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Because I can, I'm blaming the 4 year old niece for giving me her ear infection on Christmas. Do I know for certain that's what I actually had? No, but I'm sticking with my story. Nearly two weeks later I'm now at the post-nasal-drip stage of things, and feeling better enough mentally that I want to do more than just sit and watch stuff, but lacking the actual energy to do it. Plus the heavy coughing/sneezing/nose!faucet isn't conducive to most activity either. So I've just been meandering through some knitting and embroidery the past day or two, basically depending on what room I'm in and what project is at hand. Very organized, let me tell you.

Anyway, my 2017 round up. I didn't feel like I'd made all that much over the course of the year, until I wrote it all down and realized I did do a fair amount. So here we go!

pictures galore! )
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Back in September I started planning a Regency gown I could dance in, since all my other gowns are made of silk and/or have a train. Not dancing friendly. I'd picked up some light purple cotton gauze from Jomar ages back, and decided that was perfect for a nice light ballgown. Then the reason I was going to make it last fall didn't happen, so the idea got set aside.

Anyway, with the Jane Austen ball next weekend in Alexandria, I pulled everything out and started working on it again. The basic cut of the dress is inspired by this dress in the Met's collection. I really liked the neckline and shape of the bodice.

So now it's all finished, apart from the hem! It ties in the back with two drawstrings, one at the neck and one at the waist. There's another drawstring in the front neckline, in case that needs to be pulled a little tighter as well. It's not lined at all, so all the seams are felled by hand. I plan to make a pair of long sleeves to tack in, and then with a chemisette I can wear this for Beth's tea the weekend after the ball~

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I have a ribbon to wear with this as well, and I'm leaning towards wearing some of Taylor's flowers with it as well, but I can't decide which.A couple more pictures~ )

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Jun. 5th, 2012 04:14 pm
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Did I just make a Spoonflower account just so I can make this dress? Yes, yes I did.

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