The first of my four winter dress projects is done! This will be worn to the GBACG's Buccaneers Tea at which I will be playing Nan. This is one of my favorite books, and Nan is probably my favorite of Edith Wharton's heroines, so I'm very excited about this.
I now have to really focus and get through two ball gowns and a reception dress for the SASS event in Las Vegas, as well as alterations for mt Dickens Fair costume. We can't have Mrs. Gaskell running around in a dress 3 sizes too big. At least I have the corset finished. It's an Ageless Patterns corset from 1869, which worked up brillantly but was turned out rather large through the bust and hips. I've decided that when trying out a new corset pattern it's much easier to just make a real corset and wear it for awhile before adjusting the fit and shape. Things seems to shift around quite a bit once you are all laced in.
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