For a little touch of the funébre for this Halloween season, I made myself a sombre woman’s regency riding hat. In early October I scored a “Halloween bowler hat” at a local party store. It was on “pre-season pre-clearance sale” (Do they just make these things up now?!) and I […]
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.
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!
19th Century , American Girl doll , doll costumes , Wired Ribbons
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A Mid-Victorian Winterhalter Dress for an American Girl Doll
When I saw a portrait of Queen Victoria’s family, I knew i had to sew my own mid-Victorian Winterhalter dress for my American Girl Doll.
19th Century , American Girl doll , doll costumes , doll hat , Halloween
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An 1860s Halloween Ensemble for an American Girl Doll
After sewing up a pair of Zombie Halloween Monkeys, I turned to dressmaking and made an 1860s Halloween Ensemble for my American Girl Doll!
19th Century , American Girl doll , doll costumes , doll hat , Halloween , millinery
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An 1860s Doll Hat: The Cracktastic Hat Bounces BACK
My cracktastic little halloween-y 1860s doll hat, last seen looking like something out of a montage of bad 80s bridesmaids dresses, is BACK.
19th Century , Accessories , American Girl doll , doll costumes , embroidery
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An Edwardian Lace Dress for an American Girl Doll: Vogue 7350
A roll of vintage lace from an antique shop in New Harmony, Indiana becomes an Edwardian lace dress for an American Girl Doll.
19th Century , American Girl doll , doll hat , millinery
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The Butterick Bonnet – that ALMOST was (for an American Girl doll).
Last year I used Butterick Pattern #4210 to make an American Girl scale 1860s bonnet. Mr Tabubil scanned the pattern pieces at work, and I imported them into autocad and traced and scaled them down to AG doll size. I wish to go on record as saying that I […]
19th Century , Accessories , American Girl doll , Cloaks and Mantelets , doll costumes , doll hat , total chaos
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Mantelet, Hat and Purse: The Upon Discussion, Ultimately Late Victorian Accessory Set
Meet the Upon Discussion, Ultimately Late Victorian Doll Accessory Set. It was meant to be 18th Century. I made a few mistakes.
19th Century , American Girl doll , doll hat , millinery , Wired Ribbons
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An 1860s Drawn Bonnet for an American Girl Doll
Short tutorial for using a straw basket and Christmas ribbon to make an 1860s drawn bonnet for an American Girl doll