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Side Note #1 – Featherlight Boning
In case any of you out there are thinking about using the plastic Featherlight Boning which can be found at almost any sewing shop, including Joann’s Fabrics, for any corset-type project my advice is this: don’t. The only time that this stuff works for corsets or bodices is if you are without any curves whatsoever. … Continue reading
Project #1 ~ Chemise with Ruffle
While this is not my first project by any means it’s the first I’m tracking here. Yay! Now for the monumental let down…it’s a chemise. I’ve been dying to modify on so it has a bit of ruffle at the sleeve and neck. The pattern I’ll be using is here: http://www.reddawn.net/costume/chemise.htm It’s very simple and basic. … Continue reading
“Though this be madness, yet there is method in’t.” -Polonius
Lords and Ladies, I bid thee welcome to this newest venture! I am Peronelle De Croy of Carolingia of the East Kingdom, seamstress beyond compare and occasional musician. While I do have another “mundane” blog, I have decided that the adventures that I encounter in and revolving around the SCA deserve their own space, hence his … Continue reading