sleeve getting close

4 days and counting

So I have 4 days to get the dress to a passable stage.  It will not be finished but it must be wearable!  Ack!

Currently I'm working on sleeves inspired by this portrait

Making progress

still going

Not 100% thrilled with how the skirt less along the point of the bodice bit it shall do

Skirt is now hemmed and sleeves are being started. Depending on how the first set looks with the bodice will decide if I will do a second pair. Once a wearable set is made I'll then be going into phases of done with the lead up to a wearable deadline.  Doing a line of matching applique trim along the hem making a new chemise and partly all will depend on time

late night ideas

When I can't sleep sometimes I think of odd costume ideas
A storm trooper cranach gown
A late italian ladder laced with doublet- Winifred from hocus pocus
A tardis viking apron dress

update

I've been bad I  know since I dropped out of the IRCC.  But work on the dress continues!

I'm working on getting the skirt cartridge pleated and attached to the bodice.  It's slow work and hard on the hands

To add to the difficulty of getting time to work on the dress we finally got an under writer willing to give us a loan for a house! Living with my mother in law this last year had been very challenging. And true to my word we went from the loan ok to putting a bid on a house  in a week.  We had a little negotiation issue but as of today we are moving into the home inspection/ appraisal portion of getting a house so that could make things interesting