#talia's adventures in lacemaking

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In an effort not to spend 6 hours embroidering today, I instead spent 6 hours making a tiny piece of lace

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I'm trying out some tape lace butterflies! I want my 1902 gown to have a butterfly theme, so I'm exploring different options for butterfly decorations. The real ones will be of thin thread that matches the dress near perfectly, to capture that simple elegance feel of a Worth Gown that they so often achieved by having several different but closely matching textures.

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I drew out a little kats stitch fan pattern to try out a little larger to see if it could work as a decorative edge on my purple corset

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Alright, time to make some ballgown decorations! I'm making a midsized butterfly to go on the skirt. I'll probably make as many as i have energy for in different sizes so they can fly up and down the train

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So I'm seeing an influx of new followers I can only ascribe to folks recognising the importance of petticoats and waistcoats... Welcome!

You'll find all my original posts tagged with #a talia original

For all my dramatic pictures you can go to #talia is a drama queen

For the sewing projects, visit #talia's adventures in dressmaking

Most importantly of course, there is the #waistcoat spam

The dnd chatter is all at #no vampires allowed, or #no vamps allowed chatter and #thylead (or just #dnd)

My lacemaking adventures are all under #talia learns bobbin lace

For the shirtsleeve sew-along, you want #floofy shirt sewalong

Have a lovely time!