@valhalla I have two ~1910 blouses already, I think I’m going with easier to wear with jeans and not a corset this time.
I’ve used this pattern before https://blacksnailpatterns.com/en/products/edwardianische-bluse-schnittmuster-0816-grosse-eu-34-56-pdf-download

I’m traveling with my parents next month, and for part of the trip there’s a dress code at dinner. I think this means I have to make a couple blouses. Does anyone have any cute indie patterns to recommend? I have crepe de chine, poplin, and double gauze in my stash that I could use.
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Is it reasonable to learn jewelry making for a costume?

I am a ridiculous human.

This is one of those colors that is really hard to photograph, but I’m very excited by this matching situation between the organza and taffeta.
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OK, I’ve been dealing with being almost sick for several days, but it is time to cut the good fabric.

Next move is the train, and the train has lace fig leaves on it. So I need to make lace fig leaves. These are also going to take forever.

Ruffles are attached. Going to finish the mesh skirt they’re part of, and then contemplate my next move

I am not going rip out the ruffle that is slightly off, but I really want to.

I’m assuming that other people would be faster at this.
The first four rows are sewed on, and the fifth is pinned on. The top row is three layers, every other tier is two ruffle strips, one of two layers and the other a single. I’m lining up their hems the best I can as I go.
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I did not finish ruffle hell yesterday. Best estimate is this is another day of work.

OK, the showy ruffles are ruffled, and now I have to ruffle the support ruffles. I have to figure out how much this is and go from there.
Goal is to have all the ruffles sewn to the netting by the end of the day.

It’s frothy.

Next step is to portion out the ruffles, iron them, flip the french seam, and then sew down the French seam.

Time to sew these two guys together, this project is a thread monster.
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12 yards of organza hemmed and trimmed. Now to wipe off chalk marks and figure out the next step.

I have entered the ruffle zone.

Butt pad has been added. It is not fancy, but it exists.

And done

Bones need to be bent, and the cups need to be taken in a little. I think i can do that. The body of the corset ends up contributing to that part of the fit, so I just need to compensate for that.
Not bad.