tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7403935155165052292024-03-13T11:36:00.603-04:00A Sartorial StatementChelseahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00652213021578183789noreply@blogger.comBlogger327125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-740393515516505229.post-63046892838052303582022-07-05T21:41:00.007-04:002022-07-05T21:41:52.525-04:00Regency Capsule Wardrobe - Look Number Four<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Whoo boy, it's been a while! I never finished my blog series about the England trip I went on in *checks notes* June of 2019... So let's do a quick recap before we dive back in, shall we? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">First there was all the <a href="https://asartorialstatement.blogspot.com/2019/03/england-trip-wardrobe-planning.html">wardrobe</a> <a href="https://asartorialstatement.blogspot.com/2019/07/my-new-bib-front-dress.html">planning</a> <a href="https://asartorialstatement.blogspot.com/2020/06/a-sleeveless-summer-spencer.html">and</a> <a href="https://asartorialstatement.blogspot.com/2020/04/re-making-blue-velveteen-bodice.html">sewing</a>. I ended up with a rather versatile <a href="https://asartorialstatement.blogspot.com/2019/06/my-regency-capsule-wardrobe.html">capsule wardrobe</a> that I'm still pretty proud of! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKusZ4n8bCYhMxdaagIzzyMchu4oTLUD4cchfY4tq4oBFHk8DRHGbKSgW2Muc8yZNP8j2kkFgCTzVguazI5xJCVizY7HKK3PnukXkPxbKuxoczclUJ-v9h13_3KkmIumbNRYJwSe1QTl6IZ-Juw3AvnIlgBP0nhRDCkrqzkjyL_DVKM_Bb0Ssd8g/s2048/20190617_193150.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKusZ4n8bCYhMxdaagIzzyMchu4oTLUD4cchfY4tq4oBFHk8DRHGbKSgW2Muc8yZNP8j2kkFgCTzVguazI5xJCVizY7HKK3PnukXkPxbKuxoczclUJ-v9h13_3KkmIumbNRYJwSe1QTl6IZ-Juw3AvnIlgBP0nhRDCkrqzkjyL_DVKM_Bb0Ssd8g/s320/20190617_193150.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSsmWQa0h0WRRa5kVF48fecXYBJTS_TMyTVnHmt_r_YN090uOnry4CBoOAdKWVNwazcBJi0F1NT9rzXPtINZPPztDAsc7jOF11Lo8a_BTV1viNHHQX_zDAqeKXNMNqEPIX5a_8grVAVaQ2ECwFkpTtkxYBtz2c6nqAnDxS02prHgF9G7SiJjcFtA/s2048/20190617_184759.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSsmWQa0h0WRRa5kVF48fecXYBJTS_TMyTVnHmt_r_YN090uOnry4CBoOAdKWVNwazcBJi0F1NT9rzXPtINZPPztDAsc7jOF11Lo8a_BTV1viNHHQX_zDAqeKXNMNqEPIX5a_8grVAVaQ2ECwFkpTtkxYBtz2c6nqAnDxS02prHgF9G7SiJjcFtA/s320/20190617_184759.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I brought along two dresses, two petticoats, two sleeveless spencers, one long-sleeved spencer jacket, three bonnets, three shawls, and three pairs of shoes. Also two shifts, two pairs of stays, and four pairs of stockings. From this assortment of pieces (and with washing my shifts so I always had a fresh one), I was able to get five full days of dressing up in Regency without ever repeating an outfit! I have already blogged about days Zero through Four here: </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://asartorialstatement.blogspot.com/2019/07/rsv-england-trip-day-zero-arrival-and.html">Day Zero: Arrival and Elton House</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://asartorialstatement.blogspot.com/2019/07/rsv-england-trip-day-one-walking-tour.html">Day One: Walking Tour of Bath</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://asartorialstatement.blogspot.com/2019/08/rsv-england-trip-day-two-chawton-house.html">Day Two: Chawton House and Jane Austen House Musuem</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://asartorialstatement.blogspot.com/2020/04/rsv-england-trip-day-three-lyme-regis.html">Day Three: Lyme Regis and The Roman Baths</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://asartorialstatement.blogspot.com/2020/03/rsv-england-trip-day-four-portsmouth.html">Day Four: Portsmouth</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And outfits One through Three here: </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://asartorialstatement.blogspot.com/2019/07/regency-capsule-wardrobe-look-number-one.html">Look Number One</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://asartorialstatement.blogspot.com/2020/07/regency-capsule-wardrobe-look-number-two.html">Look Number Two</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://asartorialstatement.blogspot.com/2020/09/regency-capsule-wardrobe-look-number.html">Look Number Three</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">All caught up? Ok, let's go! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">For Day Four of the RSV England Trip, I went for a very pink ensemble with splashes of green. I wore my <a href="http://asartorialstatement.blogspot.com/2017/01/sheer-striped-drawstring-gown.html">Sheer Striped Gown</a> over my <a href="https://asartorialstatement.blogspot.com/2019/03/a-new-bodiced-petticoat.html">Pink Bodiced Petticoat</a> and my <a href="http://asartorialstatement.blogspot.com/2016/10/chemisette-neck-ruff.html">Ruff</a> and <a href="http://asartorialstatement.blogspot.com/2015/11/completed-project-new-cap-and-chemisette.html">Chemisette</a>, topping it all off with the same <a href="https://asartorialstatement.blogspot.com/p/pink-silk-spencer_21.html">Pink Silk Spencer</a> as the day before. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaNz-pzx3DXZzEzJw-OfvBP-szN248wgxRXejVPJ55W9MaMOjzaxiNZJnLz_qy6YIB1G8zZccUwGEuyDXt9q9JKqOGUHMk-QDVW29TXR-PqT7VTjs11KZuLT0xYNm_Oth21_OC2DiKbUUX6NqOqU0QCCjGfeSJXKJ-HCdQ6q-VIXRexWmLgzPzEg/s4160/20190621_122532_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjECsV-mUVbcZrV1dDA5yGcbuaOeCup7Up1fHmDkVapmAlTeExbMLio1RPz188ESfnpKMl8Z_0ui-Gh7e9ol97z3ileCz9idB0c8lbNvgVAUOs8qm73kLJmrOygBTNYwreZ00Df-j7HWTqcDRQ_xuo3HnrPb2CNrgFf6LscRRBbjzrIniMfTX2xwA/s4160/20190621_203213_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2080" data-original-width="4160" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjECsV-mUVbcZrV1dDA5yGcbuaOeCup7Up1fHmDkVapmAlTeExbMLio1RPz188ESfnpKMl8Z_0ui-Gh7e9ol97z3ileCz9idB0c8lbNvgVAUOs8qm73kLJmrOygBTNYwreZ00Df-j7HWTqcDRQ_xuo3HnrPb2CNrgFf6LscRRBbjzrIniMfTX2xwA/w640-h320/20190621_203213_HDR.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>I really liked the contrast of the green accessories with the pink ensemble. I'll have to play with that combo more in the future. I also love how the pink bodiced petticoat shines through the sheer dress when the sunlight hits in, like in the above photos. I probably won't ever wear those shoes again, at least not for all-day use! They pinch my toes pretty badly. But darn it, they're cute! </p></div>Chelseahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00652213021578183789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-740393515516505229.post-50072355014966524842022-05-03T15:34:00.002-04:002022-05-03T15:34:34.310-04:00(The start of) A 1940s Wardrobe<p> I <a href="https://asartorialstatement.blogspot.com/2016/07/and-now-for-something-completely.html">planned</a> this outfit back in 2016, but never got around to making it until 2020, when I decided to challenge myself to make it within a week, for a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pjRAJDnB2U" target="_blank">YouTube video</a>. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi22GArrzeXNyYeCBGZellb70pjmtvyb5ujnAQMDrjIw4uNeDqBfFPHzOaVXl5w-HxZgFnb9205gs7iZA67TWVepFp5IrHQM5imkQveCx_9soyPaYP8TeDgoz5aFQnwiYyWGfgF7rTif7SZZODkNy_UAilSx3ayLxD25VqHKO-E9tfSGCEOOsvf4A/s2560/20200427_154903.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi22GArrzeXNyYeCBGZellb70pjmtvyb5ujnAQMDrjIw4uNeDqBfFPHzOaVXl5w-HxZgFnb9205gs7iZA67TWVepFp5IrHQM5imkQveCx_9soyPaYP8TeDgoz5aFQnwiYyWGfgF7rTif7SZZODkNy_UAilSx3ayLxD25VqHKO-E9tfSGCEOOsvf4A/w360-h640/20200427_154903.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><br /><p>I was only able to finish the blouse and skirt during the challenge, and I have yet to come back and make the jacket (or the other garments I cut out at the time). </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE0F4psm25DdLriYr3eeZgg8YeSeNZamM1SBi5PhcL8SyZcNCHhWnMkgw86JZa0by1V9CsN8ZkGgfcns7qLCyQtwuJebEvgGR__doUDsvVhr-U0hHT6D0c5oUCOOAQjjwuUYuMYtDCT9HEOstOz-kfhqR4m5vFZ00jTsWlrQ7N7-1m89aeTXHh_Q/s2560/20200427_154804.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE0F4psm25DdLriYr3eeZgg8YeSeNZamM1SBi5PhcL8SyZcNCHhWnMkgw86JZa0by1V9CsN8ZkGgfcns7qLCyQtwuJebEvgGR__doUDsvVhr-U0hHT6D0c5oUCOOAQjjwuUYuMYtDCT9HEOstOz-kfhqR4m5vFZ00jTsWlrQ7N7-1m89aeTXHh_Q/w360-h640/20200427_154804.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGypi69njw6YzHxkizEvJZZGm3hh7bXy7JLJv5d7poIjL7-Kgc3gq1pA2frEpyAYBoBQ5R5UAvkyeRNIOXziTksyof4qsR25H1gzPtHrr2kzGONIQM1Ud4E7NUlYUu8hnNKuQM64WaOWqtRfnk--JQnZaEi0Ct9GK6jEnJlUi45WDO1rYAYmSW_A/s2560/20200427_154948.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGypi69njw6YzHxkizEvJZZGm3hh7bXy7JLJv5d7poIjL7-Kgc3gq1pA2frEpyAYBoBQ5R5UAvkyeRNIOXziTksyof4qsR25H1gzPtHrr2kzGONIQM1Ud4E7NUlYUu8hnNKuQM64WaOWqtRfnk--JQnZaEi0Ct9GK6jEnJlUi45WDO1rYAYmSW_A/w360-h640/20200427_154948.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I have worn the skirt several times in my daily life since I made it, but sadly the blouse doesn't get much use. It's just a little too fancy for normal wear, but perhaps if I made the same pattern in a different fabric? I did like the pattern, and it went together really easily, despite me choosing to use slippery charmeuse! <div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYPMAB9xkl8Mgm-n5IONY6ZBO9B4EvGL7YBLBhwsXPk1FWE3gil8eNgrXY2fSof29dXiF04l8p_DfsgxfJ5CBswEHtQ7I9m8WdwljgZy9uCKSAaa-2MDoP1Sqp2a3elNSOWYvMdN-5trvtmq1Kb8ndpq7OeukwKCRZKNreDVc7rz3IK31O958vUw/s5152/IMG_8807.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5152" data-original-width="3864" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYPMAB9xkl8Mgm-n5IONY6ZBO9B4EvGL7YBLBhwsXPk1FWE3gil8eNgrXY2fSof29dXiF04l8p_DfsgxfJ5CBswEHtQ7I9m8WdwljgZy9uCKSAaa-2MDoP1Sqp2a3elNSOWYvMdN-5trvtmq1Kb8ndpq7OeukwKCRZKNreDVc7rz3IK31O958vUw/w480-h640/IMG_8807.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I do want to finish the jacket to complete the suit. I think I would really like the blouse more as part of the full look. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBKNRRV-rvD4KHOEpUZYRpc9dPzmfCqyffvxxSdK1Vy0xpgW5ty6apcVdfePWYWgS11PCK6QwBqiYio6PrbMo-FvuaZq85a960pdSfx41t36VUXg95E3-rnDT0OzrRaiiTJElrjXS7uz5lRe8HKN8t6TMYVaBtk7mGdyjk6RfuGuZMY9xPqSvSDA/s5152/IMG_8826.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5152" data-original-width="3864" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBKNRRV-rvD4KHOEpUZYRpc9dPzmfCqyffvxxSdK1Vy0xpgW5ty6apcVdfePWYWgS11PCK6QwBqiYio6PrbMo-FvuaZq85a960pdSfx41t36VUXg95E3-rnDT0OzrRaiiTJElrjXS7uz5lRe8HKN8t6TMYVaBtk7mGdyjk6RfuGuZMY9xPqSvSDA/w480-h640/IMG_8826.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p>I should really make the two pairs of pants, as I think I would get a lot of wear out of them! I am finding I want increasingly higher-waisted pants in my daily wardrobe, and I think that the 1940s silhouette for pants can be really flattering!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-14SoinFOydE/V4XA4OTC7mI/AAAAAAAAOEc/fewxJc3k3cEbn51JuCYSvIoRnWrWowCYACLcB/s1600/IMG_0437.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="300" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-14SoinFOydE/V4XA4OTC7mI/AAAAAAAAOEc/fewxJc3k3cEbn51JuCYSvIoRnWrWowCYACLcB/w400-h300/IMG_0437.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>I have a jacket and pants cut out from the brown fabric pictured above. I think it'll make a very smart suit.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eaNNOclcO90/V4XA5zqmPrI/AAAAAAAAOEg/kFYZeGQit4Mgo5uwbJk-2Eu6nlalSpTeQCLcB/s1600/IMG_0438.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="300" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eaNNOclcO90/V4XA5zqmPrI/AAAAAAAAOEg/kFYZeGQit4Mgo5uwbJk-2Eu6nlalSpTeQCLcB/w400-h300/IMG_0438.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>The darker teal fabric on the left is going to make a skirt and another pair of pants. The lighter teal fabric on the right will make a couple of blouses to pair with them.</p></div>Chelseahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00652213021578183789noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-740393515516505229.post-36851214094421461302022-04-30T12:25:00.000-04:002022-04-30T12:26:34.711-04:00My 1905 Suffragist Ensemble<p> I am very behind on this blog, partly because 2020 was a disaster and 2021 was just me trying to recover... while caring for a newborn... and partly because I started a YouTube channel! And video editing has taken over pretty much all of my (non-sewing) free time. But I do intend to be better! I will start by adding the projects that I've made videos about to my blog. First up is my Edwardian Suffragist Ensemble, which I wore for the 2020 election when I cast my vote. I have a whole series of videos about the various pieces that I purchased and created to assemble the outfit. Here is a playlist: </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLV0TQZJOxnSD-xoRPwU2f33zEm3Sqs0RB" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyUbJauHTVJysIZBkIcjMo3ITEOTbTwRIkQi24u8yV40jtBqJZOkvvzkg2MSW6fVz9Byk8NmHD4QnD5vD77MXn2RewyZJYScetDIKkLVK_UdSmFTXxwB91FniOlTugXV-hX0Id1I0jnENWHds0bylac3An3HYsBSlV7MiGZVnKRyPlArW7d8NXsQ/w400-h225/GRWM%20thumbnail.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>And here is the breakdown of the ensemble: </p><p>Blousewaist made from self-striped cotton fabric from <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLV0TQZJOxnSD-xoRPwU2f33zEm3Sqs0RB" target="_blank">Burnley & Trowbridge</a>, using the 1903 Plain Blousewaist pattern from <a href="https://trulyvictorian.info/" target="_blank">Truly Victorian</a>.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtepR2RRHNyq8UoBVtzWbl9VdkkbXVYvL4OWBjA6cvLkpEViQG52NnosXccl4GOYgvl_HzGOpW15P5H1YDsLkpkSoFoKRV5_oyz1GsgSXzgQ3QlP9kb9hwVxAAqhsNNma6rlNA2Zh9qT4ByJj0hPSquR4AkYcZf6F45dTChGntgaY0WANiYqsdyQ/s4160/20201031_181022.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtepR2RRHNyq8UoBVtzWbl9VdkkbXVYvL4OWBjA6cvLkpEViQG52NnosXccl4GOYgvl_HzGOpW15P5H1YDsLkpkSoFoKRV5_oyz1GsgSXzgQ3QlP9kb9hwVxAAqhsNNma6rlNA2Zh9qT4ByJj0hPSquR4AkYcZf6F45dTChGntgaY0WANiYqsdyQ/w300-h400/20201031_181022.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p>Walking Skirt made from lightweight cotton twill flatlined with cotton sheeting (literally an old sheet) using the Fantail Skirt pattern from <a href="https://www.scrooppatterns.com/" target="_blank">Scroop Patterns</a>.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFd3vM2n7T3R5GGX6dLL3JUE9iCD9AqDgcw7CE5GRKZHoD95cehxjuViXAQ6o6YlVoYbcPV9sxrcX2Y8duqoHwOfPLgPjJ9uC2mZUKt3BeDppB6IJrSaAL9ftS6ikTbgroycbVjGD5oT0dRCjWvbTbbjoWUA8qJwwGlokT_Gkl2ydotGF8Z_0SCw/s4160/20201103_173549.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFd3vM2n7T3R5GGX6dLL3JUE9iCD9AqDgcw7CE5GRKZHoD95cehxjuViXAQ6o6YlVoYbcPV9sxrcX2Y8duqoHwOfPLgPjJ9uC2mZUKt3BeDppB6IJrSaAL9ftS6ikTbgroycbVjGD5oT0dRCjWvbTbbjoWUA8qJwwGlokT_Gkl2ydotGF8Z_0SCw/w480-h640/20201103_173549.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p>A purple silk belt that I self-drafted to be able to adjust to my changing figure during pregnancy.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfxycGUhs7IcPjv91VBnWrav_EpRCqa1dgEu-YYhzf39wxTIbbkawDJvcjqFZnNLQw2VZB_m98CK8k_3A5BdDSD2led4ypb47FicE2dW-gL2rSfUs9p-t84ra4kz0cbEsMXyN3oHG6OUxDPrLDMqQVoQy2wnhr81JA4TCqxZhaEZ3IkS0zMVR2zw/s1017/thumb.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="879" data-original-width="1017" height="277" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfxycGUhs7IcPjv91VBnWrav_EpRCqa1dgEu-YYhzf39wxTIbbkawDJvcjqFZnNLQw2VZB_m98CK8k_3A5BdDSD2led4ypb47FicE2dW-gL2rSfUs9p-t84ra4kz0cbEsMXyN3oHG6OUxDPrLDMqQVoQy2wnhr81JA4TCqxZhaEZ3IkS0zMVR2zw/s320/thumb.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>For undergarments I commissioned a chemise from <a href="https://willoughbyandrose.com/" target="_blank">Willoughby and Rose</a> and a custom maternity corset from <a href="https://laracorsets.com/" target="_blank">LaraCorsets</a>. <div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj8EI2473XIAa1paxXV0UArVDg6kgGsc5prYLlupoEW66TDFGRbgayv2QaOlZNNNzdbcwDlvdVtWNIeBMJduwbc17vwqKu7SPKDGYXuMrNm4GooyocSEwEO5mBCFkx0vrueyMx8kYQVRCb8iaYMlF8R2ph8XQJDi5btSV-H6Qiz8HqM8W0ArV1hA/s4160/undies1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj8EI2473XIAa1paxXV0UArVDg6kgGsc5prYLlupoEW66TDFGRbgayv2QaOlZNNNzdbcwDlvdVtWNIeBMJduwbc17vwqKu7SPKDGYXuMrNm4GooyocSEwEO5mBCFkx0vrueyMx8kYQVRCb8iaYMlF8R2ph8XQJDi5btSV-H6Qiz8HqM8W0ArV1hA/w480-h640/undies1.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">(This is the corset mockup)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>And I made a corset cover using cotton Swiss dot fabric and silk ribbon from <a href="https://renaissancefabrics.net/" target="_blank">Renaissance Fabrics</a> and the Early 1900s Edwardian Corset Cover pattern from <a href="https://wearinghistorypatterns.com/" target="_blank">Wearing History</a>, and a hip pad from scraps of an old sheet, using the Scotty Ventilated Hip and Bustle Pad pattern from <a href="https://virgilsfinegoods.com/" target="_blank">Virgil's Fine Goods</a>.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7vJQQJwpgG6dh6r6n2odxOGklxOk_7wf35QvZDaMzaogetAnT5C3xCXDL2zQlhOBHheepCoTg582qGrg5ZrWD8tvG6SoTAaOlmHj5kDSHSNwRyeWP29eyEr3iJLyrSGOC3kAWoeC-hsg7565gEcpzLo5tuFwk6kelDeO-U566ItosKBSxLakVfw/s4160/undies2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7vJQQJwpgG6dh6r6n2odxOGklxOk_7wf35QvZDaMzaogetAnT5C3xCXDL2zQlhOBHheepCoTg582qGrg5ZrWD8tvG6SoTAaOlmHj5kDSHSNwRyeWP29eyEr3iJLyrSGOC3kAWoeC-hsg7565gEcpzLo5tuFwk6kelDeO-U566ItosKBSxLakVfw/w480-h640/undies2.