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Fixing yesterday’s mistakes
In the spirit of “back on the horse,” today I’m watching Master Jose’s instructional videos on making the doublet while recutting the bits that need recut. Hopefully that…
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Cutting day. And lesson learned #1
I’m clever. I read the book before I started, so I should be familiar with the process Master Jose outlined. I have pattern pieces, drafted by a master,…
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But I hated my class on Renaissance Florence…
Of all the places, what’s my inspiration for a 16th Century dress? Florence! More specifically, the closet of Eleanor of Toledo. After a whole college semester complaining about…
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And so it begins
Welcome to a new century! I concede. With a MoD elevation in the house in 2 months and 2 days (YAY BRIAN!), I need to actually sew 16th…
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