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  • Restoring Antique Shoes – How to Polish Leather Shoes

    March 27, 2013

    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

    March 26, 2013

    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

    March 25, 2013

    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!

    March 21, 2013

    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

    March 19, 2013

    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?

    March 16, 2013

    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

    March 15, 2013

    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

    March 13, 2013

    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

    March 11, 2013

    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

    March 7, 2013

    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

    March 5, 2013

    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?

    March 4, 2013

    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

    March 1, 2013

    …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

    March 1, 2013

    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”…

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  • New 1930s Wearing History “Moderne” in Progress

    February 25, 2013

    So after making that big scary list of stuff that I need/want to make this year, of course I’ve set to work on none of it at all.  I have a project…

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  • Upcoming 2013 Projects

    February 22, 2013

    I don’t quite know how this happened, but I sat down to figure out what I need to sew this year, and suddenly realized there’s…quite a lot of it!…and I keep remembering…

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  • Gibson Edwardian Shoes GIVEAWAY!

    February 19, 2013

    The Gibson Giveaway is Now CLOSED It’s time for another giveaway!  This time, snag yourself a pair of Gibson Edwardian Shoes in your choice of colors: About the Prize: Up for grabs…

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  • Beautiful Historical Fans – Please Vote!

    February 18, 2013

    Hello Lovelies!  Today I’d like to share with you a number of gorgeous historical fans, and ask your opinion on which you like the most… Fan #1 – The Met,  early 19th…

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  • “Gibson” Edwardian Shoes Now on Pre-Order

    February 15, 2013

    Today’s the day!  “Gibsons” are now on sale!  February 15 – March 8, 2013, you can order your pair and receive the discounted price.  We need to sell about 50 pairs of…

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  • 18th Century Pattens for Shoes

    February 14, 2013

    Bata Shoe Museum – Shoes with clog English, 1710-1730 Pattens. What are pattens, besides really really cool?  Pattens were ladies’ shoe accessories worn to protect one’s fancy shoes, to raise the wearer…

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