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  • The Nevada Statehood Ball – An Evening in 1864

    November 13, 2019

    The crew – Abby, Chrissy, me, and Caroline at the Nevada Statehood Ball, 2019 – photo by Chase Stevens. A few posts ago I shared how I refit my 1860s Aubergine evening…

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  • Altering My 1860s Evening Gown

    November 1, 2019

    Currently on my sewing table is a “simple” alteration to my one-and-only 1860s evening gown. I made this gown, along with a matching day bodice, back in 2014 and over the years…

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  • Late 1860s at the P.E.O Sisterhood’s Founder’s Day Luncheon

    January 26, 2015

    This past weekend I attended a lovely event where a few members of our local costuming group, Great Basin Costume Society, were invited to dress in 1860s costume to represent the founders…

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  • A Mid-to-Late 1860s Elliptical Hoop Skirt

    January 23, 2015

    One of the things that became obvious with my purple 1860s gown was that my underpinnings were no longer doing the job. Due to shortage of fabric, I cut my 1860s skirt…

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  • The Late 1860s Aubergine Ballgown

    December 16, 2014

    Me and Kristen at the ball – photo by Nevada Live Magazine I couple weekends ago I was all a-tussle finishing the evening bodice for my new purple 1860s gown. I intended…

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  • 1860s Purple People Eater – Finished, Just Barely! and the Magic of Gored Skirts

    November 27, 2014

    This past Tuesday I was in a mad rush to finish the day version of my 1860s purple gown, just in time for the tree lighting ceremony downtown. This was about 2:00…

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  • 1860s Purple People Eater Ballgown Bodice – Musings

    November 13, 2014

    In my mad rush to get three pieces of 1860s attire (and let’s not even think about the accessories) done in time for a bevy of upcoming Victorian Christmas events, I’ve been…

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  • Progress on the 1860s “Purple People Eater” Gown

    November 12, 2014

    I have a million things going at the moment, and two major projects on the table, with all their various bits and bobs and parts and bodices and trims and underpinnings –…

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  • Civil War Gown Inspiration and Plannings

    October 1, 2014

    …oh yes, *plannings* ! I have terrible Costume A-D-D at the moment. Terrible. One of the many things I want to make *right now* is a new Civil War gown. I can’t…

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