summer update

okie so havn't really done much this summer, definately not as much as i'd intended to do anyway. bit busy with work at the minute, but had a few days of this past week so after a lovely evening n tonight with the OH he pushed me to start a dress like i'd intended to do all summer.

i've started an 18th century dress, based on a few sketches from nancy bradfield's costume in detail, and stills from a webste called recycledmoviecostumes.com, which picks up on all of the costumes used in period movies, all of which are used in multiple movies. examples include a costume used in marie antoinette, the dutchess and the magnum temptation advert!

my favourite dress from recycledmoviecostumes.com

i love the bow decoration down the front! it may be going onto my dress i think

next my sketches from costume in detail

and finally the start of the dress - en foureau back pinned (that was a pain- there has got to be an easer way of doing that), front partially sewn, and a little edgy time thing joining the shoulders and the top of the pleated back

there we go thats all for now, back at work tomorrow, but should have a bit more done tuesday when i'm off because a nice man coming to fit a new washing machine ..... after the last one has died a horrible horrible death ......

much loves xx