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p>I wore shoes and stockings I already had from <a href="https://www.americanduchess.com/" target="_blank">American Duchess</a> and <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/PennyRiver" target="_blank">Penny River Costumes</a>. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgho8UcAEhP_K6zX63m8Zad1KhJ_69vx-KR7BMAANxg7qvzwVIWTwVTbAjHSG6h73XmW2xee9O_FhmlUoBxWsHqpMzgR9I2X_bbNNb9hoPCdiKs-CfcHYhUHG4VVra8-CucLP5jM-OuakZ4PrVWPmmmCYxKtF0BA0b0X6-lHIPyJQUjuT2_9hdEOQ/s4160/shoes.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgho8UcAEhP_K6zX63m8Zad1KhJ_69vx-KR7BMAANxg7qvzwVIWTwVTbAjHSG6h73XmW2xee9O_FhmlUoBxWsHqpMzgR9I2X_bbNNb9hoPCdiKs-CfcHYhUHG4VVra8-CucLP5jM-OuakZ4PrVWPmmmCYxKtF0BA0b0X6-lHIPyJQUjuT2_9hdEOQ/w300-h400/shoes.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p>And I accessorized with a custom hat from <a href="https://shocking-bad-hats7.mybigcommerce.com/" target="_blank">Shocking Bad Hats</a>,</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7zqa9zByEdgMZISUI89M9OayqJpFT7H45xmw4gznlDuqCkbN_NVg9ABq4zlVRgilvMKJxK857YlMX0IHu68ZxKeBf0XPw-xaS0FuvH1x4GUqSY-yLfmeGbfdzo_GIzp7yMFx4mZ6ewa-3jj2VEzOh40kov8StEWx423nV-7ou5uFul1d5kkQQPw/s4160/hat.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7zqa9zByEdgMZISUI89M9OayqJpFT7H45xmw4gznlDuqCkbN_NVg9ABq4zlVRgilvMKJxK857YlMX0IHu68ZxKeBf0XPw-xaS0FuvH1x4GUqSY-yLfmeGbfdzo_GIzp7yMFx4mZ6ewa-3jj2VEzOh40kov8StEWx423nV-7ou5uFul1d5kkQQPw/w640-h480/hat.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Held on by a hat pin from <a href="https://www.kwaltersatthesignofthegrayhorse.com/" target="_blank">K. Walters at the Sign of the Gray Horse</a>,</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij0cwrdWDl5RaYAo5ibkMamVj7KA_oomix6FWIvrEfiq8PsUHzK69ZaSTPhR3ub2mlL8S0ItaeW3TcKkDgmnYz7buoGU4kqfxLxBbg4XueCZoSlLod-I1Ee7DTZn-cF0BRGS5LVKySDnH40TxosX7JXxH6Te29uHrmapqbvkWgBFweJR-bCHIDug/s4160/20201103_172833.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij0cwrdWDl5RaYAo5ibkMamVj7KA_oomix6FWIvrEfiq8PsUHzK69ZaSTPhR3ub2mlL8S0ItaeW3TcKkDgmnYz7buoGU4kqfxLxBbg4XueCZoSlLod-I1Ee7DTZn-cF0BRGS5LVKySDnH40TxosX7JXxH6Te29uHrmapqbvkWgBFweJR-bCHIDug/w640-h480/20201103_172833.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><p>A bespoke wig from <a href="https://customwigcompany.com/" target="_blank">Custom Wig Company</a>,</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXp1VTfHQjSG17W9M9bd-a8fV8bqcZco38EG6_2DnQjKfZvY9hjQ7MsaJJBGCk-bK2yVW05adDfWpZDxY9fehA74TmU_xn3RsCMT6Wk6sLbUPnDgOQPDxGC4fEVw_Kffg7sdIhjQBXCKMTVoOA8pfokyHmPZtgHBtPN5cK1xf4P5iJOLht_xMDWg/s4160/wig.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXp1VTfHQjSG17W9M9bd-a8fV8bqcZco38EG6_2DnQjKfZvY9hjQ7MsaJJBGCk-bK2yVW05adDfWpZDxY9fehA74TmU_xn3RsCMT6Wk6sLbUPnDgOQPDxGC4fEVw_Kffg7sdIhjQBXCKMTVoOA8pfokyHmPZtgHBtPN5cK1xf4P5iJOLht_xMDWg/w300-h400/wig.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p>Earrings from <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/LadyDetalle" target="_blank">Lady Detalle</a> and necklace from <a href="https://www.damesalamode.com/" target="_blank">Dames a la Mode</a>,</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIHbYGpjXUA8i2EvWlV_HZ8-ekO_uFpAoXeT0xrYe70cL2qEIaoA18qjJ3qvDyugpF3SaJQUILjAirdsKEmSLwPG7RuPIC0nLXNN8_pMuSoaHHUY1mEPLwJGqNrNrVRuBUEXEqkTTMCJQs2N4ea4u1SbZEpmoBUpw4zfEZWcnihtoaBMd0ICeJow/s4160/jewelry.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIHbYGpjXUA8i2EvWlV_HZ8-ekO_uFpAoXeT0xrYe70cL2qEIaoA18qjJ3qvDyugpF3SaJQUILjAirdsKEmSLwPG7RuPIC0nLXNN8_pMuSoaHHUY1mEPLwJGqNrNrVRuBUEXEqkTTMCJQs2N4ea4u1SbZEpmoBUpw4zfEZWcnihtoaBMd0ICeJow/w300-h400/jewelry.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p>And of course my suffragist sash from <a href="https://www.thclothiers.com/" target="_blank">T.H. Clothiers</a>,</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghMRzYBP1t7hRpWWIz_5iQ9wb0zxk5sBJfS8_2UZ-9-2a7J6nQSHR56p9aTaCZ2DYAv9D0CsDXY8jg7f-R9Aso5VJgncjOQcVa3Ro4DVBAnGSsEZ5IfYoF3b_M8zBAeKNCnXEvxqskt3MBQgkE-R_HfDVUTw0LqFans4bniSIjXx14xe0ITfzWOw/s4160/sash.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghMRzYBP1t7hRpWWIz_5iQ9wb0zxk5sBJfS8_2UZ-9-2a7J6nQSHR56p9aTaCZ2DYAv9D0CsDXY8jg7f-R9Aso5VJgncjOQcVa3Ro4DVBAnGSsEZ5IfYoF3b_M8zBAeKNCnXEvxqskt3MBQgkE-R_HfDVUTw0LqFans4bniSIjXx14xe0ITfzWOw/w300-h400/sash.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p>Which I pinned closed with an enamel pin from <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/aimeekitty/" target="_blank">Aimeekitty Pins</a>.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguJLhuE9xvMyF7InQfhQ6gU3JYzi73Jbr9TKGejQ00gX0adv6t-Gx581I_2-RqXGUcQZAWzoZRi9fSjb2PQAw3OpkbnvFvjWCS4-OS1Gf1MQVwln-W4tVXbwP_1a0Y8MqMfU0n831Zn9MqIIXfzHzcICIUYoHZ8D1HWHhFZYnVvnETokEDOXXd3g/s4160/20201103_173415.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguJLhuE9xvMyF7InQfhQ6gU3JYzi73Jbr9TKGejQ00gX0adv6t-Gx581I_2-RqXGUcQZAWzoZRi9fSjb2PQAw3OpkbnvFvjWCS4-OS1Gf1MQVwln-W4tVXbwP_1a0Y8MqMfU0n831Zn9MqIIXfzHzcICIUYoHZ8D1HWHhFZYnVvnETokEDOXXd3g/w300-h400/20201103_173415.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p>Finishing touches included my cosmetics from <a href="https://besamecosmetics.com/" target="_blank">Bésame Cosmetics</a> and <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/LitttleBits" target="_blank">LBCC Historical</a>,</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_ccpcVrD7zI3q6Mx8J81VTDkzh4JogKAYCu0MbEQtTtPVUEpCPsPX0uZ4WKj6-tkdjRJMjSt4LjiQZpuOwSWbU71Ih0Wy_iI_UoLOcqoRuZZOkvZ8mvDJwR4EvVk665F9YuvHtFMObnCCasAiQQi6_BLsmAgzWPowkvR7KRIqh86BiJxO5axk3Q/s2560/20201031_143828.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_ccpcVrD7zI3q6Mx8J81VTDkzh4JogKAYCu0MbEQtTtPVUEpCPsPX0uZ4WKj6-tkdjRJMjSt4LjiQZpuOwSWbU71Ih0Wy_iI_UoLOcqoRuZZOkvZ8mvDJwR4EvVk665F9YuvHtFMObnCCasAiQQi6_BLsmAgzWPowkvR7KRIqh86BiJxO5axk3Q/w360-h640/20201031_143828.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><br /><p>And finally, a mask from <a href="https://www.facebook.com/CoughingCat" target="_blank">The Sign of the Coughing Cat</a>.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT4uGJKrfk-4RXfyDyV0D_qG67sbd48xsQVxdqlQMJyc3AmdWjGl1Eum4su_ZXDXhERtTVahrZD21BBN32AK1utM4RDCIdxbP0eb99Qzkv7hTrt60teJvBdLEZYA55L7K8muwoLPNpVULYLYpbfJnlxq7QiI3LEGwe5jWAoTFTRyXngYHCeQHJBQ/s2560/20201031_152025.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT4uGJKrfk-4RXfyDyV0D_qG67sbd48xsQVxdqlQMJyc3AmdWjGl1Eum4su_ZXDXhERtTVahrZD21BBN32AK1utM4RDCIdxbP0eb99Qzkv7hTrt60teJvBdLEZYA55L7K8muwoLPNpVULYLYpbfJnlxq7QiI3LEGwe5jWAoTFTRyXngYHCeQHJBQ/w360-h640/20201031_152025.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><br /><p>All in all, with this one ensemble I was supporting 20 women-owned or co-owned small businesses! </p></div>Chelseahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00652213021578183789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-740393515516505229.post-3768298997775395772022-04-29T14:55:00.001-04:002022-04-29T14:55:13.617-04:00A Studio Photo Shoot in Regency<p>I never got around to sharing these photos, which are from almost two years ago now. My friend <a href="https://www.facebook.com/modestMonkeyphotography" target="_blank">Stephen</a>, who photographed our wedding, invited me to do a (safely distanced) studio photo shoot to showcase some of my costumes in August of 2020. He suggested that I bring three different outfits, so I chose Regency in order to keep the hair styling as simple as possible. (I didn't have my new wig from Custom Wig Company yet, and I had cut my hair shorter than normal for the purpose of teaching myself to do 1940s pincurl sets. </p><p>This blog post has been in my drafts for months, so I'm just going to share the photos without further ado! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0LWMZgP7cWU/X2ju_JyeeWI/AAAAAAAAv4g/bkEJoP1XoHcH05f1hQZSgj58Pp-llwmCQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Dress1%25231.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0LWMZgP7cWU/X2ju_JyeeWI/AAAAAAAAv4g/bkEJoP1XoHcH05f1hQZSgj58Pp-llwmCQCLcBGAsYHQ/w426-h640/Dress1%25231.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5NhFB8Rwd_8/X2ju_y7QDfI/AAAAAAAAv4k/wYXNYZeMQhAq7mrrKLrPEpweJ81T8M4jACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Dress1%25232.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Instead I will talk over the numerous changes that have happened in my life since lockdown began in March. Most of these changes have prevented me from being able to sew, as you will see. </p><p>First, with their graduate classes moving online and therefore there being no point in continuing to rent an apartment several states away, my stepson and his fiancée made the decision to move in with us for the forseeable future. This has been a huge blessing, as their presence has given me the adult socialization I have needed during lockdown, and allowed me to still be able to run errands as needed after all of the traditional childcare options evaporated. While in the before times I was perfectly willing to take my Sweet Pea with me to the grocery store, her age (she turned three in June) made it unlikely that she would be able to keep a mask on the whole time, and I just didn't want to risk her coming into contact with strangers when she is unable to understand social distancing. Also, as an introvert and just in general being naturally risk-averse, I find that the necessary errands such as grocery shopping bring me large amount of anxiety and leave me exhausted mentally, physically, and emotionally. Adding a three-year-old to that mix would only make matters worse. </p><p>The second big change was one we were already planning on (although if we'd known how the rest of the year would go perhaps we would have planned differently...) - I got pregnant again! I'm due February 17, and getting very excited to welcome our newest addition to the family. This pregnancy has been different in almost every way from my first, due in no small part to the world being drastically different now than it was in 2017! But it has also just been different, physically. I'm three years older, for one thing, and while that may not seem like a big difference, I have definitely noticed a change! I had less morning sickness this time around, fortunately, but I suffered from overwhelming fatigue throughout the first trimester - which was very poorly timed, considering the next big change!</p><p>With Jordan and Zöe moving in, we needed to create space for them in our house. We have four bedrooms (including the nursery) and a finished room over the garage, which was my sewing room. Since they were moving from a small apartment, they had more furniture to bring in than either of the two spare bedrooms would fit. Therefore the most logical solution was to give them the much larger room over the garage, and move my sewing room into one of the spare bedrooms. This change snowballed into us basically redoing every single room in our house! </p><p>Seriously. We redid the dining room, living room, and library. We sold and replaced most of our furniture over the course of the summer, painted, and redecorated. We even acquired a piano! (Something I've been wanting for years.) </p><p>My new sewing room is much smaller than the old one, so I've had to make some significant adjustments. But actually, the smaller space has helped me organize better, and I'm happy with it overall. I no longer have ample floor space for piles of clutter, and my new storage system for my fabric stash lets me see everything I have at a glance. This will help me sew from my stash more regularly, and hopefully buy fabric less. (We'll see.) </p><p>With summer drawing to a close, we started preparations in earnest for Jordan and Zöe's wedding in October. Obviously, because of COVID, they had to scale down their plans significantly, but it was always planned to be an outdoor wedding so we were able to go ahead with plenty of safety measures in place. I altered Zöe's dress and made her a matching mask and embroidered her veil. This took up much of my September and October. </p><p>Then, immediately after the wedding, I threw myself into sewing a 1905 Suffragist ensemble to wear for Election Day only two weeks later. It was quite a challenge, because not only was this a new era for me so I had to build from the undergarments up, but I was also making it a maternity costume! I actually only sewed five of the pieces myself, choosing to outsource some of the undergarments and accessories to both make my workload smaller and to support women-owned small businesses as I'm sure our suffragist ancestors would have wanted. </p><p>That's the only major sewing project I embarked on last year. I did some sewing for Sweet Pea - just everyday clothes - and made some vintage separates and one dress for myself. And I made Sweet Pea a Regency dress to wear to a socially-distanced picnic - the only in-person event I have attended since February. </p><p>I had grand plans for making a whole wardrobe of maternity dresses from vintage patterns from the 1940s, but in the transition from old sewing room to new sewing room I lost three out of the four patterns I was planning to use! I did start on an ensemble from the one remaining pattern, but that got derailed when my husband was exposed to COVID at work and actually tested positive, although he never showed any symptoms. But suddenly we all had to quarantine from each other, and for two weeks between Thanksgiving and Christmas I had sole responsibility for a three-year-old 24/7 with no backup. Needless to say, I got nothing done. </p><p>And then after Christmas we embarked on the next big household project - transforming a spare bedroom crammed full of overflow *stuff* from my sewing room, overflow from Jordan and Zöe's room, and just plain junk into a new bedroom for Sweet Pea. I still have not found space for all of my sewing room overflow, but her bedroom is adorable and she loves it! And we cleaned out our garage and shed, both of which had a lot of our junk on top of a lot of junk left behind by the previous owners of this house four years ago! (I saw "we," but as I'm heavily pregnant I really didn't do much physical moving of said junk. I just got to sort through all the stuff I decided was worth keeping.) </p><p>We still need to finish prepping the nursery for the baby's arrival, as it has now become a staging area as I sort through all of the baby stuff I saved from Sweet Pea's infancy. Good news is I have plenty of clothes for the new little one! </p><p>All of this has left me little time to sew, and my sewing room is hardly in a usable state, with all the excess *stuff* that I haven't found room for. I have been going slightly mad from not being able to sew, but I've found little ways to use my creative energy here and there - cross-stitch embroidery, latch hook rug making, and crochet. But I'll get back into it soon (I hope), and inevitably have to find a new routine once the baby is born! And I'll try to get better about updating this blog and my YouTube channel, both of which have been sorely neglected in recent months. Stay tuned! </p>Chelseahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00652213021578183789noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-740393515516505229.post-42695245147246668132020-09-23T16:56:00.001-04:002020-09-23T16:56:00.469-04:00RSV England Trip - Day Four: Portsmouth<div class="separator">Day Four - Friday, June 21 - took us to Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, where we could take self-guided tours of the HMS Victory, HMS Warrior, and Boathouse 4. There were also harbor tours and, of course, a gift shop. (The connection to Jane Austen being that she had brothers in the Royal Navy.) </div>
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Before we could join the group for the day's tour, we first had to pack up all our things and leave our beloved <a href="https://asartorialstatement.blogspot.com/2019/07/rsv-england-trip-day-zero-arrival-and.html">Elton House</a> behind. After our stop in Portsmouth we would be journeying on to Brighton for the next leg of our tour. </div>
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<div><br /></div>The tour was conducted by audio devices that you pointed at various signs throughout the ship, and then listened as it narrated a portion of the events of the famous Battle of Trafalgar that corresponded to the part of the ship you were in at that moment. It then directed you to the next sign, and by following the instructions and listening to the narration, you got a largely chronological account of the battle from various perspectives of the crew. It was really fascinating! </div><div><br />
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<div><br /></div>And of course I was most interested in the textiles of the refurbished ship, like the curtains on this hanging bed: </div><div><br />
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<div><br /></div>I wondered if the embroidery had any significance, and if it was a recreation of an original curtain or merely a fanciful artistic choice. Sadly the narration did not inform me. </div><div><br />
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<div><br /></div>I must say, they've done a fantastic job of refurbishing the ship - especially given how beat up I now know it was after the battle! I appreciated the attention to detail in all of the furnishings and armaments. They even painted the hull back to the original colors that it would have been in 1805. </div><div><br />
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<div><br /></div>I was fascinated by how huge the ropes were, and needed a shot of me next to them for scale: </div><div><br />
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<div><br /></div>It really is a magnificent ship, and I can highly recommend touring it if you're ever in Portsmouth (post-Covid, of course). </div><div><br />
