green_martha

... checking the fit, I think I laced them way too tight yesterday and doh ! it hurt.
Now I can't figure out where my BF has uploaded my pictures from the camera onto the comp. Annoying. I have the blue coutil corset, the orange jacket and my almost finished stays to show... Oh well, then I'll just finish my rococo chemise, now that I was able to adjust the neckline...

The corset is done ! I haven't done any flossing on it, due to the fabric and notions shop being closed yesterday when we arrived there. Pics still to come, my BF is currently fiddling with my comp (replacing Gentoo with Debian and getting the mails to work), so I won't have time to upload and edit the pictures right now.

I have taken my orange horror out of the closet, finished one fabric rose, taken in nearly all the seams and am now much more satisfied with the fit. Pics to come too ;)

I managed to cut out all pieces but two for the corset yesterday evening. And one should know that when you leave your sewing table like this in the evening, it ends up like this in the morning...

And now I've just spent my whole morning updating my website. Bad baaaad girl !

The chemise is slowly going its way to completion. It looks nice and should be comfy.
The blue coutil corset is on hold, cause I'm not in a corset mood right now. I just found some changeable taffetas I could use as the fashion layer, but I'm not sure about it yet, as it would be lovely in this plain blue.

Now, I'm in a bustle mood. I want to get started on a bustle outfit for our little costume meeting with heileen. I dig out of my stash some fabrics I had bought for a cloak. I'm not that exited about a cloak in these tones now, but a bustle dress.... yum yum ! I have two fabrics, a dark brown velveteen and a blakc and green shiny thing with a nice pattern. It's highly probable it's 100% synthetic, but the velveteen is rather thick and would make a pretty winter walking dress. I'm all set for a 1887, I set my mind on a design during this morning's workshop. Think something along the lines of the dress on the left, bodice with a high collar and asymetrical buttonned. Mmmmh... Can't wait to get started on this !