Pictures! Finally!

Ok, here are the pictures of my stays that I promised a few months ago. These are the 18th century stays that I used the masking tape to create. They are very comfortable to wear. I would reccommend making some stays that have tabs on them because after a while they cut into your waist. Other than that they are wonderful and super easy to make!

New Look!

I am back to posting again and though I can't promise to post something every week, I am going to try to post more frequently. I wasn't satisfied with the way that my blog looked before so I decided to do some changing and editing. I would appreciate any comments or suggestions that would make your experience reading my blog more enjoyable.

Thanks!

We have a blog...

We finally have a blog! I am so excited. I won't be posting much yet becasue I am still working on getting the website for The Graceful Maiden up and running.

Just a quick overview of what I have been doing:

I am making a pair of 18th century stays for a ball that I am going to in December. I have used a light mauve fabric for the outside fabric. I am in a time bind (I still have not made my gown) so I am using cable ties from a Lowes store for boning, though I am sure they have them at a Home Depot too. I was not sure if it was going to work at first but it really is not any different than using boning for the boning channels. You do have to insert two cable ties for the boning channels to make it stiff enough.

I'll try to post pictures soon!