Art, beauty and well-ordered chaos

The green gown with thistle stomacher is finished! This is my 2nd to last "it's taken forever" project from last year, and ...

Since sleep is elusive, I'll update the "what I've made" section here. This is a fraction of what has passed through my s...

My wonderful 1830 Pink Day Dress is done or nearly so. I'm so absurdly happy with this dress! It's completely over-the-top foofi...

Eyelets & buttonholes have been one of the most common means of holding one's clothes on... for a really, really long time. Befo...

One of the easiest & most common ways to finish a pair of stays or a corset is to sew a binding on the raw edges. This can also be use...