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Experiments

I do a fair amount of experimenting when I sew. (Ok, "screwing around" might be a better description.) Some of these things turn out to be pretty good ideas, and become techniques that I use extensively. Others, however, turn out to be bad really bad ideas -- either they just don't work, or there are significant problems with getting them to work, or they look *bad*, or they're just entirely too time consuming. I'm starting to keep better track of these things as I try them, partly because a lot of people seem interested, and partly because I have swiss cheese for brains these days, and if I don't keep track of things, I can't remember them. ;)

Construction

Padded Pleats and Hem Stiffening

Corded Petticoats (as a replacement for Farthingales)

Hemp Corded Effigy Style Corset

Curved Front Corset

Embellishment

Reverse Applique with Leather

Creative Fabric Usage

Cutting a Kirtle from a Round Tablecloth