Author Archives: Golden Covid-stress-relief Sewers

Tonight is the closest I’ve felt to this being a Golden Seamstress. Taping the reveal. Figuring how to upload it into the video editor. Struggling to make a deadline! It’s real!

There will probably be a lot of short posts as things get critical so I don’t forget anything. The test knot. I may try stitching up the end to make it look rounder and not so long. We’ll see how … Continue reading →

To our judges – please ask questions if you have them. These posts are pretty much all the documentation I am planning to submit so if you want to know more about anything we are doing or how we sourced … Continue reading →

Part of the issue with this miniature is the artist’s style. He highlights *everything* in gold. Every picture has the same style of gold highlights. Chances are the fabric was not striped in gold. Looking closely at the sleeve on … Continue reading →

As we approach the deadline, I find myself scrambling to get things done because I put things off far too long. While it looks like I will get a nice outfit out of this experience, I am not enjoying this. … Continue reading →

Aimée is working on the hat. We have decided that the hat consists of three layers: a truncated henin, a veil, and a transparent cap. We are still working on our options for the veil. The picture has it in … Continue reading →

Still working to get the bodice fitting right. I’m getting pretty close. (I look haggard! Oh well.) The neckline of the chemise has gotten its detailing. Two mm, black silk, gros grain ribbon was pulled through on a yarn needle. … Continue reading →

I think I’ve found the cloth needed for the starched headdress – Dhaka muslin. Unfortunately, the plant and the techniques are extinct. I doubt I could afford it anyway. In the Regency period, “a yard of Dhaka muslin fetched prices … Continue reading →

No one would expect a simple chemise to take nearly two weeks to sew. I certainly didn’t. However, here we are and it’s not quite done yet. One of the reasons I am doing this is to get some experience … Continue reading →

Having figured out how to do the neckline of the chemise to match the picture, I am now remembering why I rarely draft my own patterns. I can’t use a raglan sleeve cut as the picture shows the sleeves way … Continue reading →