The underpinnings are finished, and I could not be more pleased with how well they turned out. When I make any of these individual pieces again, there will be little adjustments and changes I make, bu...Read More
The panniers, or pocket hoops, are the final piece of the underpinnings for the 18th Century Ensemble. They consisted of four pieces, six boning channels, 16 ties, and one waistband. Easy-peasy. AmyNa...Read More
I am not sure why I am so intimidated making stays, but they terrify me. The process of making the stays started immediately after I finished making the underpetticoat; however, I also worked on makin...Read More
Technically, the next step in the 18th Century project was to make the stays. I did start them after the shift, but then I got to the point of having to hand-stitch what seemed like miles and miles of...Read More
If you’ve been following the progress of my 18th Century Ensemble project, thank you! I’ve completed the next item in the layers of underpinnings. This post will describe making the 18th C...Read More
Yay for progress! I used the momentum of posting about the supplies and fabric for my Robe a la Francaise project to get started on the first piece of the ensemble. My sewing room got a little TLC and...Read More
The supplies and notions for my Robe a la Francaise project arrived, and I finally started getting organized to create the individual pieces. With a total of nearly 10 unique pieces to make, I had a l...Read More
