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15 January, 2012

• 10:19 PM

  lugreen commented on the project An Elizabethan Corset

  Thanks :) surprisingly quick and easy to come together and well worth it. I rather love this cor…

  

14 January, 2012

• 10:06 PM

  lugreen added the project called An Elizabethan Corset

  

  Or more accurately a “pair of bodies”. Made using a hand-drafted pattern based on instructions found as elizabethancostume.net. It is very densely boned, particularly on the front panel and also …

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9 January, 2012

• 01:40 PM

  lugreen ’s status has been updated to:
  stitching an Elizabethan corset...

  

14 December, 2011

• 09:06 PM

  lugreen ’s status has been updated to:
  researching next year's Elizabethan project

  

• 09:04 PM

  lugreen added the project called Quick and Easy Christmas Stockings

  

  A trio of very simple but pretty stockings that I made for myself, Megs (the dog) and Rascal (the cat)! To complete the set, my boyfriend and daughter already had theirs :o)

  Full details and a …

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• 08:55 PM

  lugreen commented on the project Temptaprons!

  Thank you Andrea, still one of my favourite projects!

  

• 08:54 PM

  lugreen favorited the project 18th century Stays and Neck stays

  

• 08:53 PM

  lugreen commented on the project 18th century Stays and Neck stays

  Amazing! So beautifully done and I love the fabric :)

  

15 November, 2011

• 08:23 PM

  lugreen commented on the project Godfrey Monster

  thank you both – the 10yr olds creation really, I just did the sewing! :)

  

3 November, 2011

• 08:16 PM

  lugreen added the project called Godfrey Monster

  

  A fun little monster that I made with my daughter for our doberman, Megs. Very simply cut from coutil and decorated with felt shapes. The daughter designed and cut, I sewed. Stuffed with polyest…

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1 November, 2011

• 01:35 PM

  lugreen ’s status has been updated to:
  what to make next, hmmm.......

  

31 October, 2011

• 09:07 AM

  lugreen added the project called The LBD: a 50's redesign

  

  A year or so ago I made a little black dress for a Black Tie birthday party. The same people were having a Black Tie ball earlier this month and I couldn’t wear the same thing twice. That said, I…

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• 08:19 AM

  lugreen commented on the project The Victorian Costume

  thank you :)

  

30 October, 2011

• 10:52 PM

  lugreen commented on the project The Victorian Costume

  Thank you :)

  

• 10:52 PM

  lugreen commented on the project The Victorian Costume

  and so easy, a great Truly Victorian pattern, came together in an afternoon.

  

• 10:51 PM

  lugreen commented on the project The Victorian Costume

  thank you! it was a joy to make and wear.

  

27 October, 2011

• 10:30 AM

  lugreen ’s status has been updated to:
  Halloween............ :)

  

• 08:36 AM

  lugreen added the project called The Victorian Costume

  

  The finished item: chemise, corset, petticoats, bloomers, fantail skirt, overskirt and boned jacket. I’ve listed some of the individual projects, here it is complete, all ready for Halloween!

  T…

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22 October, 2011

• 06:14 AM

  lugreen added alajacob as a friend

  

9 August, 2011

• 07:57 PM

  lugreen commented on the project Split Pannier Overskirt

  me too! ;) thank you

  

19 July, 2011

• 05:44 PM

  lugreen ’s status has been updated to:
  working on the muslin of my Victorian jacket...

  

• 05:41 PM

  lugreen added the project called Split Pannier Overskirt

  

  The next part of my Victorian Costume; an overskirt for my Fantail Skirt.
  Made using Truly Victorian’s TV328 pattern.

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21 June, 2011

• 09:14 PM

  lugreen ’s status has been updated to:
  needs to find some Victorian buttons!

  

• 09:01 PM

  lugreen favorited the technique Hem Pleats

  

• 09:01 PM

  lugreen favorited the technique curved hems

  

• 08:40 PM

  lugreen added the project called Victorian Fantail Skirt

  

  Made using Truly Victorian’s pattern TV225. A Natural Form fantail skirt on cotton twill.

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9 May, 2011

• 10:24 AM

  lugreen commented on the project The Zen Charmer Corset

  thank you!
  i started with it completely matched but then didn’t like how it was working out, so …

  

• 10:18 AM

  lugreen commented on the project The Zen Charmer Corset

  I would; as a corset building novice I found it a great secondary resource for explaining the dif…

  

8 May, 2011

• 08:56 PM

  lugreen posted a message on alasse’s wall

  I have finally finished the corset; I hope it’s done your pattern justice!

  

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