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The dress was finished by 12th Night. Below is a list of fabric and construction: Gown of navy blue dupioni. The original olive silk turned out the be so slippery and hard to work with that I ditched it and started over with blue dupioni. The preferred silk would have been smooth finished and not… Continue Reading Dress Diary, Blue Norman #4

Since today is just 2 weeks before 12th Night, of course this is the time to actually start sewing the garb. *rolls eyes at self* The plan today is to cut out the bliaut pieces. A reminder that I’m using “bliaut” in its sense of a court gown that was probably made of silk. The… Continue Reading Dress Diary, Blue Norman #2

I did not sew the seams today like I planned, but I did cut and pin the ceinture and worked out the beading pattern. As soon as I have some beads down I’ll take a picture. I am uncertain about using the fabric for straight trim as I might cut out the diamonds in the… Continue Reading Dress Diary, Blue Norman #3

I haven’t done a dress diary forever  so am looking forward to this one. I’m not fantastic at the dress diary thing — I often forget to record steps and take detailed pictures. But I still enjoy tracking the process as it helps me to stick with the process. Truth be told, I hate the… Continue Reading Dress Diary, Blue Norman #1