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Spring Picnic with the Hemwick Regency Society
millinery , Playing Dress Up , Regency

Spring Picnic with the Hemwick Regency Society

by: tabubilgirlPosted on: 31 May 2025

At the Hemwick Regency Society picnic, i learned two things – the first, that croquet is surprisingly intense for a laid-back lawn game, and the second – that i am really really bad at it.

From the Archives: A Pink 1860s Summer Dress for an American Girl Doll
19th Century , American Girl doll , doll costumes , doll hat , millinery

From the Archives: A Pink 1860s Summer Dress for an American Girl Doll

by: tabubilgirlPosted on: 14 February 20241 May 2025

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.

Tutorial for an 18th Century Trimmed Bergere Hat:
18th century , Hat , millinery , ruffleruffleruffle , tutorial

Tutorial for an 18th Century Trimmed Bergere Hat:

by: tabubilgirlPosted on: 26 April 202331 January 2025

The short version: I bought a straw hat blank and I fell in love. The long version: here’s a tutorial for an 18th Century trimmed hat!

The 18th Century Placemat Hat: a pair of Christmas Bergeres
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The 18th Century Placemat Hat: a pair of Christmas Bergeres

by: tabubilgirlPosted on: 21 December 202217 April 2025

‘Tis the season for Christmas decorating! Can I make a Festive seasonal bergere from an 18th Century placemat hat?

Mantelet, Hat and Purse: The Upon Discussion, Ultimately Late Victorian Accessory Set
19th Century , Accessories , American Girl doll , Cloaks and Mantelets , doll costumes , doll hat , total chaos

Mantelet, Hat and Purse: The Upon Discussion, Ultimately Late Victorian Accessory Set

by: tabubilgirlPosted on: 7 March 20116 February 2024

Meet the Upon Discussion, Ultimately Late Victorian Doll Accessory Set. It was meant to be 18th Century. I made a few mistakes.

An 1860s American Girl Doll Hat: The Hat of Inadvertently Cracktastic 80s wedding fabulousness
doll hat , Halloween , Hat , millinery

An 1860s American Girl Doll Hat: The Hat of Inadvertently Cracktastic 80s wedding fabulousness

by: tabubilgirlPosted on: 11 August 201031 July 2024

Making an American Girl doll hat: from 1860s macabre and halloween-y to 80s cracktastic in one unfortunate evening’s work.

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