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<div><br /></div>After that I took a harbor tour, where I took no pictures. I just relaxed. </div><div><br /></div><div>Then after a quick snack at the bakery:</div><div><br />
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<div><br /></div>I was ready to tour the HMS Warrior: </div><div><br />
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<div><br /></div>Quite an imposing sight. </div><div><br />
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<div><br /></div>This tour was even more self-guided, with no audio devices explaining what we might be looking at. So I largely wandered and took photos of things that interested me. </div><div><br />
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<div><br /></div>There were a few men (some dressed as Victorian sailors) positioned throughout the ship who were available if we had questions. This kind gentleman was very knowledgeable, and my travel companion Renee and I ended up as a little tour group of two that he guided around one whole deck of the ship, showing us all sorts of interesting things: </div><div><br />
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<div><br /></div>Of course, that being over a year ago now, I remember none of it. :p But we had a lovely time listening to him! </div><div><br />
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<div><br /></div>I also kept an eye on the beautiful scenery we were driving through, including this castle: </div><div><br />
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<div><br /></div>It was hard to get a clear shot in between the trees: </div><div><br />
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<div><br /></div>But I did my best! </div><div><br />
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<div><br /></div>I looked it up and found that it was Arundel Castle, in case you're interested. </div><div><br /></div><div>Oh, and I was amused to find that one of my curls had survived the day! But only one: </div><div><br /></div><div>
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Oh well. </div>Chelseahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00652213021578183789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-740393515516505229.post-56530947007996498872020-09-21T13:58:00.002-04:002020-09-21T13:58:28.746-04:00Regency Capsule Wardrobe - Look Number ThreeFor Day Three I re-wore my <a href="https://asartorialstatement.blogspot.com/2019/07/my-new-bib-front-dress.html">Black & Ivory Dress</a> from <a href="http://asartorialstatement.blogspot.com/2019/07/rsv-england-trip-day-one-walking-tour.html">Day One</a> with new accessories. Since we would be down at the sea shore, I knew that it would be 10-15 degrees cooler than it was inland, so I paired my long-sleeved dress with my <a href="https://asartorialstatement.blogspot.com/p/pink-silk-spencer_21.html">Pink Silk Spencer</a>. <div><br /></div><div>I'll start with the gorgeous edits of my pictures from The Cobb done by Gloria of <a href="https://inthelongrun.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">In The Long Run Designs</a>: <div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rKiynNp7zZE/Xxn6PXPjErI/AAAAAAAAvoI/OxznRPj2vjwiqAWoQzauw1fSsYl_AAIfQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Cobb1Blue.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="781" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rKiynNp7zZE/Xxn6PXPjErI/AAAAAAAAvoI/OxznRPj2vjwiqAWoQzauw1fSsYl_AAIfQCLcBGAsYHQ/w586-h781/Cobb1Blue.jpg" width="586" /></a></div><div><br /></div>In addition to editing out the photobombing tourist in the background, she also gave me some options where she played with the color to give cool effects! </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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These are my favorite stockings ever. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Back at the house that evening, I got some photos taken of me to both showcase the dress and the beautiful location: </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xZTQ1h8hgso/X2jnBwHi-gI/AAAAAAAAv3E/NfXLqHGi170uVA4W1IQm54IJKlm5GUlNgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/house%2B%252814%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xZTQ1h8hgso/X2jnBwHi-gI/AAAAAAAAv3E/NfXLqHGi170uVA4W1IQm54IJKlm5GUlNgCLcBGAsYHQ/w300-h400/house%2B%252814%2529.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div>For indoors, I swapped my bonnet for a cap. <div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Cg0_hXCjFgg/X2jnPr_xMAI/AAAAAAAAv3c/oITsBmoL5QoL9qrZd2NujWVDUBH-ziF7QCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/house%2B%252842%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Cg0_hXCjFgg/X2jnPr_xMAI/AAAAAAAAv3c/oITsBmoL5QoL9qrZd2NujWVDUBH-ziF7QCLcBGAsYHQ/w300-h400/house%2B%252842%2529.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I love how the kerchief mimics the diagonal lines of my dress bodice in the back!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DsBl2jr5aAA/X2jnRZpA1wI/AAAAAAAAv3k/qvAbpjGEb6spC7RuQX9_q0rFTZGxEV1HACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/house%2B%252844%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DsBl2jr5aAA/X2jnRZpA1wI/AAAAAAAAv3k/qvAbpjGEb6spC7RuQX9_q0rFTZGxEV1HACLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/house%2B%252844%2529.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;">This was probably the most comfortable ensemble of the entire trip. </div></div>Chelseahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00652213021578183789noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-740393515516505229.post-46822507079406564612020-07-21T14:44:00.000-04:002020-07-22T11:25:29.242-04:00RSV England Trip - Day Three: Lyme Regis and The Roman BathsDay Three of our Jane Austen tour - Thursday, June 20 - took us to Lyme Regis, a seaside resort town on England's southern coast.<br />
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This morning I was running a little behind, and did not get a photo of me in front of the house before we left to meet the coach for our drive to the shore. I even ended up doing my Regency curls in the coach:<br />
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I was also busily employed with adding a new ribbon to my bonnet:<br />
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I tacked it rather haphazardly, trying for a carefree effect. I'm not sure of the historical accuracy of the look, but I enjoyed it.<br />
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Our coach driver for the day was also named Chris, though not the same Chris as <a href="http://asartorialstatement.blogspot.com/2019/08/rsv-england-trip-day-two-chawton-house.html">Day Two</a>.<br />
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He very kindly slowed down a bit as we drove by these workers actively re-thatching a thatched roof, so we could all take pictures! </div>
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It's certainly not something we see every day as Americans!<br />
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Once we landed in Lyme Regis, our fearless tour guide Anne-Marie took us immediately down to the shore so we could experience The Cobb.<br />
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One of my travel companions (I can't remember now who it was) took some of my favorite shots of the entire trip there! When I got back home I hired my friend <a href="https://inthelongrun.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Gloria</a> to edit out an errant tourist who photobombed Every. Single. Shot. of my otherwise people-free landscape. She did an amazing job!<br />
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Anne-Marie showed us the house where Jane Austen once stayed, on a visit to Lyme Regis. </div>
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I bought several postcards of Lyme Regis, as it was one of the most picturesque towns I've ever seen. </div>
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I had a small mishap in this spot, after setting down my reticule on the low wall in the photo above - a gull snatched it and tried to fly off with it! Fortunately it didn't get very far, and when it landed ten feet away I was able to shoo it away and reclaim my belongings. But I learned a valuable lesson! </div>
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It was very cool to see the preserved Roman architecture, including statues: </div>
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I opted to remain in my Regency dress for the rest of the day, though I left my Spencer jacket back at the house. It had been necessary down by the sea, but back in Bath it was warmer - and not as windy! </div>
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The inside of the shop was absolutely crammed with fabric! I'd never seen anything like it: </div>
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As it happened, I needed some ribbon to decorate my other straw hat to coordinate with my <a href="https://asartorialstatement.blogspot.com/2020/04/re-making-blue-velveteen-bodice.html">Blue Velveteen Bodice</a> for Saturday. I bought some beautiful dark blue silk ribbon for that purpose, and several other lengths of various colors of silk ribbon for no reason at all! </div>
Chelseahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00652213021578183789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-740393515516505229.post-11852703622936130992020-07-20T13:51:00.000-04:002020-07-20T15:23:42.600-04:00Regency Capsule Wardrobe - Look Number TwoOn Day Two of our Jane Austen tour, I wore my new <a href="http://asartorialstatement.blogspot.com/2020/06/a-sleeveless-summer-spencer.html">Sleeveless Summer Spencer</a> and White Striped Petticoat: <br />
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I accessorized with my <a href="https://asartorialstatement.blogspot.com/p/green-straw-bonnet.html">Green Straw Bonnet</a>, aquamarine earrings from <a href="https://www.damesalamode.com/" target="_blank">Dames a la Mode</a>, green vintage gloves, a blue wool shawl, blue cotton stockings, and brown Dashwood shoes from <a href="https://www.american-duchess.com/" target="_blank">American Duchess</a>. I brought along my <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BuzoVopg-1K/" target="_blank">green dyed fan</a> in my <a href="http://asartorialstatement.blogspot.com/2013/11/october-accessory-regency-reticule.html">reticule</a>, but it never got warm enough to use it. Bah.</div>
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The shawl actually ended up being pretty essential, as it was a typical English summer day! 😆<br />
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These flowers were beautiful, though. This was at Sydney Gardens.</div>
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The garden at the Jane Austen House Museum: </div>
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I just kept finding flowers to pose with! I have to say, the English do love their gardens. This was a park in Winchester:</div>
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I did make the petticoat a few inches too long, and it sadly dragged on the ground and got wet and muddy from the rain. This was especially unfortunate, as I was planning to wear it again later that week! I was able to wash it, but I couldn't get all of the dirt out of the back hem. :( I got it passable enough to wear again that Saturday, and I plan to shorten it before I wear it again. </div>
Chelseahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00652213021578183789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-740393515516505229.post-11787878337956623212020-07-01T18:27:00.001-04:002020-07-01T19:09:55.004-04:00A Sleeveless Summer SpencerAs I was planning my <a href="https://asartorialstatement.blogspot.com/2019/06/my-regency-capsule-wardrobe.html">Regency capsule wardrobe</a> for England, I remembered one
night - while I was finishing up the <a href="https://asartorialstatement.blogspot.com/2020/04/re-making-blue-velveteen-bodice.html">Blue Velveteen Bodice</a> - that I had another sleeveless
<a href="https://asartorialstatement.blogspot.com/p/gold-velvet-spencer.html">bodice/spencer</a>
that I hadn't worn in years, and I pulled it out to try it on. <div><br /></div><div>It didn't
fit. </div><div><br /></div><div>And there was no letting it out to make it fit at this point.
But it got me thinking about more outfit possibilities, and I decided to see if
I could find some fabric in my stash to make another one real quick.<br />
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Lol.<br />
<br />This was June 3, and I was leaving on the 16th. :p I still had an entire dress to make, another to repair, and a petticoat to draft and make. This was fine. <div>
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I did find fabric - that was the easy part. I decided that linen would
make a nice summer bodice, and I found scraps of a dense, celery-green
linen that I felt would make a nice sturdy bodice without the need for a
lining. Question was... did I have enough?<br />
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As usual, I just barely eked it out. But I was determined! <br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uoOGglrVUCc/XuzgPrH1TiI/AAAAAAAAu6s/K4E1bkT5yOUIwaRJT7F89ptBeJ49RXQygCK4BGAsYHg/s2880/img_7%2B%25284%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2160" data-original-width="2880" height="469" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uoOGglrVUCc/XuzgPrH1TiI/AAAAAAAAu6s/K4E1bkT5yOUIwaRJT7F89ptBeJ49RXQygCK4BGAsYHg/w625-h469/img_7%2B%25284%2529.jpg" width="625" /></a></div>
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</div><div>I used the Spencer pattern from <a href="http://www.ravenrook.com/regency.php" target="_blank">La Mode Bagatelle</a>, which I had used <a href="https://asartorialstatement.blogspot.com/p/blue-wool-spencer.html">previously</a> and knew how it went together. I did go up a size, as I had gained roughly 20 pounds since the last time I had used the pattern, and needed significantly more room in the bust (yay pregnancy!). </div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zO9Tgq7rnRE/XuzgQQFLpSI/AAAAAAAAu6w/irAQlvhvmQkJUavcp-m3IjHxyQ1ng6k-gCK4BGAsYHg/s2880/img_7%2B%25285%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2880" data-original-width="2160" height="500" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zO9Tgq7rnRE/XuzgQQFLpSI/AAAAAAAAu6w/irAQlvhvmQkJUavcp-m3IjHxyQ1ng6k-gCK4BGAsYHg/w375-h500/img_7%2B%25285%2529.jpg" width="375" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>You can see that I had originally highlighted the size 10 on all the pieces, and I had *just* enough to squeak out a size 12!</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Fz5XncQvrPo/XuzgTUGEQdI/AAAAAAAAu68/meX1oucqhGMKLWgZOhWxfJ9AsFfnDWSdwCK4BGAsYHg/s2880/img_7%2B%25288%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2880" data-original-width="2160" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Fz5XncQvrPo/XuzgTUGEQdI/AAAAAAAAu68/meX1oucqhGMKLWgZOhWxfJ9AsFfnDWSdwCK4BGAsYHg/w300-h400/img_7%2B%25288%2529.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I altered the collar piece to fit on one of the fabric scraps, leaving room for a strip to cut the waistband. I kept the neckline of the collar the same, just made it a couple of inches narrower all the way around. </div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SHw30DxJJk4/XuzgRUZGClI/AAAAAAAAu60/10rpcjcblpI8slCFretuiQzz9zv823JtgCK4BGAsYHg/s2880/img_7%2B%25286%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2880" data-original-width="2160" height="500" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SHw30DxJJk4/XuzgRUZGClI/AAAAAAAAu60/10rpcjcblpI8slCFretuiQzz9zv823JtgCK4BGAsYHg/w375-h500/img_7%2B%25286%2529.jpg" width="375" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I had to piece only one spot - on the upper corner of the back shoulder seam: </div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aYbU1VgG9zI/XuzgSeoH3bI/AAAAAAAAu64/0E_HnTflaYII0Ofq5GS2xHCc08Y7K9iYQCK4BGAsYHg/s2880/img_7%2B%25287%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2880" data-original-width="2160" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aYbU1VgG9zI/XuzgSeoH3bI/AAAAAAAAu64/0E_HnTflaYII0Ofq5GS2xHCc08Y7K9iYQCK4BGAsYHg/w300-h400/img_7%2B%25287%2529.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iqfBz82a-xc/XuzgVQd6jgI/AAAAAAAAu7E/caYrFpGg29A6bbi28dOQyMFikBAwTK8kACK4BGAsYHg/s5152/IMG_7335.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="300" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iqfBz82a-xc/XuzgVQd6jgI/AAAAAAAAu7E/caYrFpGg29A6bbi28dOQyMFikBAwTK8kACK4BGAsYHg/w400-h300/IMG_7335.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PBaaONHTEzg/XuzgWGI8JqI/AAAAAAAAu7I/yhACjWMWc0s3xuSXxUKu1-GP3cCqOaXvACK4BGAsYHg/s5152/IMG_7336.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="375" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PBaaONHTEzg/XuzgWGI8JqI/AAAAAAAAu7I/yhACjWMWc0s3xuSXxUKu1-GP3cCqOaXvACK4BGAsYHg/w500-h375/IMG_7336.JPG" width="500" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I opted to face the collar with vintage seam binding, instead of lining it. I didn't want to add bulk at the neck, and since the base bodice wouldn't be lined either, it seemed silly to line the collar. </div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MbVXSjXXT6E/XuzgalCwjNI/AAAAAAAAu7c/AXStAX1YUWQBvZIQNaESGwrvqejwCoAWgCK4BGAsYHg/s5152/IMG_7342.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="375" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MbVXSjXXT6E/XuzgalCwjNI/AAAAAAAAu7c/AXStAX1YUWQBvZIQNaESGwrvqejwCoAWgCK4BGAsYHg/w500-h375/IMG_7342.JPG" width="500" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I stitched the seam binding on by machine, turned and pressed it to the inside, and tacked down the edge by hand: </div><div><br /></div>
