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  • More Highlights from Williamsburg and Jamestown

    March 27, 2014

    I was quite terrible (and busy) and didn’t take a lot of photos, but here are a few more from the trip… Day 1… Maggie and I arrived, dropped our stuff at…

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  • V280: Our First Day in Colonial Williamsburg

    October 7, 2012

    Carriage tour in the morning Today my mumsies and I enjoyed our first full day in the 18th century, touring the Governor’s Palace, poking our heads in shops, taking a carriage ride,…

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  • V250: Finished 1770s Parisian Chapeau

    September 6, 2012

    Awhile ago I posted a little page of sketches for a late 1770s hat to go with my striped “Parisian Gown.”  I went out and bought all the materials for it, but…

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  • V220: The Parisian Gown – Finished!

    August 7, 2012

    Despite all the trouble this gown gave me, I’m so happy with how it turned out!  I certainly learned many a lesson about fabric choice, sleeve construction, and general patterning.  I’m ready…

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  • V212: Georgian Hair Hopping

    July 30, 2012

    Chris and I did a photo shoot the other night, for the clocked stockings pre-sale coming up in a couple days. I wore my new “Parisian Gown,” and wanted to do a…

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  • V208: 1770s Chapeau de Paris Sketches

    July 26, 2012

    I’m winding down the Parisian Gown (at least the gown part of it), and realize I need an awesome hat to go with it. No ordinary bergere will do – I want…

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  • V205: Nearing Completion for the Parisian Gown

    July 23, 2012

    I’ve been working holes into my fingers over the past week, trying to complete shiny new costumes for Costume College, the first weekend in August. I have her on my non-historical dress…

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  • V194: More Robe a l’Anglaise Problem Solving

    July 12, 2012

    Just getting any idea of final look, with one panel of skirt pinned on, and some trim pinned to the CF – the trim will go around the neckline and down the…

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  • V192: What I’ve Learned About Sleeves (in the past 24 hours)

    July 10, 2012

    …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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  • V190: Progress on the 1770s l’Anglaise

    July 8, 2012

    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

    July 7, 2012

    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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