The Dreamstress » Polly Oliver

It’s Re-Make, Re-use, Re-fashion fortnight on the HSF, and I have so.many.things that need re-fashioning, because I’m always buying hats and shoes that look historical – if only I re-trim a...

https://thedreamstress.com/2013/09/a-hat-re-make-for-polly-oliver/

Well, it’s been five years, a lot of fabric, a lot of thread, a lot of buttons, a lot of gold braid, and a bit of moaning and swearing and threatening the garment with dire consequences (“I w...

https://thedreamstress.com/2013/07/announcing-polly-oliver/

I had an afternoon tea this Saturday, and hoped to debut Polly Oliver at it. On Friday, I was doing great: ahead of schedule even.  Felicity was helping. You didn’t need to cut where my paw is...

https://thedreamstress.com/2013/07/skirts-scrambled-eggs-and-sewing-cats/

Well, only three weeks late for the Historical Sew Fortnightly Challenge, and 5 years and 3 months after I started it, the Monstrous Regiment inspired Polly / Oliver jacket is finally done! I’m...

https://thedreamstress.com/2013/06/the-polly-oliver-jacket-is-done-done-done/

Polly Oliver is so close to done.  I just need to set the sleeves and collar. I hope… Everything has been a bit of a battle so far – very Borogravian: always fighting (thanks to Jenni on fac...

https://thedreamstress.com/2013/05/polly-oliver-coming-up-to-the-final-skirmish/

Polly / Oliver is almost finished, I’m just stuck on it because I need to try it on to check the fit, and my cold has gone to my lungs and I can’t breath with a corset on…so…. While you w...

https://thedreamstress.com/2013/05/how-to-antique-cheap-gold-buttons-jewellery/

The Historical Sew Fortnightly ‘Literature’ challenge is due today.  I do not know if it will be done today. As I write this I’m curled up under a pile of blankets, with a cup of lemon ech...

https://thedreamstress.com/2013/05/polly-oliver-waistcoat-buttons/

This week is Polly / Oliver week (also Tax week, T-Shirt week, get-that-darn-car-sorted week, and plan-next-semester’s-schedule-week), and I’m working on it like mad. As a bit of a Hudson-Bay...

https://thedreamstress.com/2013/05/dressing-polly-oliver-inspiration-and-a-teeny-bit-of-progress/

I’ve been working on Polly / Oliver, trying to get it done, in to the Literature challenge, and off my UFO pile. I’ve also been working myself into a bit of a state over it. I want it to be b...

https://thedreamstress.com/2013/05/polly-oliver-learning-to-let-go/

So this fortnight’s theme on the Historical Sew Fortnightly is Literature, and, of course, I’m using it as an excuse to finish (finally) my Polly/Oliver outfit (inspired by Terry Pratchett’...

https://thedreamstress.com/2013/05/the-faille-skirt-of-fail/