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<div>Since I wasn't lining it, and linen frays horribly, I flat-felled all the seams by hand:</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cXawGNLqfgM/XuzgeSL2d9I/AAAAAAAAu70/2s6tfeYQtTsUAIgmJubPmJDVJD7IcXiUwCK4BGAsYHg/s3120/img_7500%2B%25281%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="3120" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cXawGNLqfgM/XuzgeSL2d9I/AAAAAAAAu70/2s6tfeYQtTsUAIgmJubPmJDVJD7IcXiUwCK4BGAsYHg/w400-h400/img_7500%2B%25281%2529.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">For the arm- and neck-holes, I cut facings from leftover scraps: </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qBRlxSpLOQg/Xvz-N81ggVI/AAAAAAAAvFY/mbxWllnx6HIMY_DtVhSuRlkFHyjr3sxFACK4BGAsYHg/s2880/img_7500%2B%252810%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2160" data-original-width="2880" height="300" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qBRlxSpLOQg/Xvz-N81ggVI/AAAAAAAAvFY/mbxWllnx6HIMY_DtVhSuRlkFHyjr3sxFACK4BGAsYHg/w400-h300/img_7500%2B%252810%2529.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0-luLZboL-s/Xvz-O7v1PjI/AAAAAAAAvFc/FRBmlbVZvi8z-9GPmchIyQE0nCTgTKVFgCK4BGAsYHg/s2880/img_7500%2B%252812%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2160" data-original-width="2880" height="300" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0-luLZboL-s/Xvz-O7v1PjI/AAAAAAAAvFc/FRBmlbVZvi8z-9GPmchIyQE0nCTgTKVFgCK4BGAsYHg/w400-h300/img_7500%2B%252812%2529.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I sandwiched the collar between the bodice neckline: </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-l08shkV9mVQ/Xvz-Qsj-MPI/AAAAAAAAvFk/Z9hJ5zBjEsUFpk31ywo32DyMr3tK77SGQCK4BGAsYHg/s2880/img_7500%2B%252816%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2160" data-original-width="2880" height="300" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-l08shkV9mVQ/Xvz-Qsj-MPI/AAAAAAAAvFk/Z9hJ5zBjEsUFpk31ywo32DyMr3tK77SGQCK4BGAsYHg/w400-h300/img_7500%2B%252816%2529.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And the facing: </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bHsFzfw5Ruo/Xvz-RuwuBHI/AAAAAAAAvFo/KsrzoivDC34d_DlMrayVl5ZuZp_XRUbKQCK4BGAsYHg/s2880/img_7500%2B%252817%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2160" data-original-width="2880" height="300" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bHsFzfw5Ruo/Xvz-RuwuBHI/AAAAAAAAvFo/KsrzoivDC34d_DlMrayVl5ZuZp_XRUbKQCK4BGAsYHg/w400-h300/img_7500%2B%252817%2529.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Then I turned the facing to the inside, pressed it out over the seam allowance, and stitched through the facing and seam allowance right inside the seam, to keep the facing from rolling outwards. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The center front edges had been strategically cut on the selvedge, so I could simply turn them back once without adding extra bulk with a facing or rolled hem: </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vJpV0-URWLg/Xvz-SVwr5BI/AAAAAAAAvFs/xFUo0_JUgu4MfvvzHsE-7F0Jh-oXWwUvwCK4BGAsYHg/s2880/img_7500%2B%252818%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2160" data-original-width="2880" height="300" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vJpV0-URWLg/Xvz-SVwr5BI/AAAAAAAAvFs/xFUo0_JUgu4MfvvzHsE-7F0Jh-oXWwUvwCK4BGAsYHg/w400-h300/img_7500%2B%252818%2529.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I trimmed back the neckline facing: </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OyWnaqLFAro/Xvz-TZU16zI/AAAAAAAAvFw/JoJ2wdY9XUkH55uuvMZLRe7JFnf-oQl5ACK4BGAsYHg/s2880/img_7500%2B%252819%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2160" data-original-width="2880" height="300" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OyWnaqLFAro/Xvz-TZU16zI/AAAAAAAAvFw/JoJ2wdY9XUkH55uuvMZLRe7JFnf-oQl5ACK4BGAsYHg/w400-h300/img_7500%2B%252819%2529.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-o4obwBlXK2E/Xvz-UP4WqEI/AAAAAAAAvF0/vBjEtGLL3aApyQe24LO_IZCttUinWkt3wCK4BGAsYHg/s2880/img_7500%2B%252820%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2160" data-original-width="2880" height="300" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-o4obwBlXK2E/Xvz-UP4WqEI/AAAAAAAAvF0/vBjEtGLL3aApyQe24LO_IZCttUinWkt3wCK4BGAsYHg/w400-h300/img_7500%2B%252820%2529.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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</div><div>Once basic construction was done I tried it on my dress form (and myself, but I don't have pictures of that): </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4oBt_F0d-Xk/Xvz_3FxrPbI/AAAAAAAAvIc/p9vjkeJOyzAudGgBUS4A6W2TN4EyaBNIQCK4BGAsYHg/s2880/img_7500%2B%252822%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2160" data-original-width="2880" height="300" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4oBt_F0d-Xk/Xvz_3FxrPbI/AAAAAAAAvIc/p9vjkeJOyzAudGgBUS4A6W2TN4EyaBNIQCK4BGAsYHg/w400-h300/img_7500%2B%252822%2529.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I liked it, but felt it was probably a little too plain. <div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AaBZ5IMZBaI/Xvz_37uaQ4I/AAAAAAAAvIg/Lkhgo-mN234BodhB9vjU2e20U2WTzdpngCK4BGAsYHg/s2880/img_7500%2B%252823%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2160" data-original-width="2880" height="300" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AaBZ5IMZBaI/Xvz_37uaQ4I/AAAAAAAAvIg/Lkhgo-mN234BodhB9vjU2e20U2WTzdpngCK4BGAsYHg/w400-h300/img_7500%2B%252823%2529.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I toyed around with adding ruffles at the shoulders:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TI_Xq7ofMuk/Xvz_45IDyRI/AAAAAAAAvIk/SuSXX7k3HIYSaIGfiXJhuWVZt5EQzwVPQCK4BGAsYHg/s2880/img_7500%2B%252828%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2880" data-original-width="2160" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TI_Xq7ofMuk/Xvz_45IDyRI/AAAAAAAAvIk/SuSXX7k3HIYSaIGfiXJhuWVZt5EQzwVPQCK4BGAsYHg/s320/img_7500%2B%252828%2529.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /></div>And a peplum in the back:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-t6TGvfSPluU/Xvz_5-TvLsI/AAAAAAAAvIo/8P5RPx8NzEIO_zW0X_l9llm5vQWGTHiQACK4BGAsYHg/s2880/img_7500%2B%252830%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2880" data-original-width="2160" height="500" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-t6TGvfSPluU/Xvz_5-TvLsI/AAAAAAAAvIo/8P5RPx8NzEIO_zW0X_l9llm5vQWGTHiQACK4BGAsYHg/w375-h500/img_7500%2B%252830%2529.jpg" width="375" /></a></div><div><br /></div>But ended up going for a simple petal sleeve: </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-axRZTSJcZy8/Xvz_6jSk55I/AAAAAAAAvIs/qlXEw0It4dcNV1LueaYoWECJS35VaeDUQCK4BGAsYHg/s2880/img_7500%2B%252836%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2880" data-original-width="2160" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-axRZTSJcZy8/Xvz_6jSk55I/AAAAAAAAvIs/qlXEw0It4dcNV1LueaYoWECJS35VaeDUQCK4BGAsYHg/s320/img_7500%2B%252836%2529.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I just draped a couple of rounded scraps in place: </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Dnmk2LqhmK0/Xvz_7qpUQuI/AAAAAAAAvIw/hSSe8b3HLIcfsc36k3WlAoQdFZ93B-9HgCK4BGAsYHg/s2880/img_7500%2B%252837%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2880" data-original-width="2160" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Dnmk2LqhmK0/Xvz_7qpUQuI/AAAAAAAAvIw/hSSe8b3HLIcfsc36k3WlAoQdFZ93B-9HgCK4BGAsYHg/s320/img_7500%2B%252837%2529.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Traced the edge of the armscye onto them: </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-65llvVqurs4/Xvz_8hXhPvI/AAAAAAAAvI0/xaNJrTrq2AgTtFnc9ycDRih2-MDFvon5wCK4BGAsYHg/s2880/img_7500%2B%252842%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2160" data-original-width="2880" height="300" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-65llvVqurs4/Xvz_8hXhPvI/AAAAAAAAvI0/xaNJrTrq2AgTtFnc9ycDRih2-MDFvon5wCK4BGAsYHg/w400-h300/img_7500%2B%252842%2529.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Cut matching sets for the other arm and some pale green cotton for lining (I was out of green seam binding at this point):</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XsEwkqjpYbQ/Xvz_9urVerI/AAAAAAAAvI4/-XpvKDurpV47ImdjRKbVAcBoocBgmb2CQCK4BGAsYHg/s2880/img_7500%2B%252844%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2160" data-original-width="2880" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XsEwkqjpYbQ/Xvz_9urVerI/AAAAAAAAvI4/-XpvKDurpV47ImdjRKbVAcBoocBgmb2CQCK4BGAsYHg/s320/img_7500%2B%252844%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Then I added these back in before attaching the armhole facings. I was really pleased with the effect - I think they look rather sweet!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hLoHPk4WBXg/Xvz_-T3kQBI/AAAAAAAAvI8/tj5xDNLmcmsA_GmqgECCzsYum_pVa5beQCK4BGAsYHg/s2880/img_7500%2B%252848%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2160" data-original-width="2880" height="300" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hLoHPk4WBXg/Xvz_-T3kQBI/AAAAAAAAvI8/tj5xDNLmcmsA_GmqgECCzsYum_pVa5beQCK4BGAsYHg/w400-h300/img_7500%2B%252848%2529.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>(Sadly, once I committed to the petal sleeves, there wasn't enough leftover material to also make the peplum.)</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YMCqddri_Og/Xvz__XwcW3I/AAAAAAAAvJA/3tQkvdfsxmsCEmc3n4wDfYPau5Xp7ZMXgCK4BGAsYHg/s2880/img_7500%2B%252849%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2880" data-original-width="2160" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YMCqddri_Og/Xvz__XwcW3I/AAAAAAAAvJA/3tQkvdfsxmsCEmc3n4wDfYPau5Xp7ZMXgCK4BGAsYHg/w300-h400/img_7500%2B%252849%2529.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SDz4Upl9jIQ/Xv0AAXeabBI/AAAAAAAAvJI/G7vhkMwVMOAOn-I1eBH2zHssbgVqYM_rQCK4BGAsYHg/s2880/img_7500%2B%252850%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2160" data-original-width="2880" height="375" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SDz4Upl9jIQ/Xv0AAXeabBI/AAAAAAAAvJI/G7vhkMwVMOAOn-I1eBH2zHssbgVqYM_rQCK4BGAsYHg/w500-h375/img_7500%2B%252850%2529.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>And with the waistband attached, she was done! I omitted fastenings on the center front edges, opting to simply pin them closed when I <a href="https://asartorialstatement.blogspot.com/2019/08/rsv-england-trip-day-two-chawton-house.html">wore</a> it. And it only took me two days to make! :D</div><div><br /></div><div>Bonus, the green linen matched a ton of accessories I already had for Regency! </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UTAwNrZHWJQ/Xv0PIw51ODI/AAAAAAAAvKo/zLgJ8iT19JgPhGedyLTYGtXKjtfrY5OuACK4BGAsYHg/s2880/20190607_143125.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2160" data-original-width="2880" height="469" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UTAwNrZHWJQ/Xv0PIw51ODI/AAAAAAAAvKo/zLgJ8iT19JgPhGedyLTYGtXKjtfrY5OuACK4BGAsYHg/w625-h469/20190607_143125.jpg" width="625" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Most of these ended up coming to England with me. It was kismet. </div>
</div></div>Chelseahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00652213021578183789noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-740393515516505229.post-61980068639660453252020-06-19T10:50:00.002-04:002020-06-19T10:57:34.962-04:00Re-Making the Blue Velveteen BodiceI was never really happy with how this piece turned out <a href="http://asartorialstatement.blogspot.com/2014/02/blue-velveteen-bodicesleeveless-spencer.html">originally</a>, when I made it back in 2014. I wore it twice, then put it away with intentions of fixing it somehow at a later date.<br />
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Then I forgot about it until last year around the beginning of May, when I was creating a <a href="https://asartorialstatement.blogspot.com/p/completed-costumes.html">database of pages</a> for all of my garments to make my blog a bit easier to navigate. And since I was also preparing for the England trip at the time and still finalizing wardrobe ideas, I decided it *must* come with me to England! It would be the perfect thing to wear to tea at the Royal Pavilion. But it needed a serious overhaul. Partially because it no longer fit, but I also wanted to correct the issues with the overall design.<br />
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My original inspiration was this image, found on Pinterest:<br />
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Looking back at it, I saw what left me dissatisfied with the original version of the bodice. The neckline was not wide enough, and the bodice front was not short/high enough. The crux of both of my issues came from the fact that I had patterned it to go over my Blue Day Dress, so it had to follow the lines of the bodice of that dress. Well, no more. First of all, that dress no longer fits, and secondly, I realized that I didn't actually have to wear it over a dress at all! I was inspired by Fabric & Fiction's <a href="https://fabricnfiction.com/2018/12/31/rambling-rouleaux/" target="_blank">beautiful spencer jacket</a> that attached to a petticoat with hooks at the waistband, and decided that arrangement would be perfect for this bodice! Now I wouldn't have to worry about a gown bodice peeking out from the neckline of the velveteen bodice and spoiling the look.<br />
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So, first order of business was to take the thing apart. Here is how it looked before I started:<br />
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You can see that I never finished putting all the skirt hooks on, and ended up using a safety pin in place of the middle bar.<br />
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Also the closure was off-center, which I never really liked. This was done because I had accidentally cut the lining too small, and needed to compensate by cutting the velveteen much wider at the front, creating a self-facing.<br />
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Turns out this was a very good thing, because my chest has expanded since I wore it last (pregnancy + nursing will do that), and I would need all the space in front I could get!<br />
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Ok, continuing the tour of how it looked before I dismantled it:<br />
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The lining was some weird slinky stuff, likely synthetic, and I know now did not need to be the same color as the outer fabric. :p The shoulder sausages, as I call them, were never quite as full and perky as I wanted them:<br />
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I had used bias tape as armhole facings, the first time around:<br />
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Luckily I've learned a lot about period-correct construction since then.<br />
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(I also flat-lined the lining, not the fashion fabric! LOL)<br />
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Anyway, I took it all apart, and discarded the lining. I was left with these pieces:<br />
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It had good bones! And the back didn't need any alterations at all.<br />
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I started with the shoulder sausages, which just needed more oomph:<br />
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I sewed them shut by hand this time, with the seam allowances on the inside.<br />
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This would make them much easier to apply to the top of the shoulders, without the need to sandwich the raw edges in the seam allowance of armscye. And this made them much more sausage-like, and less like weird little wings sticking out horizontally like they had done before.<br />
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Setting those aside for the time being, I turned to addressing the fit of the bodice. I started by padding out the bust of my dress form with some random pieces of batting I had, and put my old Regency stays on over top to give her the proper shape:<br />
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Actually I did this before I took the bodice apart, as you can see by this photo of the intact bodice struggling to close over my padded-out form:<br />
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The photos are out of order on my computer because some were taken on my phone and some on my camera, and it's been almost a year since I worked on this so I have to play detective going through them to figure out the correct order and what I was actually doing. There's a lot of guesswork in writing my making-of blog posts. :p<br />
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I believe I started with widening the neckline. To do this evenly, I folded the bodice in half and pinned the two sides together in strategic spots so they wouldn't shift:<br />
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Nope, just kidding - first thing I did was enlarge the armscyes!<br />
