I used my grey boiled wool to make an 18th century short cloak, but the short cloak did not have a hood. How would I be keeping my ears warm? In the 18th Century, the answer for a woman would be a separate hood! I had some black cotton velvet in my stash, so I reckoned this would be easy – I would make myself a mid 18th Century velvet hood to go with my Burnley and Trowbridge Short Cloak!
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The Burgundy Silk Scroop Charlotte Mantle
I am on a mission to make all of the Scroop Mantle patterns – here’s a silk Scroop Charlotte mantle, sewn in in a red figured taffeta!
1750s , 1760s , 18th century , Blog , Cloaks and Mantelets , garment construction , pattern review , tutorial
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18th Century Short Cloak
What does one do with just over a yard of grey boiled wool? One hopes that there is JUST enough fabric for an 18th Century Short Cloak, that’s what!
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An 18th Century Pleated Petticoat
When it comes to 18th century costuming basics, I’ve talked about bedgowns, but I haven’t yet talked about the garment one wears with a bedgown – the 18th Century pleated petticoat!
1750s , 1760s , 18th century , Accessories , Blog , Cloaks and Mantelets , fabrics , garment construction , pattern review , ruffleruffleruffle
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A Black Lace Mantelet
A black lace mantelet is, foolish, fragile and one of the most pointless accessories in the history of western fashion. Of course I wanted to make one!
Accessories , Blog , garment construction , Regency , tutorial
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Tutorial: A Raspberry Regency Reticule
When you’ve got an arms-length-long list of projects that all have deadlines, the only thing to do is start another project quick. So here’s a tutorial for a raspberry regency reticule!
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The Regency Ribbon Stays of WHOOPS.
Exhibit A for what happens when one makes a new pair of regency short stays right when one is coming down with a flu and is taking lots of cold-and-flu medication. You might get what I got: a pair of regency RIBBON stays.
1790s , 18th century , Accessories , Blog , garment construction , pattern review , Regency , ruffleruffleruffle , tutorial
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A Pair of 1790s Chemisettes
One long piece of white lace trim with a moth-nibbled middle makes… two short pieces of white lace trim! Here’s a tutorial for a pair of 1790s chemisettes – one with ruffles down the front and one without, suitable for any early regency sartorial vibe!
1750s , 1760s , Accessories , Blog , Cloaks and Mantelets , garment construction , ruffleruffleruffle , tutorial
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A White Muslin Summer Mantelet
A sewing friend gifted me a pair of sheer voile curtains to see what I could make with them. One became a ruffled 1780s apron and the other became a white muslin summer mantelet!
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A Blonde Silk Gauze Mantelet
One of my favorite 18th Century costume references is this portrait of Olive Craster by Sir Nathanial Dance-Tolland. I love the puffy blue stomacher bows. I love the enormous pearls worn high on her neck. I love her pet squirrel. But mostly I love the lace mantelet that she is wearing over the top of all of it! When I found this embroidered silk fabric I reckoned it was MEANT. Let’s see if i can make the blonde silk gauze mantelet from the portrait!