Not that I want to be catcalled, but if I'm going to be catcalled while wearing homemade striped stays to Pride, I'm annoyed that this dude just commented on my legs.

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I promised my opera buddy that I'd take pictures of my finished #1780sLoki dress and I'm going to see her for the first time since November so I guess I may as well take a full costume picture (even though I still need to attach the breeches buckles).

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My toxic trait is starting a new sewing project before finishing the current one. Every time I take time off, my brain wants to make a new pair of stays. Still need to finish the buckles on my #1780sLoki costume and I'm planning a Westley/Man In Black/Dread Pirate Roberts outfit for my birthday in January so I need a black tunic...... But this Augusta Stays pattern is just so ~exciting~ so I've now printed, traced, and cut out all the pieces.
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My toxic trait is starting a new sewing project before finishing the current one. Every time I take time off, my brain wants to make a new pair of stays. Still need to finish the buckles on my #1780sLoki costume and I'm planning a Westley/Man In Black/Dread Pirate Roberts outfit for my birthday in January so I need a black tunic...... But this Augusta Stays pattern is just so ~exciting~ so I've now printed, traced, and cut out all the pieces.
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#1780sLoki update: I made the skirt over the Thanksgiving holiday, and I am very proud of my pleating. I also decided to add some hooks and thread loops to the front bodice and am halfway through. But alas, when sewing the skirt on Sunday, I accidentally pricked my thumb and I can't hold a needle until it heals. On antibiotics for 10 days, lol. But next week, I should be able to finish the bodice loops and then shorten my breeches.

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#1780sLoki update: I made the skirt over the Thanksgiving holiday, and I am very proud of my pleating. I also decided to add some hooks and thread loops to the front bodice and am halfway through. But alas, when sewing the skirt on Sunday, I accidentally pricked my thumb and I can't hold a needle until it heals. On antibiotics for 10 days, lol. But next week, I should be able to finish the bodice loops and then shorten my breeches.

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#1780sLoki update: I'm still working on the skirt (just sewed on a skirt panel, only to discover that it was upside down, so I had to use the seam ripper), but I've added boning to the front bodice and made a split rump from a pillow and fabric scraps. Also, I repadded my dress form again, so I think the stays are fitting better than before.
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Sunday #sewing realization: if I don't like the way the bodice on my #1780sLoki dress wrinkles, I can just.... add a boning channel? It's allowed?

This is growth, y'all. I'm still learning, but I think that problem solving is proof I'm becoming a better sewist.

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