My current projects/plans

What to expect the next few days, weeks, months?

I allways have my hands on several projects although I did not do very much this year. You might call it creative emptiness. Now I am back and currently I do a lot of embroidery for a:

- 1911/12 evening gown. Whether I make the dress itself in black or in white silk taffet, I do not know yet, but the overdress will be from top to bottom black tulle embroidered with black sequins, glass seed and bugle beads. It is very satisfying to look at the finished embroidery, but it is really back breaking to hunch over an embroidery frame for hours on end trying to get those little slippery bastards to stay where they are supposed to be. The time spend on it so far is 110 hours and the whole dress might take somewhere between 700-1000 hours.

- Of course the outfit will not be complete without the proper under garments and corset. But as mentioned above, there is enough time before the embroidery is finished.

- 1875 Workbag after Petersons. Something small that can be done while sitting in a comfy armchair.

- 1905 Silk taffet petticoat in olive green with goldbrown and black antique lace inlays. This petticoat has to be finished before making a black voile skirt and a white silk blouse after a German fashion magazine from the same year.

- 1891 Corset after a pattern from Ageless patterns. Raspberry red (how naughty) with black flossing.

- 1858 Crinoline dress in white/green/yellow plaid silk or since there might not be enough left over from this silk a red/blue/green cotton/poly blend and:

- a matching straw bonnet to either dress.

- For me a black frock coat, a striped pyjama and slippers after patterns from the 1920s.

First post

People keep asking me what I currently create and this might be a good way of keeping people updated about it. Please keep in mind that I never liked writing very much and the main reason for this blog are pictures about my progress. Enjoy peeking.....