Cape part five (Close-up)

Cape part four (back view)

Cape part three

Cape part two

Cape part one

A mini-series of pictures of a lined cape that I made from a photo - while this does have more colour than I'd usually allow, I liked the lining fabric too much to hide it with a different cut.

Dr Suess hat

I had to take this picture so close so you could see the detail on the metal pieces - I see now though that you get no idea of scale... It's quite small - I'll have to take a picture of me wearing it later.

Striped jacket close-up

Just a close-up to show the three extra layers of material at the front here.

Striped jacket full length photo

Same story as the other jacket, but with a different cut and materials.

Fur-trimmed jacket back view

Another back view to show off a couple of darts at the waist.

Fur-trimmed jacket front view

An old jacket I didn't wear. I thought I'd add something more fun to it - sewing through four layers of fur fabric isn't too easy though.

Green Bustle dress front close-up

Here's another close-up on the bodice of the dress.

Green Bustle dress front close-up

A slightly closer view so you can see the lace on the skirt and sleeves better.

Green Bustle dress front view

Looking a little lop-sided here!

Green Bustle dress side view

Here's another bustle dress I made from scraps of other outfits I cut up (mostly bits bought from charity shops.

Side view of black bustle skirt

This photo is to illustrate the contrast between the gathering at the front and back.

Back view of striped bustle skirt close-up

Here's a closer view of the skirt - you can see the hook and eye fastenings on the right there, keeping the darts together.

Back view of striped bustle skirt

Here's a back view of that earlier skirt, which is gathered up on the inside and hand stitched.

Chemisette back view

Back view of the chemisettes.

Lace-fronted chemisette

Sorry this one's a bit blurry - this is an alternative chemisette, obviously without a ruff, and with lace panels at the front. It laces up in the same way.

A close-up of the gathering at the waist of the skirt.

The same chemisette with a bustle skirt - I took this picture so you can see the gathering at the front better.

Chemisette with ruff close-up

I decided to take some pictures of the more minor projects that I've done recently on my dressmaker's dummy. This is a close-up of a chemisette with lacing at the front.