Entirely Swoon-worthy ;)

If I had all the time in the world, and nothing else on my plate, I'd turn Seamstress in a heartbeat. :) But that wouldn't fit too well with the whole "BBC" thing...there aren't any nursery rhymes about historical dress-makers, are there? ;) Here are some of my inspirations when I do follow the sewing bug...
The Story of a Seamstress - Atlanta's projects never cease to elicit admiring, envious, altogether-drooling sighs from me. This is historical sewing at it's prime.


A Needle Pulling Thread-- Because an afternoon in my dear friend Joanna's company is delightful, even when ripping seams. :)

Sewing in the Past-- Rebecca is just simply adorable, and she sews costumes for theaters and plays all that amazing jazz. :)

Interview with The Young Victoria costume designer, Sandy Powell --since I was all agog over the costumes in this movie, I was hopelessly enamored with this website.

This is a hilarious website, devoted to spying out "recycled" movie costumes! Gotta love it. :)

And my absolute favorite.... Cosprop! This is the Costume Warehouse in London where the BBC gets so many of its costumes for period dramas--in the gallery you can click around and see up-close photos of all the swoon-worthy costumes, including trims and embroideries, fabrics, and more!

Ahhhh....I am seriously thinking about making something elaborate as soon as I gather together enough money to buy material and trims and things.... :) I'd like to do a combination dress of these two:

The Rose and Gold gown from The Young Victoria....

And Belle's gown from Beauty and the Beast....I would just need to decide once and for all if I look good in yellow/gold, and then decide how to fix the dilemma of it's being off-the-shoulder....but aren't they lovely? :) What sewing projects are you working on?

Ah, yes, I could easily morph from baker to seamstress. ;)