

July 24, 2018July 23, 2018

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Ravenclaw 1870s Gown Photos

It’s almost unbelievable to realize that this project is finished. Yes, I’ve taken breaks to work on other things but still. I posted my first blog in connection to this ensemble when I finished the chemise and drawers at the beginning of May last year. I posted the original research and design post in late… Continue reading →

July 22, 2018July 21, 2018

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Leveling Up Your Regency Look Part 2: The Devil’s in the Details

If you’ve read Leveling Up Your Regency Look: Part 1, then you’re all ready to start building your Regency ensemble. You’ve figured out which part of the Regency you want to represent, and you’ve thought about how time of day, social situation, activities, and character might affect the way you dress. In this part, I… Continue reading →

June 25, 2018June 26, 2018

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Tambour Lace: Lesson 2

Welcome to Tambour Lace, Lesson 2! If you are just getting started, here is the link to Part 1, where you can learn the basic stitch, and how to finish the ends. Tambour Lace: Lesson 1 Now that you know how to get started, and do the basic stitch, you may as well start embroidering… Continue reading →

June 11, 2018June 10, 2018

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Leveling Up Your Regency Look Part I: Planning your Outfit

The Jane Austen Festival in Louisville is fast approaching! Are you looking to amp up your Regency costuming experience? Maybe you love the festival, but have never dressed up. Maybe you made a dress last year, and are now intrigued by the whole idea and want to know how to make it more authentic. Maybe… Continue reading →

June 4, 2018June 24, 2018

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Tambour Lace: Lesson 1

There has been enough interest in my new Tambour project, that I thought I would start putting up some how-tos! It’s not the sort of thing that I can do all in one go, so I will be putting up several lessons over the course of the next few weeks and months. I will be… Continue reading →

May 28, 2018June 11, 2018

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Ravenclaw 1870s Hat

The time has come! It is finished! Here we are, the final portion of my 1870s Ravenclaw-inspired outfit. You can read all about the gown that goes with this hat in my Ravenclaw Gown posts 1, 2, 3, and 4. As soon as I decided I needed a hat, I knew exactly what kind I… Continue reading →

May 21, 2018May 16, 2018

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Ravenclaw 1870s Gown 4: Bodice

Wow… what I had hoped would be another week or two of work on this bodice has turned into months. To be fair, not all of that was working on the bodice, since the bodice work ran into prep time for the Fort Frederick Market Fair, and I had to take a break from the… Continue reading →

May 7, 2018May 6, 2018

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