Sewing Circle

[Nightshade]

Humm the english civil war ... well it wasnt really a corset but they had fun trying to get one that would fit me.. :brows: ah got to lovethe puritans !

Actualy I think I meant antoinette.. itll have to ait a few days but Ill dig out the book and scan the bit about hinges in the hoops...

SO Q, how do you sit down in a bustle(sp??) ?

[LadyWentworth]

SO Q, how do you sit down in a bustle(sp??) ?

I just sit down! Seriously, I just sit down. I do the same with a dress like that as I would with a modern dress or skirt. I tend to smooth out the skirt before I sit down. It has never given me any trouble.

Even though I have no trouble with bustles, I do with crinolines (hoopskirts). I see all these women who sit down with no trouble at all. None whatsoever! Then when I sit down my hoop seems to flatten in the front and then it lifts up a little bit. You can see my ankles, which shouldn't happen. Am I making sense? Well, it is very strange. I have no idea why I can't get the concept of sitting down while wearing one of those. So either I sit on the very edge of the chair or bench (so I can lean forward a little bit so that the skirt doesn't lift up), or I commit to standing!

[Shea]

Lady W, I love making period clothing too! I get to wear them out occasionally because of playing harp. I tried making a corset once though. The grommets drove me nuts and the plastic boning didn't make it fit right. I think Fredrick's of Hollywood sells corsets, so after the baby comes I'll buy one from there.

Funny I never seem to have trouble with Simplicity patterns. Everytime I try Butterick's or Vogue, I wind up throwing fits. My wedding dress, I believe, was Simplicity. It was from the Renaissance costume section.

[Annamariah]

I love knitting! I get so much done when I knit during lectures here at the university (I'm not a one to take much notes, I learn best when I just listen, and for some reason I can concentrate better on listening if I do something with my hands at the same time, so knitting is just the thing for me)

Wrist-warmers are something I've knitted a lot. They're fast, simple and I need them to keep my hands warm and to hide the horrible rash I have on my hands.

Here's the pair I wear most often (most of my clothes are blue, so they go fine with almost everything ) I knitted them during two lectures about phonetics



I also like to crochet (I've often wonderd what it might be in English, never heard that word before. In Finnish it's called "virkkaus" or "virkkaaminen").

I can sew, too, though I don't do that very often. I like knitting and crocheting because it's easy to do it almost anywhere.

[Shea]

I also like to crochet (I've often wonderd what it might be in English, never heard that word before. In Finnish it's called "virkkaus" or "virkkaaminen").

I can sew, too, though I don't do that very often. I like knitting and crocheting because it's easy to do it almost anywhere.

Cool wrist warmers! I've never been very good at knitting. I'm all thumbs everytime I try. I like to crochet though (and yes, it's 'crochet' in English). I've been working on a lot of baby clothes (obviously). I have a lot of down time at work, since I work on an IT helpdesk, so I can usually finish an afghan in about 3 weeks (provided there are no stupid tours going through). I'll post pics of the baby clothes I've made later.

[Annamariah]

The most difficult and time-taking thing I've ever sewed was my dress for Vanhojen tanssit

I found the basic pattern from a magazine, but I made a lot of alterations to it, because I had a clear image of how I wanted my dress to look like. I added the decorations to the top and the skirt was pretty much my own design. I also sewed the hoop-skirt myself



(I'm the one on the left. All of the three of us sewed our dresses instead of buying them. The girl standing in the middle started out with the same pattern as I did, and just look how different the outcome was! )

[Shea]

Those dresses look great! I love the rose gathers on your skirt Anna!

[Annamariah]

Thanks I also made two blue roses - one for my hair and one which I pinned on my partner's tuxedo so that he would match my dress

[LadyWentworth]

Lady W, I love making period clothing too! I get to wear them out occasionally because of playing harp. I tried making a corset once though. The grommets drove me nuts and the plastic boning didn't make it fit right. I think Fredrick's of Hollywood sells corsets, so after the baby comes I'll buy one from there.

