My 18th century stays are done, they fit surprisingly well and comfortably (and they have a super cute yellow lining). Now onto fitting the jacket - I'm at the second toile and I have basically no idea of what I am doing.

My mending basket has been ignored and has filled up, so I'll try for a mend a day in June. First up is my 18th century chemise - made from an old sheet, it tore while trying on my new stays. I guess I learned to be cautious when using old textiles, and mind weak spots and worn areas.

I'm onto the tape of my #augustastays now - it's slow going, but the stays fit and I can start on the skirt and jacket!

Second round of #kidstulapants, for my older daughter - this time it went faster and it's nicely finished. I was listening to the Haptic&Hue podcast episode about the Kantamanto market - if these trousers end there (and I hope not), at least they will be of acceptable quality and craftsmanship.

We managed to find almost all the kids' summer wardrobe second hand (win!), so I let each girl choose fabric for a pair of mama-made lightweight trousers. Not the most stimulating sewing, especially with those pesky stripes, but the kids are appreciative enough. Pattern is #kidstulapants by Papercut

Some more stitching in the sun - here stitching down the seam allowances.

I finished this! I think it looks really cute, I'll add more bunting for future birthdays. Not much fabric goes into this, but it's a nice way to display and use scraps.

The days of the traveling #augustastays are (almost) over. After stitching boning channels and eyelets on trains, on holiday and occasionally in the office, it's time to baste pieces together and do a first fitting. After that the whole thing will be too bulky and will have to stay home

I haven't been working on new sewing projects lately, too busy mending and altering and unf*ing my home for #winterofcareandrepair. But! It's spring now and a #totepack is incoming!

My younger daughter's birthday is coming up and I'm working on fabric bunting. Fabric comes from my scrap box, felt from the creative reuse center. Now a whole lot of applique before stitching all together.

It's done! Overall an unfussy project, no choice swear words, no broken needles, sewing machine motor survived. Hope I reinforced the seams sufficiently, because I plan to use this backpack a lot.

Started sewing for real my #makingbackpack by Noodlehead, after a lot of tetris cutting and rummaging for zippers. The black fabric is Eta Proof and my sewing machine is seriously suffering. The rainbow straps, though, they are a real joy.

It's winter break and last week we were staying at a chalet built in 1750. It seemed very fitting to be stitching away at some 18th century stays. Pattern is the Augusta stays by Scroop, more details on Threadloop.

I've embarked on my first costuming project - 1780 or so, and here's my stockings! I loved the mindless knitting (and the yarn, a bamboo/linen by @theathenianmaker.bsky.social, not historically accurate but hopefully cool in summer). Obviously they don't stay up, so garters are next!

Last week I tried out the jacket and found that the upper body is nice and toasty, but the cold gets in from below. So more batting and a drawstring go in - obviously it's 4x more work than adding them in the right order...

I'm still trying to find my way around Bluesky and I find the short texts a challenge, but here's my "get it out of your system" project, Waffle Patterns' Mitsuba puffer jacket turned into almost a ski jacket. Four broken needles and countless hours later, I'm very happy with the result. #sewsky