Making Rivendell in the Desert

AFTER BEFORE (forgive the wrinkled shirt) I had a large shirt. I cut it apart, princess seamed it, which made the armholes smaller t...

We went out and enjoyed the melting snow on the porch. Isaiah was jubilant. He ate snow, and made handprints with Dad in the snow, and sl...

I decided to make the dress unlined (since the cotton material is fairly heavy), and princess seamed. I am not sure whether to us...

---So I decided I wanted to do it Princess seamed, with a back zipper closure, and a front invisible zipper down the front for nursing a...

About the zelda thing.... No, I don't think I can quite do it. Not with the shoulder armour and the hair casings and all....Its a ...

 So we can break down his outfit.  First,  There seems to be a long sleeved tan undertunic with a mandarin collar and a little l...

   I sewed Leah a dress yesterday. I am so proud of myself. I made the pattern myself. And it WORKS.  1. I had her try on my dress. 2. I...

So I tried a half circle cloak. Things I learned. Hood make a rectangle, if any shaping is to be done, snip off the pointy bit at the to...

I dyed the wool. Things I noticed Shrinkage. On initial hot ("heavy" setting on washing machine) wash, my nice woven wool we...

My goals for 2013 are to (surprise!) make my home more like Rivendell, a place of peace and re-filling of strength and LIFE to go out and fa...

I was tagged by Sarah from Romantic History for the Liebster Blog Award. (Thank you Sarah! I feel honored) So here goes. The Rules 1....

So, these are not the best pictures of his Ranger outfit 1.0 ("Practice" from an old 70's leather jacket and clearance fabric ...

Its so cool watching him learn how things work and fit into each other. Beauty

Rivendell had lanterns. I wonder what they looked like. I kind of imagine them like Moroccan Lanterns, they look so Elven to m...