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Another Celtic Maiden

2/26/2021

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So, awhile back I made a new kilt and cloak for Jude, thinking I might prefer a blue variation....
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But I decided it didn't work on him after all.  And because I hate waste, I decided to use the blue version for Jude's lady friend. The kilt was too long, and I didn't feel like cutting off the ragged bottom, so I cut the waistband off and sewed on a new smaller one. Grace seemed rather taken with Jude, so I decided to make my signature 'Celtic Maiden' outfit for her. It would be the fourteenth version I've made.

I also had in mind to finally address a story I'd started almost ten years ago.  Most of the photos had been shot on a trip that year, but the beginning and end were never photographed. So my Aeran, who was the main character, would need a beautiful new gown for her coronation near the end. So I had two dolls that basically needed the other's costume. But they were different sizes, and Aeran's Celtic outfit is her default costume. So Grace needed her own.

​I always like to start with the undertakings first....
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Then I cut out and embroidered Grace's tunic....
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Sewed it together, and beaded the edges...
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Twins...
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Grace would be getting chainmail sleeves too, but it hadn't arrived yet from China, so I just proceeded with her costume.....
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Her outfit is all done, except for the chainmail....
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4 Comments
Brigitte
2/27/2021 04:09:04 am

Oh wow, this outfit is amazing too. Grace is beautiful, but she also looks powerful and fierce and the outfit points it out perfectly. As ever, i'm in love with the details.

Even if this is Celtic Maiden No. 14, it still doesn't look like a copy. You always put so much love and effort in your outfits, of course they show similarities, but they are unique, too.

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Martha
2/27/2021 04:27:49 am

Thanks. To me it wasn't the most interesting outfit to make since I've made so many versions before, but I think it suits her. She was beautiful in her Green Medieval gown, but now that she's set her eyes on Jude, she needed something more appropriate to go with him.

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Jay
2/27/2021 09:14:58 am

I'm always amazed at how fast you create such gorgeous and complicated outfits. So many wonderful details! I love this color scheme on Grace.

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Martha
2/27/2021 09:19:41 am

Thanks. It's not like I have much else to do these days, being stuck at home. I just wish the chainmail had come yesterday like it was supposed to. I waited the whole day, and then in the evening checked tracking and it said 'No-one was home". Sure we were!! I hate DHL!!

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