Next Projects

The supplies for my c. 1904 ribbon corset and 1910's corset have arrived. I want to make a couple of changes to the ribbon corset mock-up before saying the pattern is done, and I need to mark the pattern for the 1910's corset with the changes I made. Then they're ready to go. I've also scaled up a combination undergarment pattern from 1918 so it's ready to go too.

But not yet.

There's a Houston Area Regency Society tea a week from Saturday, and I have the materials for a bonnet to match my new spencer. I'm hoping I'll be able to have it finished by then. I've cut and wired the frame and sewn the tip to the crown sides, and I'm hoping to have the mull layer on at least the brim by the end of my sewing time tonight. Actually, I'm hoping to have the whole mull layer done, which will leave me five days for covering the bonnet and doing whatever rudimentary trim I find myself capable of. Trimming bonnets is really not my strong point. Actually, designing trim period is really not my strong point. I'm just not artistic enough. I think there's a level of artistry required for millinery that I simply am not capable of. It's not how my mind works.