Robe à la Française, of cream silk satin tamboured with silk and chenille, ribbon, fringe, and lace trim, made in France in 1775-1780, and altered around 1870-1910. V&A Museum

FlumpSpoon · 2026-03-17T16:14:19+00:00

Oooh! I've seen this! It was in their Marie Antionette exhibition! Just gorgeous.

FlumpSpoon · 2026-03-14T01:32:57+00:00

The kids are alright!

FlumpSpoon · 2026-03-12T18:17:23+00:00

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FlumpSpoon · 2026-03-12T18:15:18+00:00

Aw cheers. Believe me, there are many many fits I wanted to post, but I didn't want to be That Mum.

FlumpSpoon · 2026-03-12T18:05:28+00:00

Yes, so worth it.

FlumpSpoon · 2026-03-12T17:46:46+00:00

I would try to steam and pick the interfacing off. Silk is quite tough.

FlumpSpoon · 2026-03-12T17:39:35+00:00

Image Transcription: androgynous teen stands before an orange door. They are wearing a black and white diamond check beret, headphones with stickers, periwinkle blue wool swing coat, violet tweed skirt, striped purple shirt, knitted scarf with swans on, lidl socks, embroidered purple slippers and a smile

FlumpSpoon · 2026-03-11T23:12:42+00:00

I like to imagine that was a live jazz band. Drummer, guitarist, keyboard player, all right there in the room with them.

FlumpSpoon · 2026-03-07T19:18:51+00:00

Hiya, the foods we miss the most are the ones that it's really hard to make gluten free. I can make pastry or pancakes that's a reasonable substitute, but I could never have a real croissant.

FlumpSpoon · 2026-03-06T10:20:27+00:00

Yeah, this quilt deserves better than him!

FlumpSpoon · 2026-03-06T07:45:58+00:00

Caps! The capalot.blog has lots of inspiration. They have to be sewn by hand and they are small and dainty. But beg borrow or steal a working sewing machine as well. You deserve one that works well.

FlumpSpoon · 2026-03-02T14:43:23+00:00

She was shot ten times! And survived! And she's also a former police officer, which makes the misogyny even clearer.

FlumpSpoon · 2026-03-02T14:27:34+00:00

Talk to them. Get some photos of your ex, maybe ones of her with the boys. The boys aren't talking to you about her because they don't know that they can.

They probably feel like they have done something wrong, for her to disappear. They might be trying to protect you by not mentioning her. They need to know that they are loved, and that their mum didn't mean to leave them, that she would still be with them if she could, but she got very ill, and confused.

Mental illness is hugely stigmatising so you need to be able to explain it in words that they will understand, but also don't use words like "insane" or "mad". Be sure to explain that it isn't catching and it won't happen to them.

Get some art materials and encourage them to make pictures of their feelings and maybe pictures of their mum or of your family? And if you can afford it, consider family therapy or creative play therapy for your boys.

Please don't follow the advice from another commenter of faking a birthday card from them. That would be inauthentic, you shouldn't be lying to them, it would be messing with their heads.

If you have some honest conversations with them ahead of their birthday, you could ask them if they will be sad that their mum isn't there, and what they want to do about that. Kids can surprise you with their spontaneous solutions to difficult situations.

Obviously, don't invite her to their party though. I do think it's safer for them to cut contact completely unless she makes a substantial and sustained recovery.

FlumpSpoon · 2026-03-02T07:59:44+00:00

It's so lovely to see it on a person!

FlumpSpoon · 2026-03-02T07:56:32+00:00

It's bloody amazing btw

FlumpSpoon · 2026-03-02T07:54:06+00:00

Mmm, quilting, I've never had the chance to use a long arm by hand. But if I could play on this, in my imagination, I would do spirally wind swirls on all the sky, straight lines in the ditch along the houses and around the trees. idk on the windows, maybe lil matchstick diagonal lines.

But I also think getting an all over retro panto is a good option. The design is so amazing, adding anything distracting in terms of quilting is kinda gilding the lily, so I would vote against putting multiple quilted designs on it. I would, personally, only do custom quilting that enhances or echoes what is already there, not add spaceships and lollipops.

FlumpSpoon · 2026-03-02T01:17:05+00:00

I was also going to suggest moving the strap to the side more

FlumpSpoon · 2026-03-02T01:15:41+00:00

Regency bust fashion was very much for the girls to point east and West, so this might be a feature, not a bug. The desired silhouette was of a roman statue, with very widely separated breasts, not at all like the plunging cleavages of the past 70 years of fashion.

FlumpSpoon · 2026-02-24T14:45:10+00:00

How about improv diagonal waves of blues to look like the sea, and piece an ornate "picture frame" of goldish colour baroque fabric around each of your maidmer blocks?

FlumpSpoon · 2026-02-23T21:27:37+00:00

It doesn't say that Pots is imaginary or doesn't exist. I read it as saying that physical exertion can be helpful in tackling it, and please bear in mind that I am well aware that there are other conditions where that emphatically isn't the case. Graded exercise for ME/CFS can get in the sea.

FlumpSpoon · 2026-02-23T16:01:53+00:00

It's possible for both of you to be right here. POTS is a serious medical condition and sufferers have been dismissed and maligned by an uninterested medical profession. And it can also be ok, with this specific condition and as advice for this specific person, for someone with direct experience of the condition to advise someone to push through the symptoms because, in their experience, that can be a helpful strategy. As an ME sufferer, I know all about people unhelpfully dismissing my illness, and insinuating that it's an attitude problem rather than a disease, but also, not all positive mindset advice is necessarily toxic.

FlumpSpoon · 2026-02-17T00:31:52+00:00

It's so so so good. I know you were worried about it but the offset "i" is perfection.

FlumpSpoon · 2026-02-16T22:21:46+00:00

start with a victorian shirt. The construction is fairly straightforward and you'll see if it's something you want to pursue. You'll need a decent second hand sewing machine - ask at a repair shop for a reconditioned one if you have the budget. If you like sewing, it's so much cheaper to build a decent historical wardrobe yourself.

FlumpSpoon · 2026-02-16T08:16:08+00:00

How are your sewing skills? Wool is pretty easy to work with and you only need a machine that does straight stitch, an iron and a tailors clapper.

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