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A High-Fashion French Merveilleuse in Summer
1790s , Accessories , Blog , non-sewing posts , Playing Dress Up , Regency

A High-Fashion French Merveilleuse in Summer

by: tabubilgirlPosted on: 20 May 202629 April 2026

To celebrate the beginning of summer weather, here is last year’s summer blowout with the Hemwick Regency Society! For an outdoor concert at the Van Dusen Gardens, I dressed as a high-fashion French Merveilleuse – wearing all of the best late 1790s fashion trends at once!

Historical Hat Pins
18th century , 19th Century , Accessories , Blog , millinery , non-sewing posts , tutorial

Historical Hat Pins

by: tabubilgirlPosted on: 26 March 202629 April 2026

After my knitting needle misadventure last spring, I leveled up my accessory game and made myself a selection of historical hat pins!

18th Century Stomacher Brooch: Tutorial 
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18th Century Stomacher Brooch: Tutorial 

by: tabubilgirlPosted on: 16 January 202529 April 2026

In the collection of the Victoria & Albert museum in London, there is a stunning antique Portuguese brooch. Thanks to an aliexpress seller who likes the piece as much as I do, today we’re going to make our very own 18th Century Stomacher Brooch!

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A Moment of Silence

by: tabubilgirlPosted on: 8 July 201529 April 2026

Please join me for a moment of silence in in the memory of my dear departed Elna 3003. It passed away last night, with only three seams left to sew.

The Great MOVE
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The Great MOVE

by: tabubilgirlPosted on: 31 January 201229 April 2026

In June, Mr Tabubil and I relocated from Whyalla in rural South Australia, to the teeming and tumultuous metropolis of Santiago, Chile.

non-sewing posts

Not a Sewing Post

by: tabubilgirlPosted on: 5 May 201129 April 2026

This is not a sewing post! A friend of mine is hosting a Biggest Morning Tea to benefit the Australian Cancer Council.

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