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Then I trimmed away portions of the neckline at the shoulders.<br />
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I thought I cut off more material than that, but there are no pictures of it... Anyway, then I used the adjusted front to cut out the lining from white linen:<br />
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I also used the (paper tracing of the original) pattern piece I had drafted for this project, mainly so I wouldn't have to take the bodice completely apart:<br />
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I have used this pattern <a href="https://asartorialstatement.blogspot.com/p/blue-velveteen-bodice.html">for</a> <a href="https://asartorialstatement.blogspot.com/p/green-sari-open-robe_11.html">so</a> <a href="https://asartorialstatement.blogspot.com/p/dove-gray-dress.html">many</a> <a href="https://asartorialstatement.blogspot.com/p/sheer-striped-gown.html">projects</a> <a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=740393515516505229#editor/target=page;pageID=4697960534710803866;onPublishedMenu=pages;onClosedMenu=pages;postNum=5;src=pagename">now</a>! And it's been adjusted to fit me better over time. </div>
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Anyway, next I stitched the lining pieces together at the side back seams, and lined them up with the side back seams of the velveteen pieces. I pinned the lining to the inside of the bodice:</div>
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I had left the shoulder seams open, so when I got the lining pinned in place I folded the seam allowance of the shoulder strap inward:<br />
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Pinned it in place: </div>
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And stitched it down, taking care to catch only the lining layers: </div>
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Then I needed to trim away bits of the lining to true it up to the outer bodice fabric: </div>
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Once they matched up, I clipped the seam allowances along the curve and turned them to the inside: </div>
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I started with the armscyes, then moved on to the neckline: </div>
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I also added pearls to the shoulder sausages, which I had wanted to do when I first made it but ran out of time before the first event I wore it to. And then I was unhappy with it and knew that simply adding pearls would not fix the problems, so I never bothered to do it. But I added them now! Unfortunately there are no pictures of this, but I think I strung them on my thread, knotted it and wrapped it around the sausage in segments, made another knot over the first one, then went back and individually stitched each pearl in place so they were evenly spaced and stayed where I put them.<br />
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The shoulder sausages were rather straight across the top and curved - but in the wrong direction - across the bottom:<br />
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To solve this, I pinched each section together at the bottom edge and stitched in place across the seam.<br />
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When I was done they looked like this:<br />
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And I hand-stitched them to the outer edge of the shoulder:<br />
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It's starting to look like my original vision!</div>
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To modify the shape of the front, I tried it on myself and marked where I wanted to lower edge to be with pins:<br />
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I then marked the lower edge line on the lining side with a fabric marker:<br />
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I used the piece I had trimmed off one side to mark how much to trim off the other side - that way they would be symmetrical:<br />
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Then I pleated the center front edges:<br />
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To create a wide v-neck:<br />
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Once I had this pinned where I liked it, I marked the center front where both sides overlapped with vertical pins:<br />
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I marked this line on the lining before removing the pins:<br />
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To reduce bulk at the center front, I opted to bind the edges with royal blue linen, cut on the bias from an unused sleeve lining piece I got in a bundle of scraps from the Costume Design Center back when I still worked there: </div>
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I apparently didn't take any pictures of the rest of the construction, so I'll have to extrapolate from the finished piece. I reattached the original waistband, then engineered a complex closure at center front to hide the linen-bound edges: </div>
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The velveteen strip in the center is only attached at the lower right corner. On the inside are all kinds of hooks and snaps:<br />
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I am much happier with the bodice now! The neckline and waistline are much closer to my inspiration image, now. And I think the pearls add just the right touch: </div>
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Day Two of our tour - Wednesday, June 19 - began again in Bath. We gathered in the lobby of the hotel once again. Heather and I were unintentionally dressed to match the wallpaper:<br />
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We met up with our tour guide again, and she introduced us to our coach driver for the day, Chris. He took us first to the Holburne Museum:<br />
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We did not go in the actual museum, but behind it are the Sydney Gardens where Jane Austen often went for walks when she lived right across the street! We naturally all made a mad dash across the road when there was a brief lull in traffic:<br />
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And there is it, Number 4 Sydney Place:<br />
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Everyone insisted that Heather and I, as the only two dressed in Regency, be thoroughly photographed in front of the door.<br />
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We also took a full group photo, but I didn't get one on my camera. Then we crossed back over to take a walk in Sydney Gardens. As we were entering the garden, I was approached by a lovely lady who asked if she could take my picture. Turns out she works at the <a href="https://www.janeausten.co.uk/exhibition/" target="_blank">Jane Austen Center</a> in town, and she LIVES at Number 4! She wanted my permission - which I gave - to use my picture for a <a href="https://www.facebook.com/JaneAustenCentreBath/photos/a.162232580491841/2212611922120553/?type=3" target="_blank">social media post</a>.<br />
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We set off for Chawton, in east Hampshire. Along the way we passed Stonehenge!<br />
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Leaving behind the opulent 18th Century stone architecture of Bath, we traveled back in time to villages where they still have thatched roofs! I was unable to get good photos of them as we drove past, but here are a couple mediocre ones:<br />
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Our next stop was <a href="https://chawtonhouse.org/visit/more-about-the-house/" target="_blank">Chawton House</a>, which has a fascinating history! It can only be inherited by a member of the Knight family, and whoever inherits it must change their surname to Knight! Jane Austen's brother Edward was essentially adopted by the childless Thomas and Catherine Knight, who lived there at the time. Thomas was a relative of Jane and Edward's father, and upon his death Edward inherited the estate and changed his name to Edward Knight.<br />
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Jane Austen often visited Chawton House, which she called the "Great House" in her letters.<br />
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The Elizabethan style is still very evident in the decor:<br />
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I LOVED all of the window seats! This one was in the dining room:<br />
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I couldn't resist sitting and soaking in the ambiance. I can just imagine Jane Austen sitting here and reading a book on one of her visits to her brother!<br />
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Another window seat in the dining room:<br />
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They also have the actual table that was in the dining room at Edward Austen's time - though not the chairs. So Jane would have sat at this very table when dining with her family at the Great House:<br />
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The woodwork in the house was incredibly beautiful! Check out this fireplace in the dining room:<br />
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This was part of the exhibit of <a href="https://www.janeausten.co.uk/exhibition/" target="_blank">Women Writers</a> that's on display in the upstairs rooms of the house.<br />
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The windows upstairs had heraldic crests of each of the owners of the estate.<br />
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Our tour ended in the Chawton House Library, back downstairs. We technically were not supposed to take photos in the library, but just picture a room with floor-to-ceiling bookshelves on three of the four walls! I could have spent hours in there.<br />
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The graves of Jane Austen's mother and sister:<br />
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And then Heather walked into frame and made it look even more charming:<br />
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No, I don't see any anachronisms. Do you? <br />
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We stopped for lunch in the village near the Jane Austen House museum. Most of our party went to a local pub, but four of us wanted tea and found an adorable little <a href="http://www.cassandrascup.co.uk/" target="_blank">tea shop</a>:<br />
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I loved the teacups hanging from the ceiling!<br />
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After lunch we reconvened at the <a href="https://www.jane-austens-house-museum.org.uk/" target="_blank">Jane Austen House Museum</a>, which was a house that Edward gave to his mother and sisters to live in after his father died in Bath. It is well preserved/restored to close to what it would have looked like while they were living there.<br />
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I didn't get any photos of the outside, because it was raining and I forgot, but here are some interior shots:<br />
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This is Jane Austen's actual writing table!<br />
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She wrote many of her novels when she lived in Chawton, and this is where she sat!<br />
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Heather naturally also needed photographic proof of "I was there!"<br />
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And she was gracious enough to take photos of me next to it!<br />
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As lovely as the inside of the house was, the gardens outside were still more charming!<br />
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And I got some decent photos of a thatched roof, finally!<br />
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I loved the detail along the ridge!<br />
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This was a ceramic cat, I'm guessing to keep birds away:<br />
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I loved seeing all of the beautiful English flowers:<br />
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From Chawton we traveled to Winchester, to visit the cathedral where Jane Austen is buried. A few of us broke off from the main group, and Chantel and I went exploring and found this cute little park:<br />
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Chantel was kind enough to take some photos of me strolling through the garden:<br />
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Also I only know one way to pose with flowers:<br />
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Then we caught up with the rest of the group at Winchester Cathedral, which we had to walk around because we approached it from the rear:<br />
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It is really big, you guys.<br />
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Like, it just goes on forever!<br />
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But we finally made it around to the front, and reconnected with our group. The front is quite impressive:<br />
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I think most people had toured inside, but I did not feel the need to. I did get a shot with Heather in front of the doors, though:<br />
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Flying buttresses make excellent photo opportunities:<br />
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Then we took a quick walk to the house where Jane Austen died, and of course Heather and I had to pose in lament:<br />
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We did not go in the house, as I don't think it's open to the public. And anyway, it was time to get back on the coach and get home to Bath. So ended Day Two of our tour.Chelseahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00652213021578183789noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-740393515516505229.post-80616992796482246332019-07-22T16:42:00.000-04:002020-06-19T10:02:15.921-04:00My New Bib-Front DressThis dress was quite a journey! I bought this beautiful fabric from someone's Facebook destash sale, oh - three or four years ago now. I don't remember who it was, but I loved the fabric so much! I immediately knew it would be a beautiful Regency dress someday. and that I wanted it to be a bib-front style with long sleeves.<br />
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Well, the fabric languished on my shelf for years, waiting for the right time and the right pattern. It was on my "To Make This Year" list for three straight years, but this year I decided that the England trip was definitely the time to make it! As for the pattern, I had something cooking...<br />
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I had successfully drafted a pattern for the bodice of my pink bodiced petticoat, which was essentially the inner bodice of a bib-front dress already. It fits great, so half the work was done already. There was only one problem - I needed to draft sleeves to fit into this armscye:<br />
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Which turned out to be just as tricky as I imagined it would be. I used the long sleeve from the La Mode Bagatelle pattern as a base shape:<br />
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And drew what I estimated the revised sleeve head needed to be:<br />
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I cut this piece from my sacrificial mockup fabric, pinned it into the armscye of the bodiced petticoat, and tried it on:<br />
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The sleeve head *did* fit into the armscye, but when my arm went in it created these lovely horizontal wrinkles:<br />
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I went back to the drawing board (after a couple days away from the project, for my sanity) and decided I wasn't going to get what I wanted by trying to draft a flat pattern. I needed to drape it. Also, in the intervening time I had looked at a lot of extant garments on <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/sartorialstate/" target="_blank">Pinterest</a>. This image helped me the most: </div>
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With the sleeves laid out flat, I could see that they really needed to be set in at a right angle to the shoulders, and that was a huge lightbulb moment for me! </div>
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So I found a new piece of sacrificial fabric, and started by pinning the square corner in at junction of the two seams of the side back: </div>
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This time, instead of using the finished bodiced petticoat, I used the unfinished lining pieces I had already cut out for the dress itself. This gave me usable seam allowances to work with. </div>
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I was so pleased! Of course, the weird-shaped scrap of fabric I had used for this second mockup was not wide enough at the bottom, and far too long. I marked where it hit my wrist:<br />
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And marked where I needed to trim the top edge to match up with the armscye seam allowance:<br />
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Then I combined my two partial mockups to create one full pattern piece:<br />
