This ensemble is a blue herringbone Elizabethan renaissance Irish dress, reenactment style. The chemise is an Irish style liene, and she is wearing a single underskirt. I drafted and created this piece in 2000, but took these pictures in February of 2013.
These costumes are all designed for historic reenactment in the Renaissance. The historic accuracy varies from piece to piece.
I have been ill for six years, disabled for two, and have only now finally received a diagnosis. The path to that diagnosis has been a constant battle with the health care system in the US, its reluctance to treat those who don’t have financial resources to bleed, and its reluctance to acknowledge that my illness is real and debilitating. No other country in the Western world would have forced me to go through all this hell. In no other Western country would I have had to research my own illness, research to find a doctor competent to diagnose and [...]
This vest is a little larger than the Violin Vest, but based on the same pattern type. One side is brown cotton canvas, and the other side is a black and brown silk brocade with a diamond pattern. The accent stripes on both sides were created in the silk brocade. It has a mandarin collar and eppaulettes.
This is a bespoke plus-sized corded regency corset, made with drill cover and coutil interlining, with padded shoulder straps, drawstring on the bust, a busk pocket, and fan lacing.
The Clockwork Alchemy convention is just two days away, in San Jose, CA. I won’t be making any more art until I am at the event, most of my stuff is packed, and I’ll be down there tomorrow evening.
The corded Regency corset is finished, including the fan lacing. The chemise is also finished, and the bodiced petticoat is very close to being finished. This post shows details on how the fan lacing was made.
A few words about how I became involved in steampunk, what steampunk means to me, and where I want to take my steampunk art.
How-to books currently available written by Sidney Eileen.
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