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1860s Underwear
There is a corset obviously as well, but not on the stand at the moment. Just to the petticoat frill today and then tomorrow the dress pieces should all come together.… more →
hannah sutherland costume
“Never love anyone who treats you like you're ordinary.” (Oscar Wilde)
wrote 1 week ago: This week I struggled to find a theme to write about (hence I’m posting a few days later than planne … more →
GRIZZLY MAN
wrote 1 week ago: Timothy Treadwell with his pet fox and his bear friend Timothy Treadwell has spent the last 13 summe … more →
Explaining North Korea to my Child
wrote 1 month ago: My son is 8. He loves Pokemon, Star Wars and Lego Ningago. In his world of video games and fantasy, … more →
1860s Underwear
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wrote 1 month ago: There is a corset obviously as well, but not on the stand at the moment. Just to the petticoat frill … more →
neckline
wrote 2 months ago: I have finished off my neckline with a self-bias edge. This neatens it nicely and is a featur … more →
collar
wrote 2 months ago: I used a paper pattern to check the size and proportion of the collar before I made it … more →
Ordinary Lives- 7.
wrote 2 months ago: The sofa stood out in his room. The colour was his choice, and the single seaters that came with it … more →
toiles and toils
wrote 2 months ago: Bodice Toile So my stand still isn’t padded up correctly, but this gives you the idea. It … more →
chemise
wrote 2 months ago: Chemise I definitely shouldn’t spend that much time on my chemise, but it’s so pretty!! … more →
first fitting
wrote 2 months ago: First Fitting So the corset is too big, the petticoat is too short, and several other things besides … more →
underwear
wrote 3 months ago: Underwear :) my photograph dates from 1880, but the shape is much more like the 1860s silhouette. th … more →
Second Costume
wrote 3 months ago: 1880 photograph taken in Paris. Our next project involves creating costumes from Ordinary Lives. Th … more →
techincal drawings
wrote 3 months ago: Technical drawings for next project…. Love those 4am bedtimes in the run up to deadlines.. … more →
The Real Housewives of Charlotte County, A Guest Post by Katy Clark
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wrote 3 months ago: K8edid’s blog is, in her own words, has “not much to say about me, and a whole lo … more →
Ordinary Lives- 6.
wrote 4 months ago: She couldn’t stop giggling. His exasperation grew. Her dimple deepened with every rush of idea … more →
Watch out! The oiks are coming ...
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wrote 4 months ago: I keep waiting for that telephone call. You know, the one that goes roughly like this: “Hi Julian, w … more →
Ordinary Lives- 5.
wrote 4 months ago: She felt his hand on her wrist. And opened her eyes. She was sitting upright. She turned to the beds … more →
POEM and IMAGE ON THE ANNUNCIATION
wrote 5 months ago: Painting by Henry Tanner Annunciation by Denise Levertov ‘Hail, space for the uncontained God … more →
Ordinary lives?
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