I ordered a bunch of patterns from Sense & Sensibility and from Laughing Moon and had them sent to my mom’s address, since I’ll be visiting her on vacation. (Also it’s way cheaper to ship within the US than to ship internationally.) I’m hoping she’ll be able to help me fit some bodices. The problem is that I’ll need to make some underpinnings first, though.
I also bought some fabric. For the record I usually don’t buy quite this much at once, but…
I bought some woven cotton from Cia’s Palette and am really looking forward to seeing it. I’ve had okay experiences buying fabric online, but that has mostly been prints (among others from Fabric Tales, which has the cutest Japanese fabrics). I also bought some light greenish-blue voile from a local fabric store. It has two overlapping floral designs on it. It’s hard to describe, I guess I’ll just have to take pictures at some point.
One of the patterns I bought from Laughing Moon was their Dore/Silverado corset pattern. I’ve never worn a corset before, let alone sewn one, so it’s just a sewing disaster waiting to happen. So I’d really like my mom’s help, especially with measuring and making a muslin mockup. But I don’t even know what size “effects” (boning, busk, etc) to buy, because I haven’t seen the pattern envelope yet. So I almost can’t wait to get there, even though it’s not until the fourteenth!
