Bodacious Countess

Spine & Soul Episode Two Spine & Soul is a women-led book club podcast exploring mental health, resilience, and real life through thoughtful, honest conversation.

learning learning learning!

gotta be starting somethin'
usually something I haven't done before.

Wearing it!

My Regency style ball dress I started a year ago and just found! It needed closures and finishing.

my newest happy students! classes !

When a project takes longer than planned, it isn’t a setback, it’s a quiet confirmation that something meaningful is being built.

The extra time reflects care, learning, and the patience to do more than just rush to the end. Each pause, adjustment, and redo adds depth to the work and to the maker, turning effort into growth.

What is truly worth finishing often asks more of us, and in giving that time, we create something stronger, more thoughtful, and far more rewarding than we first imagined.

When I get to sew a long panel, uninterrupted... I enter a flow state that's indescribable...

If you want a beautiful smooth hem that doesn't show on the outside it's best to hand stitch it. There are certain machine techniques you can use but nothing beats a handsewn hem.