Back in Business!

This blog has been dormant for far too long. Far, far too long. So let me see if I can catch everyone up:

♔We finished the dress roughly a year after we started it. It's gotten some wear at a few parties. Here are some progress pictures and one of the finished dress, as well as a low quality selfie I just took of myself in the dress as it appears today. It needs some repair work, admittedly - it's been through a good bit.

♔The hoopskirt has been through a lot and had some serious wear and tear. I took out the hoops and put it in the washing machine. I hope that doesn't injure it too much.

♔I am in the planning stages for the next project right now. This dress will be a bustle dress ca. 1886 in dark blue & black. The pattern for the corset, which I consider the first step, is on its way. I will update as soon as I have the pattern in my hands.

Test bodice

We had the first official meeting of the family sewing group. Me, Mom, Nanie Mable, Aunt Joy, and Grandma. And we called Nanta too. In fact, I think we called just about everyone we knew. Grandma
(who's a sewing expert) suggested we make a test bodice, so that's what we're doing now.

Plus, the sewing machine hadn't been oiled in FOREVER, so we had to do that too.

It only had 150 places to oil. But it works! Thanks Nanie!!!

And so it begins...

7 months. $150. Two girls. And so it begins.Wait...Let me explain. I am a homeschooled student. About three months ago mom and I studied Marie Antoinette. I was fascinated by her dresses. The satin, the lace, the pearls, the HOOPSKIRTS-sooooo...I decided to buy one for myself. Only one hitch. There are no good Marie Antoinette style costumes available, and the least ugly go for up to $500. Yeouch. And then I found this:

So I decided to sew it. Yep you read that right. I'm sewing THAT. A Marie Antoinette dress, Simplicity pattern 3637. This was three months ago, and I JUST got the pattern. But now I'm going hot and heavy. As soon as I find the fabric. Anyway...This blog is dedicated to this project. I'll post at least daily updates on this project...as soon as I start.

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