This project has been ongoing from sometime in 2017 and I think was only finally finished in 2019 with the trim and buttons, and still hasn’t been worn 🙁 It is a combination of these three Truly Victorian patterns: I saw the lovely pocket watch fabric in Abakhan, and must have bought quite a lot …
Category: Steampunk
Jun 11
Lobster Bustles 2017
So one of the things with steampunk ladies seems to be competing to have the biggest bum!!! One of the other ‘Steamstresses’ had made this lobster bustle and I thought is was fab so wanted to have a go myself. Officially it is the Truly Victorian TV163 1887 Imperial Tournure rather than a ‘lobster’!! Basic …
Jun 11
Reversible Bolero plus embroidery 2017
I used the Simplicity 1819 again for this, but made it reversible this time. To go with two different outfits. This would go with the Truly Victorian skirt I had just made (from charity shop curtains), and re-use the embroidery designs I had done for ‘Time’. The new challenge here was positioning the embroidery designs …
Jun 11
Truly Victorian TV261-R 1885 Four Gore Underskirt
I acquired some bargain fabric in the form of some red curtains from a charity shop. I finally got round to washing them and unpicking all the seams and linings. Lots of fabric! The theory was that I could try a new pattern, and if it went wrong it wouldn’t matter much. I went for …
Jun 11
Alice through the Looking Glass – ‘Time’ – for Asylum 2017
This was probably my most adventurous make, and the first time as a known character – a cosplay. It seemed like a good idea at the time, when I was planning a ‘family’ theme. I managed to ‘sell’ it to Robin, but no-one else, and he still wanted to go as Time. For those of …
Jun 11
White rabbit trousers and reversible waistcoat – 2017
I had had an idea to have a theme for when we went as a family to The Asylum in August 2017. It didn’t come off at all! But I did get my inspiration from Alice through the Looking Glass. I liked lots of Alice’s outfits, but I think my idea was based loosely around …
Jun 02
Turquoise Outfits 2016
I had fallen in love with some Chinese style fabric at Nortex Mills a while back… obviously bought some for the ‘stash’, along with a plain contrast. I had had to guess how much to buy as hadn’t planned anything when I bought it!! Naughty naughty! Browsing Pinterest I had found a different style I …
Jun 02
Mini 2172 and Planes Jacket (2015)
I loved making the 2172 and thought it would be great to scale down for my daughter. There was significant guess work involved in doing this!!! I did the jacket first, which was worn with a hitched up skirt from a charity shop, but then also made her the skirt. This butterfly fabric is one …
May 16
Velvet Jacket and Trousers (2014)
I seem to have misplaced my pattern for this one. I made the trousers with the flap front, and a velvet jacket for my husband. He hasn’t worn them very often 🙁 a) It was summer, and the velvet jacket was TOO hot! b) No pockets in the trousers… This is obviously very disappointing, and …
May 16
Butterick B5696 (2014) – Tea Cups
I thought this would be something special for The Asylum, which I was attending for the first time this year. This would be for the Ball event in the Assembly Rooms in Lincoln. Construction of this skirt was very similar to the Simplicity 1819 skirt, but without the side cascades, and with a much bigger …
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