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Bodice Woes

Having now worn the red/black linen dress twice.. I can say with authority that my bodice pattern needs to be…

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July produce in season

Artichokes, Arugula, Asian Greens, Basil, Beets, Bok Choy, Broccoli, Cabbage, Carrots, Cauliflower, Celery, Chard, Collards, Corn, Eggplant, Fava Beans, Fennel,…

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Bones.. and that damned hemd :D

I ended up adding short bones under the hook/eye tape on either side of the front opening. As a happy…

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Wulsthaube Mark 2: What -I- did

I don't -know- what was actually used as the unterhaube.. so I'm taking my best guess. It turns out that…

  • Kampfrau (Trossfrau)

Not-so rushed

I've done a bunch.. and it's been a while since I updated progress on the dress.. but frankly, all the…

  • Kampfrau (Trossfrau)

Mmmmmm Velvet

Linen guards are so boring. Having fixated on the idea of using velvet guards I turned my house upside-down looking…

  • Kampfrau (Trossfrau)

Red will be the color

I dug through my fabric stash and found that I had enough light blue (denim colored) or red linen available…

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Letter of Recommendation

Pinning this. This was not written by me but I don't want to lose this information. Continue Reading

  • Kampfrau (Trossfrau)

Linen Kampfrau

Diary started June 1, 2010 Progress: June 2: Decided to go with Red Linen and fixated on using velvet ribbons…

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Hemd

The hemd came out beautifully. Running it through the wash did rumple it a little but it was easily revived…