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Princess Victoria & Alice: preview & outtakes :)

Wednesday, January 13th, 2010

The girls are so precious and oh so prim and proper (most of the time). Just wait till you get to the cute outtakes. Yes the Princess Royal turns into a zombie nearing the end of the shoot.

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I have to say, these two young ladies really impressed me. They did 3 hours including hair, make-up, costuming and a photo shoot. Then popped aprons over their dresses, ate dinner, and headed out with their Grandma to meet me as their mama at the ball (more…)

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Plaid Victorian: skirt & mock-up

Thursday, November 13th, 2008

Here is just mocking up the fabrics for the waistcoat and zuave jacket:

The edges of the zouave jacket will actually be cording covered in bias cut plaid matching the skirt but I just threw on a scrap of straight grain here.
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Plaid Victorian: waistband & lining

Tuesday, November 11th, 2008

I’ve jumped right back into sewing but will come back to updating about the trip to Florence soon.

Pleating of the linen/cotton blend lining:

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Plaid Victorian: adding the lining & hemming

Saturday, November 1st, 2008

Here is a quick shot of the three-tiers with the small green shot-with-black taffeta edging pinned into place. Once I attach the skirt to the waistband I can set the bottom length and adjust the middle tier to the correct length between the two:

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Plaid Victorian: draping the tiers

Friday, October 24th, 2008

Fabric up-close:
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Plaid Victorian: fabric choices

Wednesday, October 15th, 2008

All the fabrics are collected for a new Victorian outfit for one of my clients. The three tier-skirt is in progress and I look forward to sharing photos as things progress.

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