Redthreaded Blog
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The Making of the Ironwork Gown Pt. 4 - Assembly & Conclusion
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Part Three According to my notes, I began sewing actual seams ten days before the Gala. The bodice applique wasn't even done yet. I know. ... -
The Making of the Ironwork Gown Pt. 3 - The Applique
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Part Two This is the part that everyone asks me about--the appliqué. The biggest problem to solve with the appliqué was the transfer of the motif... -
Happy New Year and a 2018 Teaser...
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We wish you all a happy, productive, and exciting 2018. Our year is looking busy and exciting already. Here is a little taste of what we have comin... -
1860's Silk Satin Corset
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It's felt like 1860's all the time around here lately, with several custom corset projects and our new Gored Corset pattern launch. We recently fin... -
Costume College 2017 Recap -- Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Embrace the Wig
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"Costume College: a bunch of introverts fangirling at each other from across rooms. But in the best way."
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Going for the...Gold?
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Something happened last week. Something astonishing, and a bit unbelievable. I won both the Foundations Revealed and Your Wardrobe Unlock'd compe... -
January Update--Worth, Bum Rolls, & Broadway
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Where has January gone? We've been busy at the Redthreaded studio, so it's time for a bit of an update. I am so pleased by the response to our stoc... -
The "Dotty Dress"
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Last week over "Christmas Break," when I probably should have been digitizing patterns or catching up on bookkeeping (or taking a...break?), I deci... -
The Worth of Possibility
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The Met owns the Ironwork Gown, but it exists in the hearts and minds of nearly every costumer. It has been pinned on countless young costumers' i... -
Replica Ironwork Worth Gown
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I have been working away at this gown in semi-secret since the start of this year. There are of course a million things I would do differently next...
