IRCC II - Tasty Nibble #6

Another find from today's lovely book.

Do you see what I see? In the lower left section, near the bottom of the lady's skirts...period bustling!

It makes a lot of sense to me that the image comes from a dance manual. What a lovely and sensible way to manage a train.

I hope to have enough fabric for a train on this years gown and if I do I will definitely put in some eyelets for a bustling tie!



(Clicking on the photo will show you the full illustration.)

Steampunk Bustle, Revised

As it turns out, my fabric is not the bright white I thought it was, nor the grey my Mr. C. feared, but a lovely pale straw gold, grey and black. I love it!

But we need new pictures, of course

























And some more inspirational lmages too!











































Aha! This dress lives at the Los Angeles County Art Museum.

Young Woman's Dress, 1878

http://collectionsonline.lacma.org/mwebcgi/mweb.exe?request=record;id=125173;type=101

Steampunk dinner dress!

Behold my new fabric, 13.5 yards of black, white and grey plaid silk dupioni.



I'm thinking 1870s... bustle... and fringe... and pleats... and lace...




Something kinda like this...



Woohoo!

Oooh! On-line instructions for drafting your own drawers.

While the exact shape and technique would need to be modified to make a more 16th century pair of drawers, the ideas and discussion around fit, sizing and body shape are well thought out, easy to understand and very helpful!

http://www.thesewingacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/2010Drawers.pdf

Please note:
If the link above isn't working (it's on and off again for me) just go to the "The Compendium" tab at the top of the sewingacademy's home page, scoll down the page to the Free Patterns for women section, and there the drawers pattern will be.

Blackwork, oh my!

Surely one of us needs this?

I think the universe it trying to tell me something

Like that it's time to be getting started on my camicia!

Have you been reading Baroque Embellishments lately?

I'd call that a sign...

We're going to Teslacon!

I'm so excited I'm practically bursting!

So many new outfits to plan. So many gadgets to consider.

Hmmm....what *is* the appropriate attire for an exploratory day on the moon?

It's giving me something to think about while I work on my IRCC II outfit!