In which I sew a 1790s printed cotton round gown, and make some really REALLY dumb technical decisions.
1790s , Blog , garment construction , total chaos
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1750s , 1790s , 18th century , Playing Dress Up
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18th Century Aftermath
Playing dress-up in the 18th Century is always fun. The 18th Century aftermath, however… occasionally isn’t.
1790s , 18th century , christmas , Cloaks and Mantelets , garment construction , tutorial
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An 18th Century Cardinal Cloak
Winters in the Pacific Northwest are very wet. I needed a cloak to keep me warm. Here’s a tutorial for your own 18th Century Cardinal Cloak!
19th Century , American Girl doll , doll costumes , doll hat , millinery
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From the Archives: A Pink 1860s Summer Dress for an American Girl Doll
Fresh from the archives: Inspired by fashion plates that pair breezy summer dresses with big straw hats, here’s my pink American Girl 1860s summer dress.
1790s , christmas , Cloaks and Mantelets , Playing Dress Up , wig
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Green, White and Cardinal Red: A 1790s New Year Ensemble
For the new year, I freshened up a 1790s round gown and sewed lots of new accessories to make a 1790s New Year Ensemble!
1790s , Accessories , christmas , Cloaks and Mantelets , ruffleruffleruffle
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Pacific Northwestern 1790s Style
Northern America is colder and wetter than Northern Chile in January. I needed Pacific Northwestern 1790s style!
christmas , toys
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A Stuffed Elephant for Christmas. Bah Humbug.
A friend has a new baby and she is charming and precocious and I am making her a stuffed elephant for Christmas. Bah Humbug.
19th Century , Halloween , jewellery , Regency
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Happy Halloween
No Halloween shall be complete without my favorite antique October accessory – here’s to Sofia and her laudanum. Happy Halloween!
Halloween , stays
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It’s October.
‘Tis the season for big hair, FX makeup and tattered historical underpinnings…
American Girl doll , doll costumes , Regency , total chaos
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From the Archives: A Regency Ballgown for an American Girl Doll
Fresh from the archives: inspired by an 1815 fashion plate, this American Girl Doll regency ballgown was sewn as a distraction from reality during my final presentations in grad school. Sewing ALWAYS trumps technical panels.