Aoife
Ermagherd, I drew something! I came across the sketch for this (abandoned because I couldn't figure out the legs) and suddenly felt inspired to finish it.Aoife of Highrock by Broken-Moons on...
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Yeah, I was going to post about stuff these past four weeks but then... I didn't...The short version is, I wore Regine Verdi again, won a prize with her, broke her, read some stuff, drew some stuff...
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I went to Castlefest two weeks ago, wearing Regina Verdi, and had a blast. I went with a friend who hadn't been able to go the previous few events, and it was great to be able to do this together...
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I may or may not have enough trim
Two posts in one day? Golly, what a treat! Anyway, before I dive into the pictures from the photoshoot I wanted to share a(n in-progress) pic of the new sideless surcoat I mentioned:This thing is...
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Some updates
So yes, I've been working on the sideless surcoat, but it's slow going - especially since I made a Roman outfit at the same time. And I've also started on some steampunk accessories for an event in...
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Skyrim cosplay... ish
I've been a bit quiet, haven't I? Most of my spare time has gone into sewing, and a little bit of writing. And sometimes I put on Skyrim or Fable 2, not like I haven't finished them already but it's...
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Time for some designs!
I have some post-fair thoughts that I want to share with you guys, but I'm going to have to put them in some kind of order first. So, in the meantime, have some designs for a new outfit that has been...
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Article 17
Right! Post-fair thoughts. ^__^ First off, I thought I'd share the post-event carnage that is my sewing room: I've noticed that as an event draws near I throw out whatever notions of tidyness I have...
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Article 16
I'm halfway through putting the blue-and-gold ribbon around the surcoat's hem, and I thought I'd have a look at how it looks on me, and share ^__^The ribbon is attached only along the lower edge, I...
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The good, the bad, and the bilingual
So... yay, a new year? Had a bit of a rocky start to mine, due to a bit of a freak-out over taxes when something which is stressful for me to start with did not go well at all. I had planned to do some...
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Last weekend when I started my weekly cleaning routine, I decided that I was going to tackle my sewing room, big time. I've been noticing some impractical things for a while now, and lately they've...
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Picspam!
So I got all ready to do this, and then realised I had never posted those pictures from the Regina Verdi photoshoot back in August, oops!I did put them on Tumblr, and since I don't have them by hand in...
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It's interesting how stories and inspiration and imagination work - for my SSBB story I have most of the worldbuilding done, a good deal of the plot, but only the first paragraph written. Normally I'd...
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Mini sideless surcoat
I've put my sideless surcoat away for the moment, to work on the other half of my outfit plans for Elfia Haarzuilens - my niece's outfit! I'm making a medieval dress and sideless surcoat for her as...
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It’s been over two weeks since Terry Pratchett passed away, and this is my third attempt to write something about it. Everything I thought of before either felt too rambly or too… too self-important to...
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And another one done
Well, I'm cheating a little bit because I'm not quite done with some of the buttons on the sleeves, but if I wait until that's done I might not have time to take pics before I have wear this and then...
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It feels like only last week that I redid my sewing room, but already another overhaul feels in order! I'm pretty pleased with the light I get with my cutting/sewing desk against the window, and the...
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All ready for summer - now if only the weather did the same
So about a year ago my sewing machine broke down in the middle of making a maxi summer/party dress I was intending to wear to a big work party, and I had to abandon the project. After buying a new (and...
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Summer dress in action
First off, sorry for not responding to comments for a while! ^_^; I kind of, er, forgot about LJ for a while... *coughs*Anywhoo, on with the regular programme!Oh man but that summer dress is a dream to...
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Skyrim outift update
Excuse the crappy selfies down below, but this weekend I adapted my Skryim outfit to work without the leather corset (for better comfort - both to wear and to put on!) and I was pretty chuffed with the...
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