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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....

Stella LaRoche
Apr 28, 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...

Stella LaRoche
Mar 16, 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...

Stella LaRoche
Jan 26, 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...

Stella LaRoche
Jan 1, 2023


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...

Stella LaRoche
Dec 1, 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...

Stella LaRoche
Nov 1, 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...

Stella LaRoche
Oct 29, 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....

Stella LaRoche
Oct 15, 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...

Stella LaRoche
Oct 1, 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....

Stella LaRoche
Sep 15, 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...

Stella LaRoche
Sep 1, 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...

Stella LaRoche
Aug 15, 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...

Stella LaRoche
Aug 1, 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...

Stella LaRoche
Apr 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...

Stella LaRoche
Mar 1, 2022


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...

Stella LaRoche
Dec 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...

Stella LaRoche
Nov 1, 2021
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