Civil war dress 2.

This civil war gown has just recently been finished,..........everyone loves a pink blancmange dress....also has a hoop :)

Regency dress 2.

I made this dress and accessories a while ago but I've been too lazy to post, ......anyways here are some pics :

Pretties!!!

This is the decoration for the top dress, i have sewn on every piece by hand, this has been one of my favourite parts...

and here are some more pics of the dress starting to look more whole..

Underskirt!

well..its been a long long time since I've posted, i have been a busy bunny, i've been working on a number of projects all at once, which will seen on here once ive finished.

Anyways, i have finished my underskirt for my dress, and this is the finished piece....

FUURRRRR!!!!

Well I was extremely naughty and used some savings to buy me some fur.......but it was worth it, i was a bit skeptical about buying fur off the net as i couldn't be sure on what i was buying , would of bought from a fabric shop but all i could find was crappy shag pile fur ....errrrrrr!

So i took a chance and bought from a UK site that specialized in faux fur, the fur is perfect, not clumpy or fleecy looking, it was soooo soft and snug.

And here it is looking more complete,.......its not complete yet, still have a few things i wanna play with...plus decs etc.

Skirty skirt!!!

I lied, I said I wasn't gonna post for a while due to the lack of money, but i decided to get on with the skirt in the mean time. The original pattern for the skirt wasn't long enough for my design, as the petticoats underneath had long trains on them, I needed a skirt that would cover them plus the underskirt that i have yet to make. so i added an extra foot onto the bottom of the pattern pieces.

Bodice WIP

I have just finished the Bodice for the top dress, it consists of 4 layers-front facing, velvet (for padding), canvas (to help stiffen) and the lining, it also has a few bits of boning in there too.

Ive gone for a green silk taffeta material, it looks great in the light, and rustles when you move.

Im not actually making the bodice lace pink, i just stole it from an earlier corset to see what it looked like on.....Well now i play the waiting game, i need fur for the sleeves but that requires money, which i seem to be in short supply of at the moment, so may be a while till the next post.