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You can clearly see now how I had far too much height at the top of the sleeve, and how the width needed to shift to the right:<br />
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I cut the second mockup to the right length and width to match the first mockup at the lower portion of the sleeve, since that part had fit great, and tried it on again:<br />
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Good movement...<br />
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No pulling at the back, even when I raise my arms:<br />
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Yay! Sleeve pattern accomplished! I traced it onto newsprint, adding a bit of length because I wanted the sleeve to extend down over my hand.<br />
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Now I could finally cut into my beautiful fabric! I went forward confidently, knowing that the bodice pattern already worked and fit great. And I had solved my sleeve issues... right?<br />
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On to construction! I cannot tell you how happy this bodice back makes me:<br />
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As for the front, I cut a long rectangle with slightly curved sides, tracing a pattern from it for future use:<br />
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I hemmed the two short sides, turned the top edge over and made it a drawstring casing, and pinned small pleats into the lower edge:<br />
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When I went to add the sleeves, I ran into a problem.<br />
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Somehow my armscye was larger than my sleeve head, even after two mockups:<br />
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Aaarrrrgh, what to do? I had already flat-felled the sleeve seam by hand, so I really didn't want to undo that work. On the other hand, I also didn't want to cut two brand-new sleeves! So I ended up adding in a gusset. It only took a scrap this big:<br />
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Which was infuriating, because I had gotten it SO CLOSE to perfect! But alas. I undid the top five inches or so of my flat-felled seam, did some mental pretzel-ing to figure out how to flat-fell the gusset seams:<br />
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But I eventually got it in!<br />
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And it fit! HUZZAH!!!<br />
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Luckily, no one will ever notice this tiny little gusset under my arm - even though the stripes are completely off (and I just noticed, upside-down!) :<br />
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Oh well. The important thing is I fixed my problem without having to cut new sleeves. I had plenty of leftover fabric, so that wasn't an issue, but if I had re-cut them there's no guarantee I would have fixed the problem without creating some new disaster.<br />
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I ended up sewing the sleeve in most of the way on the machine, then switching to hand-stitching at the 90° corner because it was just easier to top-stitch it in place:<br />
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After that, I had only one small snafu:<br />
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I sewed the skirt back to the skirt front upside down! Luckily I realized my error in time to correct it.<br />
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I used a pleating diagram from the <a href="http://agreeabletyrant.dar.org/" target="_blank">Agreeable Tyrant</a> book as a rough guide for pleating my skirt back to the bodice, taking care that the narrow stripe of the design was at the edge of every pleat. This created a lovely effect at the center back:<br />
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I did have to adjust the angle of the skirt where it attached to the bodice in front - a lot more than I had needed to adjust it when I made the bodiced petticoat! I think I cut the front skirt panel a bit too short for this dress.<br />
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The blue marks are where I had pinned the skirt in place while wearing it, to get the front of the skirt to hang correctly:<br />
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But it worked out in the end!<br />
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I was so pleased with my new dress! It was everything I had wanted from this fabric.<br />
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Let's check out that bodice back one more time:<br />
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*happy sigh* Stripes are so much fun! I was positively giddy at this point, just seeing my dress on the dress form: </div>
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But! It was also super comfortable to wear!<br />
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I wore it around the house for the better part of an afternoon, even though the bodice lining wasn't tacked in place yet and the top of the skirt was just pinned in place. I could not wait to wear this dress in England! :D And at this point I had only four days left to wait - but so much sewing left to do... Anyway, it felt good to have this big project (largely) checked off my list!Chelseahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00652213021578183789noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-740393515516505229.post-55699830070843281342019-07-21T09:02:00.000-04:002019-07-21T16:58:06.628-04:00Regency Capsule Wardrobe - Look Number One<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
For <a href="https://asartorialstatement.blogspot.com/2019/07/rsv-england-trip-day-one-walking-tour.html">Day One</a> of our Jane Austen tour, I wore my newly-(almost)-completed <a href="https://asartorialstatement.blogspot.com/p/black-ivory-dress.html">Black & Ivory Striped Gown</a>: </div>
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I accessorized with my <a href="http://asartorialstatement.blogspot.com/2015/11/completed-project-embroidered-shawl.html">yellow embroidered shawl</a>, <a href="http://asartorialstatement.blogspot.com/2014/04/printing-and-painting-and-dyeing-oh-my.html">yellow painted boots</a>, and one of my <a href="http://asartorialstatement.blogspot.com/2015/12/straw-bonnet-refashion.html">straw bonnets</a> with a yellow ribbon.<br />
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I wore all this over stockings, my low-necked shift, my newly-(almost)-completed stays, and my <a href="http://asartorialstatement.blogspot.com/2015/11/completed-project-new-cap-and-chemisette.html">ruffled chemisette</a>.<br />
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I had such a lovely time wearing my favorite new Regency dress in such beautiful locations:<br />
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I was glad I bought a travel umbrella before the trip, even if it was a bit of a pain to carry around. <a href="https://www.instagram.com/shewhopaints/" target="_blank">Heather</a> and I both made use of ours in Bath:<br />
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I loved the charming little garden in the backyard of Elton House, and had to get some photos in it:<br />
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I had to check out the statue in the garden, to make sure it really *was* a statue:<br />
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Now when I say the dress is *almost* completed, what I mean is that it was pinned in place in more spots that it was supposed to be. :p It's a drop-front dress, so it is supposed to be pinned at the top of the bodice, but I had meant to add some sort of fastening at the top of the skirt front, as well. This is normally done with ties that wrap around the back and come back to the front to tie under the bodice front, but I was planning to do buttons instead. I just didn't get it done in time for this first wearing. I used straight pins to fasten the top of the skirt front at the waist.<br />
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The stays were also *almost* completed - I got all the eyelets done the day before! But I had not attached the shoulder straps at the front, because I had not yet had an opportunity to try them on. So I safety-pinned them in place that morning, put them on and adjusted from there. But once I was all laced in, I really didn't want to take them off just to tack the straps in place, so I just left them pinned for the day.Chelseahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00652213021578183789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-740393515516505229.post-46801542279041602822019-07-20T18:08:00.000-04:002019-07-20T18:08:18.648-04:00RSV England Trip - Day One: Walking Tour of BathContinuing with my pictures from England! <a href="https://asartorialstatement.blogspot.com/2019/07/rsv-england-trip-day-zero-arrival-and.html">Day Zero</a> was just arriving in Bath and getting settled. Day One of the actual tour was Tuesday, June 18.<br />
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Those of us staying at <a href="https://www.landmarktrust.org.uk/news-and-events/50-for-free-2019/properties-2019/50-for-free-landmarks/properties/Obriss-Farm1/" target="_blank">Elton House</a> walked together over to the Francis Hotel, where the other half of our tour guests were staying. My friend Heather and I were the only two dressed in Regency for the day's tour, so naturally we had to get a photo of the two of us beneath this gorgeous portrait hanging in the hotel lobby:<br />
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We then met up with our tour guide, Anne-Marie:<br />
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I also found time to admire Heather's lovely ensemble, complete with <a href="https://www.facebook.com/shockingbadhats/" target="_blank">Shocking Bad Hat</a>!<br />
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The roof to the right in this photo is a modern bath spa:<br />
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I just loved the architecture of the whole city!<br />
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Anne-Marie was explaining what this symbol meant, but honestly I forgot:<br />
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When I return to Bath (it will happen) I must spend some time in this beautiful park! I only saw it from above:<br />
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The River Avon - which simply means "river" in Celtic/Welsh:<br />
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Looking back at Bath Abbey:<br />
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Check out this bridge over the river:<br />
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And here is another view of the same bridge:<br />
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Yes, that entire city street and all the shops along it are ON THE BRIDGE! How cool is that?<br />
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More admiration of Heather's ensemble:<br />
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We learned a lot about the 18th Century architecture of the city, and the father and son - both named John Wood - who designed many of the historic stone buildings that we saw on the tour. Like the Royal Mineral Water Hospital:<br />
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This is why I dressed in Regency - for photo opportunities like this:<br />
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If anyone famous lived there, you can bet there's a plaque above the door:<br />
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Such as this one for the painter Gainsborough:<br />
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I was fascinated by the carved motifs above the columns:<br />
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I did not find any two that were exactly alike!<br />
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As we walked, I was constantly distracted by the lovely little gardens down below street level:<br />
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And little spots of wild flowers just blooming all over the place:<br />
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Next we toured The Royal Crescent! This is my favorite shot from the whole day:<br />
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After we learned about the architecture and history of the building, we also got to tour inside <a href="https://no1royalcrescent.org.uk/" target="_blank">No.1 Royal Crescent</a>! It has been renovated back to the Georgian style, and decorated with original furnishings contemporary to when it was first built.<br />
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They had one costumed gentleman who kindly posed with me for a photo:<br />
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And isn't this a lovely staircase?<br />
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I loved all the portraits on the walls:<br />
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And this beautiful archway:<br />
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The carpet is a reproduction, woven on the same type of looms that the original would have been:<br />
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Each room had a knowledgeable person who gave us information about the objects in the room, and the room itself, on our self-guided tour. They were happy to answer all of our questions:<br />
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They are not lying! I can't imagine having the upper body strength necessary to iron clothes with this!<br />
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The Assembly Rooms were unfortunately closed to the public for a private event that day. :( But we were able to explore the Bath Fashion Museum downstairs, which was well worth the trip!<br />
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I took A LOT of photos in the fashion museum, but in order to keep this post from getting over-long I'm going to put them up on a separate page here: <a href="https://asartorialstatement.blogspot.com/p/bath-fashion-museum-photos.html">Fashion Museum Photos</a><br />
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I'm actually surprised that I took as many photos as I did, because this was around noon on my second day in England, and jet lag was beginning to take its toll. There were a couple spots with chairs throughout the museum, and I confess I slightly dozed off in one for a few minutes!<br />
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Luckily that was our last stop of the day, but by this time I was starving. A group of us went to a pub for lunch, where I had a skillet of mac & cheese:<br />
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Then I went back to my room, laid on my bed, and napped for three hours. :p It was amazing. <br />
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That evening we had dinner in the house, cooked by two of our tour members. It was delicious, and so much fun sitting and eating in our historic dining room! <br />
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It was so lovely eating together, and made us feel like we were really living in the house for the week. And after dinner we had wine and cheese. <br />
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I was sewing almost every day of the trip, because of course I didn't finish everything before I left! Someday I'll have my life together and not be sewing at or on the way to an event. Chelseahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00652213021578183789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-740393515516505229.post-79869159772383056232019-07-05T22:48:00.001-04:002019-07-05T22:48:20.843-04:00RSV England Trip - Day Zero: Arrival and Elton HouseI have so many pictures from England! I'm going to be blogging about the trip for months, probably. I will break it down into days, to keep each post from getting too massive. I'll go into more detail about what I wore each day in a later post, but in the meantime you can see my outfits in albums on my <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pg/ASartorialStatement/photos/?tab=albums&ref=page_internal" target="_blank">Facebook page</a>.<br />
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I am starting with Day Zero, so called because it was the day before our actual Jane Austen tour began. However, it is worth blogging about because I took photos of the beautiful historic house that ten of us stayed in for the four days we were in Bath - <a href="https://www.landmarktrust.org.uk/search-and-book/properties/elton-house-6857#Overview" target="_blank">Elton House</a>! It is a vacation rental property run by the Landmark Trust, and you can read all about it at the link I provided. Meanwhile, pictures! <br />
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I started exploring after finding out which room was mine, and dropping off my luggage. My roommate, Julie, and I got to sleep here: <br />
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This was our view out of the windows, which are at the front of the house: <br />
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Looking back into the room from the window: <br />
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Then I went downstairs to explore the rest of the house. Even the landings between staircases were beautiful: <br />
