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![A Bit of Beaded Embroidery](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4395d1_577e273df2854964bf9d5cf04b20537b~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/4395d1_577e273df2854964bf9d5cf04b20537b~mv2.webp)
Stella LaRoche
Apr 27, 2023
A Bit of Beaded Embroidery
For my trip to the Georgia Renaissance Festival this year, I wanted to wear my blue ball gown, but wanted to add a bit more pizazz to it....
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![Beach Shorts](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4395d1_c836964f5ba54c0e986da69f58830144~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/4395d1_c836964f5ba54c0e986da69f58830144~mv2.webp)
Stella LaRoche
Mar 15, 2023
Beach Shorts
In my ongoing quest to find shorts I am comfortable in and think look good, I dug through my pattern collection and found another shorts...
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![The Age of Mending](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4395d1_f72d40e6656e4128b8abd575860f0cff~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/4395d1_f72d40e6656e4128b8abd575860f0cff~mv2.webp)
Stella LaRoche
Jan 26, 2023
The Age of Mending
So far, 2023 has been a year of mending, re-doing, finishing, altering, and organizing. I've learned new mending techniques that have...
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![The Final Hurdle of the Blue Gown](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4395d1_c1ab7decea1f4c6eb6abfdc1498dc6a4~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/4395d1_c1ab7decea1f4c6eb6abfdc1498dc6a4~mv2.webp)
Stella LaRoche
Jan 1, 2023
The Final Hurdle of the Blue Gown
This part was finished after the actual event of the Winter Ball the whole gown was supposed to be finished for, but I'm glad I didn't...
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![Blue Gown Bodice](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4395d1_3a6290d36c0d43dc938aa9e592d78509~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/4395d1_3a6290d36c0d43dc938aa9e592d78509~mv2.webp)
Stella LaRoche
Dec 1, 2022
Blue Gown Bodice
The next step in the project of the gown for the Winter Ball was the bodice. I purchased a pattern for an 1860's style evening gown...
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![Hoop Skirt and the Accompanying Petticoats](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4395d1_33d0c158ec1c405892d124003bcf7be5~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/4395d1_33d0c158ec1c405892d124003bcf7be5~mv2.webp)
Stella LaRoche
Oct 31, 2022
Hoop Skirt and the Accompanying Petticoats
In late October, I began working on the gown I was planning to wear for a Winter Ball I was hosting for a group of my friends. This...
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![The Blue Cotton Walking Skirt](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4395d1_efdde284e7eb46a792bb011331f90b58~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/4395d1_efdde284e7eb46a792bb011331f90b58~mv2.webp)
Stella LaRoche
Oct 28, 2022
The Blue Cotton Walking Skirt
This skirt began as a mock up to test the pattern I self-drafted from the instructions in the Keystone Jacket & Dress Cutter book, but...
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![A Chaotic Blue Jean Walking Skirt](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4395d1_81114fb425f54b37bcfb9df822c20fbd~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/4395d1_81114fb425f54b37bcfb9df822c20fbd~mv2.webp)
Stella LaRoche
Oct 14, 2022
A Chaotic Blue Jean Walking Skirt
The pattern for this skirt was hand drafted from instructions in the Keystone Jacket & Dress Cutter book, a book from the late 1800's....
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![The First True Circle Skirt](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4395d1_300cc9baf0da48b58d231c5e137b1702~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/4395d1_300cc9baf0da48b58d231c5e137b1702~mv2.webp)
Stella LaRoche
Sep 30, 2022
The First True Circle Skirt
With my first project being an attempt at a circle skirt, I finally came back to the concept, this time succeeding. A couple days before...
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![Pocket the Second](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4395d1_1f81c8ed528c48d8ad27b72f9d3e909e~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/4395d1_1f81c8ed528c48d8ad27b72f9d3e909e~mv2.webp)
Stella LaRoche
Sep 14, 2022
Pocket the Second
The pocket began as a test of a larger version of the same pocket from earlier in the year as a prototype before making some for friends....
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Stella LaRoche
Aug 31, 2022
The Semi-Fail of a Project (aka the Chemise)
Multiple Christmases ago, my grandmother gave me a pattern set that include a chemise, corset, and petticoat in it. She also provided...
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Stella LaRoche
Aug 14, 2022
Surprise Shorts
This pair of shorts was the first non-skirt I'd made for myself, and still to this day the only non-pajamas pair of shorts I own. They're...
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![The Failed Clara Oswald Cosplay](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4395d1_a528f80035454b6e93c3c5a043124db8~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/4395d1_a528f80035454b6e93c3c5a043124db8~mv2.webp)
Stella LaRoche
Jul 31, 2022
The Failed Clara Oswald Cosplay
In late April, I began working on a project I wouldn't end up finishing until August. How did this happen? Well at first I tried to...
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![Pocket the First](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4395d1_3c2ea2bb16b54df9b3594fb41c1a3ff4~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/4395d1_3c2ea2bb16b54df9b3594fb41c1a3ff4~mv2.webp)
Stella LaRoche
Mar 31, 2022
Pocket the First
Inspired by Bernadette Banner's video on ye olde timey pockets, I decided to try my hand at making one to see how useful it would be in...
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![Red Jumper](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4395d1_426356806a5b4e41b506d0f612a5d359~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/4395d1_426356806a5b4e41b506d0f612a5d359~mv2.webp)
Stella LaRoche
Mar 1, 2022
Red Jumper
This was my first sewing project with a pattern. It was terrifying. There was so much I didn't understand and looking back, this was a...
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![Wonkly Xmas Apron](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4395d1_edc779f5f19b47619d4dbfd42c30f988~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/4395d1_edc779f5f19b47619d4dbfd42c30f988~mv2.webp)
Stella LaRoche
Dec 31, 2021
Wonkly Xmas Apron
Last minute I realized I needed a Christmas present for my mom, and realized I could make an apron. Pulling together some scraps and...
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![The Not-Quite-Circle Skirt](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4395d1_8df5d209b7d34143be266a537d1d1547~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/4395d1_8df5d209b7d34143be266a537d1d1547~mv2.webp)
Stella LaRoche
Oct 31, 2021
The Not-Quite-Circle Skirt
Sometime in 2020 I began making pillows from nerd tshirts I wasn't wearing anymore but had designs I still liked, and from there my love...
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