Tardy post again! It's a rewear so I didn't bother getting my own pictures, just concentrated on enjoying myself!
Saturday I attended
Madame Modiste's Victorian party; we had absolutely perfect weather - not too hot, partly cloudy, with a breeze. Eating snackies and chatting with well-dressed friends all afternoon, what's not to love? (Besides the closing of lanes on the bridge I take to get there, so it took almost twice as long to get there!) Plus Kat and her husband were celebrating their ten-year anniversary by renewing their vows, and they decided to share the ceremony with all of us!
I originally planned to finish the long-neglected natural form cotton dress, but after the last-minute spencer sewing two weeks ago, I decided I didn't want to be doing any of that this time, and that I have a perfectly garden-party-appropriate 1860s dress in my closet anyway.
I did still have to put fastenings on, so I took it out on Thursday to do so - and was glad I did, because the right undersleeve had frayed right through its seam(a flat-felled seam, no less!), and there was a 2" hole. The sleeves were too tight to allow me to sew
another seam, so replacing them it was. And it had to be both sleeves, since I didn't have any more of that particular fabric! Annoying, and now the undersleeves don't match the neck yoke, but whatcha gonna do?
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| Parasols! |
A couple more photos from other people (mostly
In the Long Run, as usual) after the jump!
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| At least in the bright sunlight, the sleeves and yoke don't look different colors! They are... |
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| You can see it a little better here: the yoke is ivory, and the sleeves are now very white. |
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| Let's see if I can drop pie in my lap! I bet I could... |
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| It's funny because the skirt is covered in marks. And there's a giant stain on the front. I do so well with white! |
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| So much fluffy! Cupcake dresses unite! |
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| "Let me tell YOU..." :) |
I envy you having such a large group. Mine is still very small. So much pretty all around you!
ReplyDeleteIt was a wonderfully cupcake-y day! All the fluffy! I'm quite grateful that I happen to live on the East Coast of the States - we're lucky to have a long-established group of historical costumers. (And I'm lucky they let me come play with them, haha!)
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