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The kitchen - very cozy: <br />
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It has all modern appliances and plumbing.<br />
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The dining room made me so happy! <br />
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Windows again facing the street - this is right below my room: <br />
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The other front room is beautifully decorated: <br />
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A set of doors led to another cozy room: <br />
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We gathered here in the evenings after dinner: <br />
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I was intrigued by this fireplace lined with delft tiles: <br />
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I was also curious why some of them were upside down...<br />
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There are also some lovely paintings: <br />
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Then there was the charming back garden: <br />
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I may have gone overboard taking photos of the foliage. <br />
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But I couldn't spend all day taking pictures of the house. I had some unpacking, ironing, and - surprise, surprise - some sewing to do! <br />
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First I laid out all of my dresses and petticoats to be pressed:<br />
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And once the ironing was done, hung the dresses, petticoats, and spencers/bodices in the closet: <br />
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Stay tuned for Day One! Chelseahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00652213021578183789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-740393515516505229.post-53135601588018258692019-06-16T09:33:00.000-04:002020-06-19T11:00:48.967-04:00My Regency Capsule WardrobeMy plans for what I'm going to wear on my <a href="https://varegency.org/2019UKtrip" target="_blank">trip to England</a> have changed several times in the past six months! First I was unable to find fabric in the right color to match a vintage sari I have that I want to make into a ballgown, so that particular gown will have to wait for another occasion. Then I had <a href="https://asartorialstatement.blogspot.com/2019/03/england-trip-wardrobe-planning.html">planned</a> a rather elaborate wardrobe of 4-5 dresses and 2-3 spencers, but then I started thinking about packing all of this. I'm taking a bus from Heathrow Airport to Bath at the start of the trip, and the bus only allows two medium-sized suitcases and one carry-on. Given this, and the fact that we will be moving hotels from Bath to Brighton to London throughout the week, I started rethinking my plans to ensure I can pack as light as possible. Eventually this solidified into a Regency capsule wardrobe.<br />
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I will now be bringing just two dresses, one spencer, two sleeveless bodices, and one petticoat that will hook into the waistband of each bodice. By mixing and matching these elements (and by adding accessories) I'll be able to make at least five different outfits!<br />
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Day One: Black & Ivory Striped Dress<br />
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Day Two: Green Sleeveless Spencer, White Striped Petticoat<br />
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Day Three: Sheer Striped Dress (over Pink Bodiced Petticoat), Pink Silk Spencer<br />
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Day Four: Black & Ivory Striped Dress, Pink Silk Spencer<br />
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Day Five: Blue Sleeveless Bodice, White Striped Petticoat<br />
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I was originally going to wear the Sheer Striped Dress twice, with two different bodiced petticoats (since they show through and change the look of the dress significantly), but I am currently so over the moon about how beautifully my Black & Ivory Dress turned out that I want to wear it twice! So I can leave my blue bodiced petticoat behind, and save a little more space.<br />
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I am also bringing two shifts (and a third in progress), two sets of stays, one bodiced petticoat, three bonnets, three shawls, five sets of stockings, and probably three pairs of shoes.<br />
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I leave this afternoon, and I need to finish packing, so I'd better run! Watch my <a href="https://www.instagram.com/sartorialstatement/" target="_blank">Instagram</a> for updates from England!Chelseahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00652213021578183789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-740393515516505229.post-38735662483583134952019-06-08T15:50:00.000-04:002019-06-10T22:17:40.517-04:00Past Event - Valentine's Tea at Bacon's CastleIf I've learned anything in the past month, it's that I was very bad about blogging events in 2014! Here's one from February 15 - a Valentine's Tea at <a href="https://preservationvirginia.org/historic-sites/bacons-castle/" target="_blank">Bacon's Castle</a>.<br />
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The <a href="https://varegency.org/" target="_blank">Regency Society of Virginia</a> sent volunteers to serve and play hostess to the guests at the tea. We also gave a presentation on Valentine's Day through history.<br />
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If you live in Virginia and have never been to Bacon's Castle, I can highly recommend taking the trip! It's a very cool 17th Century manor house, and the docents there can give you a highly educational and interesting tour.<br />
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This is one of the rooms with actual antique furniture (which of course we were not allowed to sit on):<br />
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We set up for tea in another room:<br />
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I'm sure we were all very busy here, even if it looks like we're doing nothing!<br />
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One of our number, Kathleen, brought her beautiful Irish Harp to play music for the tea:<br />
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She provided such lovely ambiance! She is truly an accomplished lady.<br />
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As I recall, RSV members also lent their china to Bacon's Castle for the day:<br />
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Each table had its own set, and they were all lovely.<br />
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Going over the plan for the afternoon: (Stacy was in charge.)<br />
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Making sure the harp was in tune:<br />
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Something was sure fascinating! Can't remember now what it was...<br />
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Helping one another get ready:<br />
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Taking a moment to pose in the exquisite light from this window:<br />
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The guests begin to arrive:<br />
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On display for guests to study was a pane of glass that used to be one of the windows of the house. On it was written a love letter (etched into the glass with a diamond) that one of the former owners of the house wrote to his wife.<br />
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It's very hard to read, but copies of the letter can be found in the Bacon's Castle gift shop.<br />
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Another window that is still a part of the house has a signature on it, also etched with a diamond:<br />
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We prepared plates of food while the guests got settled in the next room:<br />
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A delightful selection of sandwiches and scones:<br />
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Time to serve!<br />
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We also taught those present how to fold a "puzzle purse" Valentine:<br />
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This type of folded Valentine was popular during the early 19th Century.<br />
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You could put a token or small piece of candy inside the pouch.<br />
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I liked these puzzle Valentines so much, I used them as the wedding <a href="https://myweddingdressdiary.blogspot.com/p/favors.html" target="_blank">favors</a> at my reception a year later!<br />
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As the presentation continued, us hostesses served tea:<br />
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Ooh, dessert time!<br />
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Then afterwards we cleaned up:<br />
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And took advantage of the beautiful light and historic setting for a quick photo shoot:<br />
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I wore my <a href="https://asartorialstatement.blogspot.com/p/apron-front-gown.html">Apron-Front Gown</a> and <a href="https://asartorialstatement.blogspot.com/p/gold-velvet-spencer.html">Gold Velvet Spencer</a> along with my <a href="https://www.american-duchess.com/" target="_blank">American Duchess</a> Pemberlies.<br />
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I had some fun posing in the furnished room, which was permitted as long as I didn't *actually* touch anything:<br />
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Seriously, five-years-ago-Chelsea was a bad blogger! But better late than never, right? :pChelseahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00652213021578183789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-740393515516505229.post-83368595207651669002019-06-07T14:37:00.000-04:002019-06-07T14:37:04.600-04:00Past Event - Regency Deportment ClassOn July 5, 2014 the <a href="https://varegency.org/" target="_blank">Regency Society of Virginia</a> put on a class called "Of A Most Delicate Nature: Deportment and the Art of Becoming a Regency Lady or Gentleman" taught by Kimberly Costa. I didn't get any photos of the indoor portion of the class, but after some instruction in how to greet one another according to our respective social stations, we took to the courtyard to practice.<br />
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We had a very good turnout for the class:<br />
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We were all given name tags with a character name and rank for the purposes of learning how to greet one's superiors when out in public, and to decide whether or not to deign to acknowledge one's inferiors.<br />
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And it was a lovely day for a stroll!<br />
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I wore my white <a href="https://asartorialstatement.blogspot.com/p/apron-front-gown.html">Apron-Front Gown</a>, accessorizing with my <a href="http://asartorialstatement.blogspot.com/2013/09/september-accessory-striped-regency.html">Cream Striped Bonnet</a>, <a href="http://asartorialstatement.blogspot.com/2013/11/no-new-fabric-challenge-3-month-recap.html">dotted chemisette</a>, <a href="http://asartorialstatement.blogspot.com/2014/04/spring-green.html">green paisley shawl</a>, green vintage gloves, and my <a href="https://www.american-duchess.com/" target="_blank">AD</a> Pemberlies.<br />
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We were told to "walk with a purpose" as part of our genteel training.<br />
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Brian the Engineer elected to leave his tailcoat at home for this class, but brought along his top hat for practice. I forget who lent him a walking stick, but he really enjoyed it:<br />
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Such a fine-looking group!<br />
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More photos can be found on the RSV <a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.518756661559187.1073741863.180379235396933&type=3" target="_blank">Facebook</a> page!Chelseahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00652213021578183789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-740393515516505229.post-26279471161882625832019-06-05T11:30:00.000-04:002019-06-05T13:37:19.215-04:00Past Event - Gadsby's Tavern LuncheonAnother five-years-overdue blog post! I'm finding a lot of these events that I never posted about, thanks to my recent <a href="https://asartorialstatement.blogspot.com/">Blog Updates</a>. Here is one from April 26, 2014 - a <a href="https://varegency.org/" target="_blank">Regency Society</a> luncheon at <a href="https://www.gadsbystavernrestaurant.com/" target="_blank">Gadsby's Tavern</a> in Alexandria, Virginia.<br />
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Brian the Engineer and I attended, even though he had nothing Regency to wear at this point in our lives. He mostly took pictures of the rest of us:<br />
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But I did sneak in a couple of him, ha!<br />
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I loved the light by this window:<br />
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We got some funny looks from passers-by out on the street! :p<br />
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All in all, a lovely time was had.<br />
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The food was delicious, though I don't remember now what I ate. I did take a photo of my dessert, though! It was so pretty:<br />
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I wore my <a href="https://asartorialstatement.blogspot.com/p/blue-velveteen-bodice.html">Blue Velveteen Bodice</a> (which is currently getting revamped) over my <a href="https://asartorialstatement.blogspot.com/p/blue-day-dress.html">Blue Day Dress</a>, and debuted the <a href="http://asartorialstatement.blogspot.com/2016/07/blue-velveteen-jockey-cap.html">Blue Velveteen Jockey Cap</a> I had just finished (I think the night before) to match the bodice.<br />
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Oh, and I had made new tassel shoe clips for my <a href="https://www.american-duchess.com/" target="_blank">American Duchess</a> Pemberlies!<br />
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These photos were taken before the luncheon, at our friend John's house where we had stayed the night. He lives in Maryland, so we tend to go visit him whenever we have events in the Northern Virginia/ DC area.<br />
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More photos of the luncheon can be found on the RSV <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pg/varegency/photos/?tab=album&album_id=493399917428195" target="_blank">Facebook page</a>! Chelseahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00652213021578183789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-740393515516505229.post-63510582525687807392019-06-03T13:09:00.000-04:002019-06-03T13:09:05.294-04:00Past Event - Riversdale House Museum<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Here's a real blast from the past! Five years ago - June 1, 2014 - was my very first outing with the Fabulosity Club! This was just a day after Brian the Engineer and I got engaged, so I guess it's hardly surprising that I never got around to blogging about it. And it turns out a good half of the pictures from the event were taken on Brian's phone. I just scalped them off of Facebook when I saw the album he posted pop up in my "On This Day" memories! </div>
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The event was a picnic and tour of the <a href="http://www.riversdale.org/">Riversdale House Museum</a> in Riverdale Park, Maryland. I'm probably not going to write much in this post, as I don't remember a lot of the details from five years ago, but you can read Maggie's <a href="http://costumersguide.blogspot.com/2014/07/riversdale-house.html" target="_blank">post</a> or Gloria's <a href="https://inthelongrun.wordpress.com/2014/06/02/riversdale-house-visit/" target="_blank">post</a> about the event for a more contemporary account.<br />
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After a picnic on the grounds (of which I have no photos) we took a tour of the house, which was getting a face-lift:<br />
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Brian looked very dashing in his brand-new tailcoat and waistcoat. He's wearing a cummerbund here because I hadn't made him trousers yet, and his modern pants have a much lower waistline. </div>
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The inside of the house was very pretty: </div>
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I believe the floor was a painted floor-cloth.<br />
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I don't know what our guide was showing us here, but clearly I liked it:<br />
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There was such great light in that room! I'd like to go back now, with a better camera!<br />
