tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6237278258771812379.post2411037997879176592..comments2024-01-17T04:06:48.915-06:00Comments on Romantic History: Brainstorming My Wardrobe for the Jane Austen FestivalSarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06713535191616985475noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6237278258771812379.post-75599991873607867302013-11-13T06:37:54.819-06:002013-11-13T06:37:54.819-06:00I'm actually making myself a bib front dress n...I'm actually making myself a bib front dress now...using the S&S pattern. But I'm having my usual problem....if the neckline isn't high the bodice falls off my shoulders...no matter how much I add to the 'straps'. I'm wondering if there's some way I can do some loops to attach to a petticoat.M'ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02697943030492173302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6237278258771812379.post-86878539704635681832011-11-29T10:16:18.253-06:002011-11-29T10:16:18.253-06:00Those were two I thought were nice in the book too...Those were two I thought were nice in the book too. <br />I'm still leaning towards -from previous page- wrapover (for ease of dressing) or maybe the open robe over my mini disaster bedsheet dress.<br /><br />Slowly working my way through reading all your blog ;)M'ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02697943030492173302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6237278258771812379.post-78033645562377813762011-04-18T15:24:12.625-05:002011-04-18T15:24:12.625-05:00Thanks for your advice and encouragement ladies!
...Thanks for your advice and encouragement ladies! <br /><br />Kelly, please do say hi if you see me! I will feel very much an outsider since the only person I have actually met who will be attending the festival, at least that I know of, is the lovely Teresa Sanders and I have only met her once, and that was for a brief time last week. :) I am really excited about personally meeting some really wonderful ladies I have known online; the visiting aspect of the festival is one thing I am looking forward to the most!Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06713535191616985475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6237278258771812379.post-55987840238877984152011-04-18T08:18:42.774-05:002011-04-18T08:18:42.774-05:00I really like that second dress.I really like that second dress.Jackiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17073135893259198628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6237278258771812379.post-88214842483061283992011-04-17T22:55:13.573-05:002011-04-17T22:55:13.573-05:00I think what you have chosen is lovely and practic...I think what you have chosen is lovely and practical. I can't wait to see the finished piece :DLaurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16860487428631923601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6237278258771812379.post-84246824508860791432011-04-16T19:16:22.946-05:002011-04-16T19:16:22.946-05:00Some different (official site i think) lovely phot...Some different (official site i think) lovely photos of the Regency exhibit that you should enjoy... at napoleon-fashion.com Wow!Diane F.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05746125253723549025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6237278258771812379.post-26144855246204214652011-04-16T02:09:38.737-05:002011-04-16T02:09:38.737-05:00Wow! You are so talented! I am learning to sew but...Wow! You are so talented! I am learning to sew but I can't even sew a straight line properly. <br /><br />Have you seen this book:<br /><br />http://www.amazon.co.uk/Costume-Detail-Womens-Dress-1730-1930/dp/1858820383/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1302937647&sr=8-1<br /><br />I saw it at the library and just had to have a copy!Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04441772575424198075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6237278258771812379.post-52089283387492682432011-04-16T00:46:14.362-05:002011-04-16T00:46:14.362-05:00Oh, I will add my voice to those above! I have fou...Oh, I will add my voice to those above! I have four girls, and even they - girls! - manage to do some incredibly 'creative' (i.e. destructive) things if left to themselves for any amount of time at all! <br /><br />My sewing 'season' is closing.. chicks in the brooder, more to come, maybe some calves.. sew in winter, 'farm' in summer! :)<br /><br />Your project looks lovely; I can't wait to see what you end up with!EllaJachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17937838823211562533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6237278258771812379.post-9976391993253253042011-04-15T21:48:35.661-05:002011-04-15T21:48:35.661-05:00Oh, I was thinking of going to the festival this y...Oh, I was thinking of going to the festival this year! But I don't sew at all and was just going to wear a modern dress which I thought was acceptable so I hope people aren't too judge-y. I would say that I'll say hi if I see you, but I've only commented a few times on your blog, so I doubt you would even know who I was!Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16120027058653022897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6237278258771812379.post-56402043047096978862011-04-15T19:27:33.074-05:002011-04-15T19:27:33.074-05:00Sarah,
I just wanted to say that the "Madame...Sarah,<br /><br />I just wanted to say that the "Madame" above is me. I was somehow signed in to the Bluegrass Regency email instead of my Living with Jane one.<br /><br />~JenniJennihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11894247974983793889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6237278258771812379.post-89881668360656518972011-04-15T17:21:05.316-05:002011-04-15T17:21:05.316-05:00I hear you about not having enough time to sew cuz...I hear you about not having enough time to sew cuz I'm constantly watching kids. I guess its a trade off....Sewing a nice new peice of clothing and then having to deal with the aftermath of the boys...I have 4. I have all these Ideas of stuff I want to do and they end up with all the rest of them in the pile of soon to be created. LOL...good luck with the sewing!Katy Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06591325070647267488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6237278258771812379.post-33141579316250308072011-04-15T17:04:35.096-05:002011-04-15T17:04:35.096-05:00Sarah, what a lovely design you have chosen! You ...Sarah, what a lovely design you have chosen! You will look positively gorgeous in it. And two dresses are as many as I have. You won't be out of place at all. The people that I've met involved in this festival are all extremely nice, and you will fit right in. Paisley or silk shawls would work. Do you have a paisley shawl from 1860's reenacting? It might pass just fine for this.<br /><br />Also, do you own a pair of gloves? That would be something you could make easily if you don't.Madamehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01606362802798167609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6237278258771812379.post-83264827017078690572011-04-15T17:02:06.511-05:002011-04-15T17:02:06.511-05:00Your dress is beautiful! Really like both inspira...Your dress is beautiful! Really like both inspiration ones!SEWButterflyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03629129775841036996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6237278258771812379.post-35747919020410436922011-04-15T16:35:30.133-05:002011-04-15T16:35:30.133-05:00Dear Sarah,
In my humble opinion you are making s...Dear Sarah,<br /><br />In my humble opinion you are making some very sound decisions indeed. Like you, I need to watch my boys a good bit. Boys are...curious, adventurous, and most seem to have a bit of devil-may-care-i-will-do-it-whatever-the-consequences in them, but do do most humans, I suppose. In any case, welcome to the world of short sewing moments :]<br /><br />Your dress plans are most reasonable, and knowing you, the tucks and so on are going to be tasteful and sweet. See Jenni's blog (you know Jenni) for ideas on accessories, for her time period is closer to yours than mine is.<br /><br />Also see http://www.thomason-photography.net/CBML/index.html for loads of pictures from the excellent Napoleon exhibit, all on fully accessorized models. My bet is that you will do a bang-up job with less effort than you think.<br /><br />Hugs and very best, and there are so many of us anxious to meet you and to enjoy your company this summer,<br /><br />NatalieZipZiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04088551086336264968noreply@blogger.com