Gallery of Finished Projects

[FortuneRose]

LadyShadow, you are a brave, brave woman.  I'm so fearful of working with leather! 

[CenturiesSewing]

Finished up a fantasy bodice for a friend:






Suedecloth, 16 bones and self fabric ties on the sleeves that make little bows.

[LadyElizabeth]

Wow, love love that color and the design!!  Beautiful!

[Tixi]

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ok ok it's not *completely* done, but it's done enough that i'm "finished" for the moment

this was my first attempt at adding piping to seams - I had no trouble making the seam, but what do you do with the piping ends when the seam ends?

minor to do's: hand sew in the modesty panels, hem the forepanel

Read more here:  http://www.needlewoman.org/?p=382

Also, it's waaaay too small for my dress dummy without modesty panels which means it's too small for me (just a bit). Bummer, but a very good learning experience overall =)

[Genievea Brookstone]

Wow beautiful Gowns both of you!

Trixi:  I have used piping like that before and I sew them into the seam and trim really close and use no fray glue on them. 

[LadyShadow]

Beautiful work both of you.

[DragonWing]

Lovely, lovely work ladies. I have been slacking on my doublet.  Sewing this weekend.

[LadyElizabeth]

I just adore that pink gown!!  It's so shiny and pink and beautiful, I'd love wearing it and that's saying something cause I'm pretty picky!!

[Lady Kathleen of Olmsted]

The Victorian Saloon girl that my Apprentice, Elizabeth, made. I mentored her through the process. The SIMPLICITY pattern was a pin  that it took both Elizabeth and me to figure out. The headpiece I made. Elizabeth did 80% of this commission.


The Front of th Saloon Girl. The Bodice is made out of Satin with a Lace overlay. Supported with 2 layers of Canvass Duck, lightly boned, fully lined. Plenty of Bias tape to finish things off. Sequins sewed in the Princess seams.


The Satin skirt is in 2 pieces. like I said, it was a pain to figure out. But two heads made it work. Tassled fringe with Sequin accents.


The side view


The headpiece that is just  some plumes, sequins, a gathered flower made from Silk Organza and serged with the color of thread to match the satin.

[LadyShadow]

Beautiful.

[gem]

Centuries, that's beautiful!!

Lady K, kudos to your apprentice!

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I made a hat to go with my middles ensemble (and to cover my ears in the chilly weather we've had the last couple weeks!), the Henrician Coif from Tudor Tailor:

       

[Syrilla]

Well done Lady K and apprentice.

Ohhh, gem, I want one of those.  Great job.... wait are you in public... in your underwear??

[CapnFayeCutler]

wait are you in public... in your underwear??

Hehe I was thinking the same thing!

Very nice job, Gem!

[Kate XXXXXX]

That's rather good, Gem.  Me like!  I used those directions to do the child's coif back in the spring.

[FortuneRose]

Well done Lady K and apprentice.

Ohhh, gem, I want one of those.  Great job.... wait are you in public... in your underwear??

haha, if my underwear looked that nice I'd run around in public too!   No?