we have cunning plans, indeed

[wataya]

what am I up to ? On the sewing side of course.

Well, nothing you might expect because all the projects I have just bore me to death right now, and I can only think of 18th-ing myself. Which lead me to the three new projects I'm currently working on.

First, I need new 18th stays : I have already a pair of stays, 1/4th done, waiting for me somewhere, but I hugely miscalculate their lenght, they are too big, and it would involve a good deal of work to make them right, and I'm not in the mood for this. So I'm just choosing another pattern, from Jean Hunnisset to be exact ; The 1785-1795 "for curvy women" stays taken after a geniune corset from her collection. My take after the first three days of work on it :



Then I have found what I want to do with my IKEA fabric : I'm going to reproduce the following dress. It is dated 1770/75, it is a casaquin with an anglaise back and laced on front, a skirt, and a matching apron. The only change I'm doing will be the back : I will use the en fourreau back from the round gown in "Fitting and proper" (koshka_the_cat did it).


The first toile is done.

The last project is still at the planning stage, I'm waiting the finished stays to begin with it : it will be a blue taffetas 1794 dress.

Comments

[cigarettes214.livejournal.com]

ugh, I'm so mad we don't have an IKEA here. Everyone always uses such amazing fabric from there!
I can't wait to see how everything turns out!

[justawench.livejournal.com]

Yay for 18th cent. projects!

[green-martha.livejournal.com]

Yay for new projects !
The fabric from the new stays is *very* pretty, what ii it ?

[wataya]

Ah, girl... Every very retty fabric had to be silk taffetas, ain't it ? I bought it with the green taffetas of my bustle dress, nd the blue I'm going to use for the 1794 gown. Like three years ago. But I still remember the price : 5 euros/meters...

[green-martha.livejournal.com]

*insert heavy sigh here*
*sobs*
WANT cheap silk taffetas !
*more sigh*

[saraic.livejournal.com]

I just love that material from Ikea - must check them out one of these days.....
your gown plans sound just lovely!

[demode.livejournal.com]

ooo, I love the casaquin! Can't wait to see what you do with the Hunnisett pattern - I am on the hunt for a good 18th c. stays pattern.

[vanityfairy.livejournal.com]

I love that Ikea fabric too! I think I gave an involuntary squee when I found it at the store coz people where looking... =)
That anglaise is going to be so pretty!

[amuclaricia.livejournal.com]

I love you fabric choices. They're just stunning and I'm totally jealous of the dress fabric. I wish I had some. yey for 18th-ing, I'm doing the same thing.