ermine shoes done

ermine shoes

so I am working on a project- I wanted to make a pair of shoes echoing my coat of arms. I made up some ermine fabric using my printer then spent 15 hours embroidering. My first plan was to embroider the ermine spots as well but time is short and I still haven't finished the dress.

I have already done a prototype of this shoe and it is coming together quickly now that the embroidery is done



And of course it's not until I posted this picture I realized the ermine on the strap of the black shoe is upside down.... oops, oh well it adds character

next step

Finished attaching the skirt

still pleating

not much to update, I'm still pleating and attaching the skirt and I still need to do the sleeves for the dress, I'm up to 70 hours on the dress now. The puppy has been very distracting and I can only get work done when he and my son are asleep which really cuts down on the time I can spend working. Lucky for me once the dress is done the only required item I have left to do is the petticoat

delays

why do I do this to myself during IRCC? I got a puppy, I've been thinking about it for a long time with the hopes to have a new hearing dog. It does mean I am very busy chasing the puppy and keeping Neil from always being in the puppy's face.

His name is Raleigh, after Sir Walter Raleigh. He is a Rottweiler/ German Shepherd mix and he is a doll. Within minutes of coming home he curled up on the pile that is my IRCC gown and promptly fell asleep. So of course it was the most adorable thing ever and really annoying because it means I couldn't get the work done that I wanted to.

Bodice

quick pic of the bodice

binding

finally finished the binding on the bodice! I hope I have made enough lucet cord to try it on tomorrow and finish the strap placements- then onto the skirt!