Hard Won Victories
It started with love at first sight . . . (doesn't it always?) The green dress in the above fashion plate caught my eye and next thing I knew, I was dreaming...
Projects
The drop-down menu above can take you directly to each doll’s wardrobe page, where there are only posts for that specific doll. On this page, you can read about all the wardrobes in progress, in whichever order I happen to add something.
Magic in Unlikely Places
How much must I hate myself? Let me count the ways . . . It would be funny, really, if not for the angst it causes. I'm speaking of that subconscious place...
Guilty, Guilty, Guilty . . .
If there were cones of shame for sewing, I'd definitely deserve one right now. Because I cheated - on purpose. And it's not the first time. The trouble is, I value historic...
Maddie’s Modes de Paris
It's never good for the morale of the doll room to focus entirely on one project. It probably goes without saying that dolls, by nature, become petulant when new dresses stop appearing....
Lavinia’s (First) Wool Dress
I might well have titled this post "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, because this project was a bit of everything. First the bad. Many dresses of the mid-1800's were made...
Squishing and Squashing and Eating Crow
As I attacked the next layer of Lavinia's underpinnings, I was forced to admit my strong opinions might not always be right. But before I confess my ignorance, let me show you...
First Things First
Before I could spoil Lavinia properly, I needed to put a few base elements in place. The first priority was anchoring her to her stand. I've always favored saddle stands to others,...
Visions of Things to Come
My post today serves two purposes. I'm not ashamed to say the first reason for a quick update is that it allows me to press pause on the next step in slip...
Hobbling Along
You won't be surprised to hear I intend to spoil Lavinia rotten - which immediately posed a problem. She was wearing a lovely pair of antique boots when I bought her, but...
Corset Conundrums
It occurred to me, as I struggled to wrap my brain around all the things I’d planned for Bichette’s lingerie trousseau, that she might desire a corset. And at this point, why...