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Brian got lots of crowd shots on his phone:<br />
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Look at all the pretty dishes!<br />
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I loved the wallpaper in this room:<br />
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The ballroom was the coolest:<br />
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We all loved this beautiful chandelier:<br />
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We made such a nice-looking assemblage:<br />
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Brian got to sonic something:<br />
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And back outside, we re-enacted the proposal, just for kicks:<br />
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I don't remember who took these pictures for us, but thank you whoever you are!<br />
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Brian wore his aforementioned <a href="https://asartorialstatement.blogspot.com/p/blue-linen-tailcoat.html">Blue Linen Tailcoat</a> and <a href="https://asartorialstatement.blogspot.com/p/green-spotd-waistcoat.html">Green Spot'd Waistcoat</a>, which I had *just* finished in time for the "photo shoot" he had orchestrated - which turned out to be a <a href="https://asartorialstatement.blogspot.com/2014/06/the-full-story.html">proposal</a>! We had bought his riding boots on ebay, and "borrowed" the <a href="https://asartorialstatement.blogspot.com/2016/10/top-hat-restoration.html">top hat</a> from my dad. (He hasn't gotten it back yet! :p ) I also made his shirt, which is almost entirely hidden by everything else, and his "cravat" was a silk scarf I happened to have. I hadn't made him a real linen one yet.<br />
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I wore my <a href="https://asartorialstatement.blogspot.com/p/blue-day-dress.html">Blue Day Dress</a>, <a href="https://asartorialstatement.blogspot.com/p/green-straw-bonnet.html">Green Straw Bonnet</a>, <a href="http://asartorialstatement.blogspot.com/2014/04/spring-green.html">Green Paisley Shawl</a>, <a href="http://asartorialstatement.blogspot.com/2013/11/no-new-fabric-challenge-3-month-recap.html">Dotted Chemisette</a>, and my <a href="http://asartorialstatement.blogspot.com/2014/04/printing-and-painting-and-dyeing-oh-my.html">Hartfield boots</a>.<br />
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All the ladies lined up for a Regency wedgie shot - a trend which was in its infancy back then!<br />
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This is one of my favorite photos from the day:<br />
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Brian took a couple photos of me re-reading the letter he had written to propose to me:<br />
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As I recall, there were strawberries growing in the garden!<br />
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Handsome fiancé is handsome:<br />
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Looking back through all of these photos, I'm realizing that I "met" a lot of people that day that I didn't really officially meet until years later! Jess, <a href="http://tigerlilythreads.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Nastassia</a>, <a href="http://isabelladangelo.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Isabella</a>, <a href="http://mandierw.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Amanda</a>, and <a href="https://learningtocostume.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Judy</a> - all amazing costumers and cool people to hang out with. I was probably too shy/too loopy from being newly engaged to properly introduce myself to everyone at the time. I know I met <a href="https://inthelongrun.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Gloria</a> - who had organized the event - and <a href="http://ladiesinfashion.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Taylor</a> - from whom I had just bought a necklace and earrings set - at the picnic. I knew <a href="http://costumersguide.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Maggie</a> already, as she and I had been in the same costume masquerade skit at Star Wars <a href="https://asartorialstatement.blogspot.com/2012/06/obligatory-introduction-post.html">Celebration III</a> back in 2005! Man, time flies. </div>
Chelseahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00652213021578183789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-740393515516505229.post-73787664196463512472019-05-27T15:08:00.000-04:002019-05-27T15:11:36.978-04:00Green Wool CapeThis was a quick little project, fortunately. I needed something for Reptar to wear over her <a href="https://asartorialstatement.blogspot.com/2019/02/green-floral-dress.html">Green Floral Dress</a> for our <a href="https://asartorialstatement.blogspot.com/2019/05/wandering-in-williamsburg.html">photo shoot</a> in Williamsburg in February, to keep her warm. I had barely a large enough scrap of green wool flannel from <a href="https://www.burnleyandtrowbridge.com/" target="_blank">Burnley & Trowbridge</a> - left over from the <a href="http://asartorialstatement.blogspot.com/2016/07/commission-bottle-green-tailcoat-and.html" target="">Green Wool Tailcoat</a> I was commissioned to make three years ago - to eke out a half-circle cape and small hood.<br />
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The hood was just a rectangle that I lined in pale gold silk habotai that I had on hand.<br />
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I stitched the layers separately for 5 1/2" (including seam allowance) up from the neck edge, and pressed under the remaining seam allowance up to the fold on both the wool and the lining.<br />
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I attached the collar to the cape by machine, and turned under the seam allowance of the lining, enclosing the raw edges and catch-stitching it to the seam by hand. Then I stitched a line 5/8" up from the neck by machine, creating a casing for the drawstring/ties:<br />
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The front edge of the hood got prick-stitched by hand to keep it nice and neat:<br />
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The ties are long enough to cross over Reptar's chest and wrap around her waist. This keeps the cape in place and prevents choking.<br />
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<br />Chelseahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00652213021578183789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-740393515516505229.post-32495707790001681722019-05-25T14:25:00.000-04:002019-05-27T15:12:34.723-04:00Wandering in WilliamsburgThe first weekend of February was a busy one for me. On Saturday, February 2, there were two events in Williamsburg that I wanted to attend. The first was the <a href="https://varegency.org/" target="_blank">RSV</a> annual meeting, followed by the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/346613062811598/" target="_blank">Mini Market Fair</a> in the afternoon! I talked Brian the Engineer into going with me and Reptar and making a day of it. We even managed to squeeze in a mother-daughter photo shoot in the historical area in between the two events! I might be slightly crazy. :p<br />
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But the photos (and there are a lot of them) were totally worth it! I already posted a bunch on my <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pg/ASartorialStatement/photos/?tab=album&album_id=2525803474114269" target="_blank">Facebook page</a>, but here are my favorites:<br />
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Reptar loved running up and down the hedgerows in this garden, which was like a maze to her:<br />
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And who must climb every set of stairs she finds!<br />
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There was an airplane flying overhead:<br />
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I couldn't resist getting some photos of her on my phone, too:<br />
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It was a cute shot, though!<br />
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Then I couldn't resist a selfie:<br />
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Brian also got a few shots of my ensemble for the day:<br />
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I wore my <a href="http://asartorialstatement.blogspot.com/2013/09/september-accessory-striped-regency.html">Cream Striped Bonnet</a>, <a href="https://asartorialstatement.blogspot.com/2019/05/pink-silk-spencer.html">Pink Silk Spencer</a>, <a href="http://asartorialstatement.blogspot.com/2017/01/sheer-striped-drawstring-gown.html">Sheer Striped Gown</a> over <a href="https://asartorialstatement.blogspot.com/2019/03/a-new-bodiced-petticoat.html">Pink Bodiced Petticoat</a>, and of course my <a href="http://asartorialstatement.blogspot.com/2014/04/printing-and-painting-and-dyeing-oh-my.html">Hartfields</a>.<br />
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Reptar wore a green wool cape over her <a href="https://asartorialstatement.blogspot.com/2019/02/green-floral-dress.html">Green Floral Dress</a>, with an antique cap I was gifted, a green silk ribbon sash from <a href="https://www.burnleyandtrowbridge.com/">Burnley & Trowbridge</a>, altered children's stockings from Colonial Williamsburg, white leather ballet flats I got at a thrift store and altered to make them more Regency-appropriate. The green silk ribbon ties are also from B&T.<br />
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Hey look, more stairs!<br />
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She could get up them by herself, but needed assistance with going back down.<br />
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So many stairs!<br />
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And here are some of the photos from my phone:<br />
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Loving papa/husband took such great pictures! (And held all my things. :p)<br />
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Back home that evening, I let her play with a new game of Quoits that I had gotten at Colonial Williamsburg for her:<br />
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<br />Chelseahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00652213021578183789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-740393515516505229.post-68048483188327222312019-05-23T22:11:00.000-04:002019-06-05T13:41:47.890-04:00Past Event - Caledon Nature HikeAnother event I never blogged about! On June 11, 2016, the <a href="https://varegency.org/" target="_blank">Regency Society of Virginia</a> gathered at <a href="https://www.dcr.virginia.gov/state-parks/caledon" target="_blank">Caledon State Park</a> for a Regency nature hike.<br />
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Our guide in the woods was Mr. Callahan, a naturalist:<br />
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Whole families came out:<br />
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And I dragged Brian the Engineer along, in his Regency duds:<br />
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The assembled company listened intently to our guide before we ventured into the woods:<br />
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First he showed us some of the trees on the lawn of the house.<br />
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I wish I could remember what he'd told us, but that was so long ago!<br />
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Brian took over my camera, as evidenced by all the pictures of me. :p<br />
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And we were off! Into the woods:<br />
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I believe here he was showing us how to recognize poison ivy:<br />
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I love all of the bonnets:<br />
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I remember it was a hot day, and I was glad of my parasol for sun protection.<br />
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This was probably us looking for a bird that was singing up in the trees:<br />
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Mr. Callahan actually had an app on his smartphone that could identify bird songs (I should have gotten the info from him!) and he was playing one to get the real bird to sing back!<br />
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After our walk, we had a picnic and games:<br />
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I love photographing people playing Graces!<br />
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Brian always enjoys a good game of Cribbage:<br />
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And we had Battledore & Shuttlecock:<br />
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I snuck away and tried to get some arty shots of the picnic through the leaves:<br />
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And after the picnic we got some photos of the two of us:<br />
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It was windy, so my skirt was hugging my legs, lol.<br />
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And Brian also got some photos of just me, in my new <a href="https://asartorialstatement.blogspot.com/p/dove-gray-dress.html">Dove Gray Dress</a>:<br />
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I also wore my ruffled <a href="http://asartorialstatement.blogspot.com/2015/11/completed-project-new-cap-and-chemisette.html">chemisette</a> and removable <a href="http://asartorialstatement.blogspot.com/2016/10/chemisette-neck-ruff.html">ruff</a>, along with my cap and a straw bonnet I had <a href="http://asartorialstatement.blogspot.com/2016/06/hat-makeovers.html">refashioned</a> from a thrift-store hat, and my <a href="http://asartorialstatement.blogspot.com/2014/04/printing-and-painting-and-dyeing-oh-my.html">Hartfields</a>.<br />
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Brian wore his <a href="https://asartorialstatement.blogspot.com/p/blue-linen-tailcoat.html">Blue Linen Tailcoat</a>, <a href="https://asartorialstatement.blogspot.com/p/green-spotd-waistcoat.html">Green Spot'd Waistcoat</a>, and breeches that were formerly <a href="http://asartorialstatement.blogspot.com/2014/10/a-good-old-fashioned-pistol-duel.html">trousers</a>.Chelseahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00652213021578183789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-740393515516505229.post-1854837109517196362019-05-22T20:57:00.000-04:002019-05-22T22:29:00.245-04:00Blog UpdatesLately I've been working on making my blog a little easier to navigate - specifically to find posts about a particular garment that I've made. I've done this by creating a distinct page for each garment, which can all be found under the Completed Costumes tab up at the top. The Completed Costumes page itself is organized first by time period, then roughly chronological in order of when I made each piece.<br />
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On each garment's individual page, you will find links to every blog post I've done about that garment, separated into categories for added clarity. Here is a sample of one such page:<br />
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As you can see, all of the posts that document my process or talk about how I made the garment are grouped together, then events and photo shoots where I wore said garment are listed with the dates when those events and photo shoots happened - not the dates of when I blogged about them!<br />
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Putting these pages together has helped me find the holes in my blog, especially where there are garments and events that I have never posted about! (You may have noticed me blogging about past events lately - that's why.) And it has helped me remember some older pieces that I want to revisit, such as this little gem:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://asartorialstatement.blogspot.com/p/blue-velveteen-bodice.html">Blue Velveteen Bodice</a> (link opens garment page)</td></tr>
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I was never quite happy with how it turned out when I made it five years ago. And anyway, it no longer fits. So it is getting revamped, and I am going to wear it in England next month!<br />
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Aside from this tangential benefit to me, I'm hoping that my readers will enjoy having easy access to all of my garments' blog posts in one area. I have not gotten to every garment yet, and I'm only doing this for main pieces such as gowns, jackets, outwear, and stays. Accessories and simpler undergarments will still have a photo on the Completed Costumes page with a link underneath, but that link will likely go to a single blog post where I discussed making that accessory.<br />
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And in future blog posts, when I talk about a particular garment, I will have a link to that garment's page, instead of a link to the search query for every post that is tagged for that garment. That was rather cumbersome, and this will be much more streamlined and user-friendly. :)Chelseahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00652213021578183789noreply@blogger.com0