You know, I never thought of getting a corset from Frederick's before! I get catalogs from them, too, and I SEE them in there, but I never thought about it! There is an idea! Thanks!

Funny I never seem to have trouble with Simplicity patterns. Everytime I try Butterick's or Vogue, I wind up throwing fits. My wedding dress, I believe, was Simplicity. It was from the Renaissance costume section.

Your dress is SO PRETTY!! I have thought about doing the same thing if I EVER get married, to make my dress after one of those type of patterns. But then there is this dress that I am actually partial to!

I really think this is so pretty. It is described as a Victorian gown, but I think it has an "Old West" touch to it.

Your dress is so pretty, too! I like the gathering, too. That is such a pretty color of blue. It is fascinating how the 2 dresses did end up looking that different!

[Shea]

I think that would make a gorgeous wedding gown LadyW! I had my gown picked out before I even met my husband. It's never too early!

[LadyWentworth]

I think that would make a gorgeous wedding gown LadyW! I had my gown picked out before I even met my husband. It's never too early!

Well, I would most definitely dye the dress to a darker cream color, I think. I never wanted a white dress. You see, you had your dress picked out before you met your husband. I have gone so far as to have the colors picked out for my wedding! That cream would work very well with a winter wedding. I wanted a winter wedding for the colors! I always wanted to use very dark colors like cream, burgundy and something along the lines of almost a hunter green. Well, maybe someday!

[Annamariah]

That is such a pretty color of blue.

The best part is that at first I couldn't find the exact colour I wanted ANYWHERE, and when I finally found it, it was actually the CHEAPEST part of the dress All the other fabrics were much more expensive

Well, I would most definitely dye the dress to a darker cream color, I think. I never wanted a white dress. You see, you had your dress picked out before you met your husband. I have gone so far as to have the colors picked out for my wedding! That cream would work very well with a winter wedding. I wanted a winter wedding for the colors! I always wanted to use very dark colors like cream, burgundy and something along the lines of almost a hunter green. Well, maybe someday!

That's nothing, I just planned my whole wedding with my friend (I mean I planned mine and she planned hers and we sent each other pictures of our rings, wedding dresses, bouquets, wedding cakes, bridesmaid's dresses and everything via messenger) And of course neither of us even have a boyfriend, not to talk about a fiancé

[1n50mn14]

I've never been one of those people who planned my own wedding . But I was involved in a relationship for two years once and when we hit the two year mark, my best friend planned my entire wedding and sent me the plans. It was actually pretty cool, and themed Rock n Roll Reception (it's funny if you've seen Rock n Roll Highschool featuring the Ranomes.)

Just started a new sewing project- I got some super cheap fabric at Lens Mill that's puzzle piece patterned and started making a vest with these long tails and lapels.

[Petrarch's Love]

Shea--Your wedding dress is beautiful! That looks like it was complicated to make but well worth the effort.

Annamariah--You look like Cinderella in your gown. Lovely!

[LadyWentworth]

That's nothing, I just planned my whole wedding with my friend (I mean I planned mine and she planned hers and we sent each other pictures of our rings, wedding dresses, bouquets, wedding cakes, bridesmaid's dresses and everything via messenger) And of course neither of us even have a boyfriend, not to talk about a fiancé

I guess you have me beat with the planning then!

Just started a new sewing project- I got some super cheap fabric at Lens Mill that's puzzle piece patterned and started making a vest with these long tails and lapels.

Post a picture when you're finished. I am very curious to see how it'll look. What is the color?

I got such a kick out of this dress when I saw it that I just had to take a picture:

It is so patriotic in a silly way. Yet, I really liked it! I wish I could figure out how to make something like that. By the way, this was taken at this Independence Day event back in 2006. It was the 230th anniversary and this place here went "back in time" and acted like it was the centennial. So it was 1876 all over the place!