Please excuse the messiness of my room! More progress on James’ velvet and brocade suit. The linings are being hand-stitched in and pleats adjusted…and….and…. The right side in this photo still needs…
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Five Senses Friday…
I find this cute and compelling, so I’m going to try it. It makes us really think about the state of our own selves for a minute. Got this from “Pink of…
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:Ubersexlich – Progres on Le Suit
Progress on James’ 18th c. suit. Actually, lots of progress, but on things that just aren’t things you take pictures of for your blog: black buttonholes on black fabric, interior linings sewn…
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Happy St. Patricks Day, from Irish-American Duchess
Some bits and pieces to wish you a happy St. Patty’s. Firstly, some green. I’ve been practicing my cockade-making and it’s beginning to make a bit more sense. I still haven’t gotten…
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Happenings: What’s Going On?
My super-woman blogging abilities have been lacking lately, no? So here’s a bit to let you know what’s been going on in the Wild World of Duchess… 1. I got another dog. …
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Happy Birthday, American Duchess
Yay, this blog is a year old! (well, belated 2 days, but close enough!). Once upon a time it was “The Barn Owl Gown,” a blog dedicated to nothing more than chronicling…
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Hatting: My New Obsession
Sometimes there are things so beautiful that we cannot help, as craftspeople, to want to make them ourselves. We become afflicted with this syndrome, and run off to learn how to do…
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Extra Foxy Thursday
This has nothing to do with anything, but I was so inspired by my “inspirations” this week that I went off and drew it (for a certain Mr. C, it was a…
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Inspirations {March 2. 2010}
What’s inspiring me this week – warm tones, peaches, auburns, siennas, creams – but in a desaturated, antique, faded sort of way. I have a strong desire to make floaty voile dresses…
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:Ubersexlich Breeches – James’ 18th c. Suit
Do you know how uninteresting and even weird pictures of pants are? You can’t put them on a dress form…they look odd on the hanger…the best I could do was to put…
