A Bastille Day Masquerade Ball!
There was a ball! And I wore something! (well, of course, and thank goodness!) After a week of dithering (oh dear – it’s not as as bad as say, snivelling, but it’s certainly best to be avoided) over the options and working on all of them at the same time, I decided I liked the way the trim to Ninon was developing so much that I settled on it. I even managed to get a last minute haircut and am 13″ lighter! Also, my mum said I should wear that one, and one should always listen to one’s mother. 😉 I went with a small group, and three of us got ready at my house, to help with lacing and hair-curling and last minute stitching. Oh, and I may not have worn them, but as you can see the Marmotte Masquerade Stays got finished and worn, because the Sewphist is enough shorter in the torso than she could wear them without offending general sensibilities, and she was willing to do the binding on them to …
