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  • V82: How To Decorate Pemberley Regency Shoes Like It’s 1789

    March 22, 2012

    As of late I’ve been inspired by that interesting transitional period in women’s dress, around the end of the 1780s and into the 1790s.  Many things changed – the waistline of gowns,…

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  • V68: Operations Petticoat: Two Finished 18th Century Petties

    March 8, 2012

    I finally finished two Georgian petticoats that seem to have taken me forever to do. Petticoats are supposed to be easy, right? Celadon green silk petticoat with pinked ruffle, sheer embroidered apron,…

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  • V59: New “Kensington” 18th Century Leather Shoes in Black and Red

    February 28, 2012

    Last week I asked you all for your help in deciding what color Kensingtons to release first.  All three colors (black, red, and ivory) are the goal, but we just can’t run…

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  • V52: 1770s Pannier Experiments – Style 1

    February 21, 2012

    In poking around the 1770s it becomes obvious that panniers are the thing to wear.  I’ve never made panniers before – I usually land in the 1780s and 90s, when I visit…

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  • V49: 18th Century Quilted Petticoats

    February 18, 2012

    I am thinking of quilting a petticoat.  My mom thinks that’s insane, but it really seems doable, even for an inpatient girl like me. The quilted petticoats in the Colonial Williamsburg book…

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  • V43: 18th Century Experiments in Hair, and New $6 Neckerchief

    February 12, 2012

    Last night I spent hours…HOURS…working on Edwardian hair styles, but I discovered that I needed more switches and hair pieces (today’s work), before attempting any more of those styles. I also tried…

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  • V36: SuperStripe Sunday – Stripes in the 1770s

    February 5, 2012

    Met It’s Superbowl Sunday here in America Land.  I don’t follow football, so I’ll be burying myself in the sewing loft and trying to accomplish something on the 1912 Titanic gown. Yesterday…

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  • V35: Starting on Fabric Stamping for Colonial Williamsburg

    February 4, 2012

    Yesterday I thought I’d try my hand at stamping the linen/cotton I bought for one of my Colonial Williamsburg jackets. I don’t have a ginormous fabric stretcher thing, so I smoothed the…

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  • V30: An Embroidered Apron – My First Williamsburg Piece

    January 30, 2012

    I was pleased to receive my vintage embroidered panel in the mail the other day, but it needed some tweaks. Firstly, it was dirty and smelled of vintage.  (You know that smell…that…

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  • V29: Fabrics for Colonial Williamsburg…Again.

    January 29, 2012

    Oh, the best laid plans of seamstresses…. I went shopping for fabrics today and came across the perfect stripe silk for my future Colonial Williamsburg polonaise.  It looked at me and just…

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  • V26: 18th Century Panniers – examples and ideas

    January 26, 2012

    Trouvais.com I’ve been thinking about panniers lately.  Pocket hoops.  Hip padding. For an upper class impression, it looks like a little side hoop action was still en vogue for the 1770s, so…

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  • V25: More Fabric Stamp News, and Astoria Pre-Sale Update

    January 25, 2012

    Hi Ladies and Laddies,   After posting about the fabric stamps yesterday, they arrived in the mail, and I immediately played with them to see how they looked.  I’m so very thrilled!…

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  • V24: Block Printing 18th Century Fabric – Preparations

    January 24, 2012

    After much deliberation and many very helpful comments, I revised my Colonial Williamsburg mix n’ match plans: Now the two jackets will be in prints, and the two skirts and gown will…

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  • V23: 18th Century Accessories – Embroidered Aprons

    January 23, 2012

    Lewis Walpole Library Despite working on a 1912 Titanic gown currently, and having several other projects lined up before I need to start on the Colonial Williamsburg stuff, I just can’t stay…

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  • V7: Williamsburg Mix n’ Match, and Finding Fabric

    January 7, 2012

    Before I run off in a different direction, I will post one more time about my Colonial Williamsburg plans.  Since the trip is planned for October, I have quite a long time…

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  • V6: Favorite Yellow Things of the 18th Century

    January 6, 2012

    I decided yesterday to make my Williamsburg jacket and petticoat in bright-ass yellow, a color that was extremely popular in the 18th century. With the boom of all-things-Chinese and far-East in 18th…

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  • V5: Williamsburg Ensemble #1 Plan

    January 5, 2012

    Something like this…but…flouncier. Thanks to all of you who commented on my first post about my Williamsburg costume conundrum, especially Abby, Nicole, and Hallie, I have come upon a plan. Well, really…

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  • V4: Book Review: “Eighteenth-Century Clothing at Williamsburg” by Linda Baumgarten

    January 4, 2012

    Eighteenth-Century Clothing at Williamsburg Linda Baumgarten (c) 1986 by The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation ISBN 978-0-87935-109-0 In preparation for my trip to Colonial Williamsburg this coming October, 2012, and because I’m obsessive, I’ve…

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  • V3: Reconciling Myself to the 1770s

    January 3, 2012

    My dear mother and I are planning a trip to Colonial Williamsburg in October of this year. Of course, that means getting all excited about costume possibilities NOW, and planning all the…

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