I took some photos of my 1870s Tartan Bustle Dress in 2021 when I was in Oamaru for the Unofficial Victorian Celebrations (the real Oamaru Victorian Heritage Celebrations had been cancelled due to the uncertainty around Covid restrictions). I got some better photos during the 2022 Oamaru Victorian Heritage Celebrations so I thought that I'd… Continue reading 1870s Tartan Bustle Dress Photos
Cherryblossom Dress Photos
I made the Cherryblossom Dress in 2022 and never posted photos of me wearing it. So it makes sense to revisit this dress first as I work on reviving the blog. I got some photos of it during the Oamaru Victorian Heritage Celebrations in 2022 (and I have a post about that year's celebrations coming… Continue reading Cherryblossom Dress Photos
Reviving The Blog
I have been completely remiss in keeping this blog alive over the last few years but I feel like it might be nice to revive it. I used to enjoy recording my sewing projects and my time travelling adventures and I’m not exactly sure how it dropped off my radar. But, what better time to… Continue reading Reviving The Blog
Cherryblossom Dress: The Overskirt
After completing my Underskirt, with all of its layers of ruffles, it was time to start on the overskirt. Obviously, this was going to need ruffles too, and I wanted to make a double apron front (like I had done for my 1870s Tartan Dress, and for my Blueberry), as it gave me an excuse… Continue reading Cherryblossom Dress: The Overskirt
Cherryblossom Dress: The Underskirt
You will have seen my post about the hat I made for the Cherryblossom Dress, and now here is a post about the first garment completed - the very ruffly Underskirt! When I first started working with my fabric for the Cherryblossom Dress I knew that it demanded ruffles and definitely not pleats - which… Continue reading Cherryblossom Dress: The Underskirt
Cherry Blossom Dress: The Hat
Usually, accessories are the things we leave until the end of creating our dresses, an afterthought on occasion that we scrabble to get made on the edge of our project deadline. Oddly, however, the hat for my Cherry Blossom Dress is the first item that I have completed for this project. Probably because I got… Continue reading Cherry Blossom Dress: The Hat
2021 Wrap Up
Well, it feels like 2021 has been unproductive and uneventful (thanks Covid) so this is probably going to be a rather short wrap up. But, nevertheless, here it is... Events I attended a grand total of two costumed events in 2021 - my trip to Christchurch to visit Kate Sheppard House, and to Oamaru for… Continue reading 2021 Wrap Up
Escape From 2021
Due to the Covid Restrictions still in play while New Zealand battles the Delta Outbreak that started in August, the committee organising the Oamaru Victorian Heritage Celebrations decided it was best to cancel the event for this year. A crushing blow for anyone, like me, who had been using the event as the light at… Continue reading Escape From 2021
1870s Tartan Bustle Photoshoot
While I was in Oamaru last month (which you can read about here) I took advantage of the beautiful and lovely Public Gardens for a mini photoshoot for the V-neck iteration of this year’s Tartan Bustle Dress. Here is a selection of the photographs 📸 It was so lovely to be able to dress up… Continue reading 1870s Tartan Bustle Photoshoot
1870s Tartan Bustle Project
At the end of last year I came across a cotton tartan shirting from The Fabric Store that I felt really drawn to. I bought several metres of it, with the plan to transform it into an 1870s bustle dress. Unfortunately... I got into a debate with myself and lost to the argument that an… Continue reading 1870s Tartan Bustle Project
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