Happy Easter! Yesterday was photo shoot day with one of my favorite girls, Angie, wearing one of my favorite gowns, the 1880s giant green bustle dress. I can’t wait to share the…
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Sewing Cake “Pavlova” Pattern 1940s Photo Shoot
Howdy! Back in January, I worked on a “collabvertisement” with Steph C. of “Cake Patterns,” to showcase one of her awesome, indie, vintage-inspired patterns, “Pavlova.” It was a freezing cold day, but…
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Restoring Antique Shoes – How to Polish Leather Shoes
Ever since I started collecting antique shoes, I’ve been a little obsessive about restoration, primarily bringing leather shoes back from the dead. I look for the *worst* leather shoes on eBay and…
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New 18th Century Shoe – Your Opinions Please
Howdy! So…I’ve been working on a new 18th century Colonial shoe about 1700-1770. She’s gorgeous, complete with snazzy French heel and white rand, and I’d like your opinion on what color you…
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The Very Inspiring Blogger Award
Thank you to Deborah, for awarding my blog here the Very Inspiring Blogger Award! I love awards, primarily passing them on and seeing them whiz around the internet. So here we go……
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Butterick to the Big Screen – Historical Hollywood Contest!
Thanks to Francis, who posted about this on Facebook… Butterick is holding a contest to create your own Hollywood-inspired outfit, using a contemporary Butterick pattern, specifically any period from 1860 to modern.…
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Style in the Sky: British Airways Fashions Through the Ages
I can’t help but love aviation fashion. I was a complete sucker for “Pan Am ,” and before that, “View from the Top ,” and just about any photograph of a sharply…
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How Wide Should Your 18th Century Panniers Be?
I’ve set out on the adventure of making a Grand Pannier to wear under voluminous 18th century apparel, and the first question that came to mind is – how wide was the…
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The Many Types of 18th Century Gowns
I realized today with the 18th century gowns I have made I have only scratched the surface of how many different types there were. It’s easy to fall into the idea that…
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Regency Shoes – Delightful Flats
I’m a little in love with Regency right now, can you tell? I’ve got new duds for both myself and Mr. C to do, but we’re also prepping a new Regency shoe…
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Problem Solving with Regency Stays
Boobs are such an issue in the Regency. Seriously, they’re just in such *weird* places! Naturally, or rather unnaturally, we as costumers want to try to achieve these, um, heights, and do…
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Tim Gunn-ing the 1912 Day Dress
Every once in awhile, a “simple” project comes along and kicks my butt. Usually it’s after I’ve just successfully completed something really complicated and I’m feeling good about my sewing skills. Does…
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Starting a “Simple” 1912 Day Dress
I’ve got a case of Costume ADD! My squirrely brain has landed on this “quick and easy” 1912 daytime tea dress. I thought I would just throw it together…ha…haha…HAHAHA. I started with…
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What is Osnaburg?
I was pretty stoked recently when I found osnaburg fabric at Walmart, of all places. I bought what was left on the bolt, dreaming of all the awesome interlinings and buckram I…
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Bright Yellow Regency Gowns
…because there’s never enough yellow in my life! I have to admit that Regency isn’t my period, so when it came time to look for inspiration for something to wear to Maggie…
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Men’s Regency Inspiration
I’ve been a bag blogger, I know! It’s just that, well you know how it goes – brain fried with all kinds of in-progress projects, future projects, crazy stuff happening. My “big”…
