Month: July 2014

….are not my favourite jobs at all! But I survived the topstitching without any wobbles.  Thank goodness.

….are not my favourite jobs at all! But I survived the topstitching without any wobbles.  Thank goodness.

Another piece of work to be installed in Wallington House was inspired by an inscription in the conservatory / greenhouse.   Taking most of the wording…. and lovely pretty fabrics I’m being all girlie and loving it.

Another piece of work to be installed in Wallington House was inspired by an inscription in the conservatory / greenhouse.   Taking most of the wording…. and lovely pretty fabrics I’m being all girlie and loving it.

Pinned together to see how it looks. The little bustle on the back is embroidered with black crows.   The grey fabric will form a long train that’s painted to match the bodice. I’ve now got the lining and boning

Pinned together to see how it looks. The little bustle on the back is embroidered with black crows.   The grey fabric will form a long train that’s painted to match the bodice. I’ve now got the lining and boning

Cut out or not cut out?  That was the question.I decided it would be easier to see what was what if I cut the pieces of the bodice out before painting them. To keep the rather slippery fabric still I

Cut out or not cut out?  That was the question.I decided it would be easier to see what was what if I cut the pieces of the bodice out before painting them. To keep the rather slippery fabric still I