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In this issue we are delighted to feature Louise
Goldsborough, of Angelique Miniatures. Whilst she
has become well know in the miniature world for
her costuming, Louise now tells us about her life as
a full size seamstress/dressmaker.
What is, perhaps, surprising is Louise began mak‐
ing dolls attire first, and then progressed to the full
size equivalent. She has gained her City and Guilds
Certificates, in Fashion and Design along the way,
as well as completing a tailoring course.
Louise tells us that she is diminutive in stature and could not buy clothes that fitted her that she liked.
Her other passion for ballroom and Latin American dancing meant she needed suitable dance clothes, so
she resorted to making her own costumes, ones that suited
her personality and were unique to her. Her favourite
creations are evening and dance wear and fancy‐dress, as
they provide her with the opportunity to be creative and to
work with lovely fabrics.
She is inspired by images on television for her evening and
dance wear, but for her everyday wear she makes garments
that she likes and that will suit her. For Louise the shortage
of available time is the main drawback for her. She doesn’t
like to work on garments for a few minutes, but finds that
she works best when she has a few hours together to
maintain her concentration on the task in hand. Her
weekdays are tied up with her miniature career and her
weekends are busy, so finding the time to cut, fit and sew
her garments is limited. She uses a dummy to fit the
clothing, which she describes as a “good likeness of me, but
not a perfect likeness”. However, she has no ambitions to
become a full size seamstress for other people.
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In this issue we are delighted to feature Louise
Goldsborough, of Angelique Miniatures. Whilst she
has become well know in the miniature world for
her costuming, Louise now tells us about her life as
a full size seamstress/dressmaker.
What is, perhaps, surprising is Louise began mak‐
ing dolls attire first, and then progressed to the full
size equivalent. She has gained her City and Guilds
Certificates, in Fashion and Design along the way,
as well as completing a tailoring course.
Louise tells us that she is diminutive in stature and could not buy clothes that fitted her that she liked.
Her other passion for ballroom and Latin American dancing meant she needed suitable dance clothes, so
she resorted to making her own costumes, ones that suited
her personality and were unique to her. Her favourite
creations are evening and dance wear and fancy‐dress, as
they provide her with the opportunity to be creative and to
work with lovely fabrics.
She is inspired by images on television for her evening and
dance wear, but for her everyday wear she makes garments
that she likes and that will suit her. For Louise the shortage
of available time is the main drawback for her. She doesn’t
like to work on garments for a few minutes, but finds that
she works best when she has a few hours together to
maintain her concentration on the task in hand. Her
weekdays are tied up with her miniature career and her
weekends are busy, so finding the time to cut, fit and sew
her garments is limited. She uses a dummy to fit the
clothing, which she describes as a “good likeness of me, but
not a perfect likeness”. However, she has no ambitions to
become a full size seamstress for other people.
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