This year I didn’t kill myself with insanity-sewing for Costume College. I realized I had more than enough costumes to choose from, and way too much in my work schedule, so I…
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My First 1830s Dress – Complete!
I managed to finish something! It feels so good, considering the *pile* of started, half-finished, nearly-finished, and will-never-be-finished costume bits & bobs I have cluttering up my desk and all over my…
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Options for 1830s Headgear
This coming weekend is the first time I’ll take the red 1830s dress out for a spin (assuming I :::cough::: finish it :::cough:::), and while I had grand plans to create a…
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More On The New “Pemberley” Regency Shoes…
Though I gave a short introduction to the new Pemberley Regency Shoes last Friday, I thought they could use a little more “show and tell,” to update you all on what’s new…
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Bastille Day Sale Starts Today!
We’ve got lots of different kinds of specials this year, like… Free buckles or 18th c. stockings when you purchase any 18th century shoes Kensington, Highbury, 23Skidoos, and Gibsons on sale Imperfects…
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“Wearing History: 150 Years of Nevada Fashion” Opens Friday!
Here’s one for the ladies local to Reno (or surrounding areas)… The Great Basin Costume Society is mounting its first costume exhibition during both Reno’s famous Artown month, and this year’s Nevada…
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Adventures in the 1830s – For Real This Time
The Met, 1835 I’ve been wanting to make an 1830s dress for a long time now, but haven’t actually, y’know, done it. Until now. I can’t really account for how the sewing…