…besides that sleeves are evil and the bane of every seamstress’ existence… The boneyard of fabric scraps…and sleeves. At least they can become trim for the gown, and not go totally to…
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V191: Matchy – Or Not – Striped 18th Century Gowns
Sometimes it really helps, when you’re in the midst of working on a project, to go back and look at reference images, to see how the seamstresses back in the day did…
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V190: Progress on the 1770s l’Anglaise
Oooo, fits niiice… LIES! I spent all day yesterday working on this new robe a l’Anglaise, draping, then cutting and stitching. Then correcting. Correcting more. Cursing. More correcting. Ah, if only that…
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V189: Beginning a Robe a l’Anglaise a la Polonaise
I’ve been procrastinating on, well, everything costume-related, and with Costume College a mere month away, it’s time to get down to business with this striped gown. My material – I have enough…
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V188: Time to Start Planning for Costume College
This year will be my first time attending Costume College in LA. Nervous? Yes! I’ve determined that during the day, easy 20th c. vintage wear will be great, but then there are…
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V187: Those Catty Elizabethans
I just love this illustration, don’t you? Gennady Spirin. Illustration from ‘The White Cat” So I’ve been reading Jean Hunnisett’s Period Costume for Stage & Screen: Patterns for Women’s Dress 1500-1800, and recalling…
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V186: Happy 4th of July
Happy Independence Day! Enjoy your BBQs, fireworks, and fun time with friends! The 4th is a great time to dress up patriotically, too. I tried the “Happy Pompadour” hairstyle from “Vintage Hairstyling:…
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V185: The Polonaise Jacket of Doom and Hell
Du…Du Hast…Du Hast Mich You know those projects that just don’t want to be made, and give you trouble all the way through to the violent end? This is one of those.…
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V184: My First Real 18th Century Shoe Buckles
Ebay is such a wonderous place. I won an auction for these awesome 18th century shoe buckles – only $35!! They were quite brown when they arrived from England, but a little…
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V183: July Call For Sponsors
Hi All! Do you have an online shop or a business you think might benefit from advertising here on American Duchess? Well happy days, for the first time I am accepting sponsored…
