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  • How to Care for “Velvet” Finish Sauvage Leather

    February 1, 2021

    Leather comes in many different finishes, from smooth to suede to velvety. It’s important to know how to look after each of these leather types to keep your shoes looking great. Many…

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  • The Pincurl Diary – How to Do 1930-50s Hair for a Whole Week

    December 9, 2020

    How remiss am I in never posting this video I made earlier in the year. This is a tutorial of sorts for how to set wet-set one’s hair and then maintain it…

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  • How to Fix Funky Points on 18th Century Stays

    December 2, 2020

      See those points on the front edges of the stays, at the bust? If you’ve got a pair of 18th century stays that lace at the center front, either fully or…

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  • (More) Dress Form Hacking – Literally

    November 21, 2020

    Marking how much of the shoulder needed to come off to match my shoulder width from base of neck to shoulder bone. Blogs may be dead, but I’m still holding out (like…

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  • Getting Dressed in 18th Century – 1780s – 1790 {Video}

    May 5, 2020

    Let’s get dressed! Hi Lovelies! I made a short video showing the steps and pieces of getting dressed in a 1780s Italian gown or Robe a l’Anglaise. I know for new costumers…

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  • Pattern Notes on Simplicity 8578 – Robe a la Francaise Dress Pattern

    May 1, 2020

    A couple years ago now we worked with Simplicity to create a Robe a la Francaise pattern (Simplicity 8578) based on Abby’s sacque in The American Duchess Guide to 18th Century Dressmaking.…

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  • How to Scale Up Gridded Sewing Patterns with Adobe Photoshop

    April 3, 2019

    If you’ve been into historical costuming for any amount of time, you will be familiar with many a book featuring gridded (or scaled) sewing patterns. The Tudor Tailor, Patterns of Fashion (all…

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  • All About 1830s Corsets and Fan Lacing

    January 2, 2019

    One of the biggest questions we get about our 1830s ensembles is about the corsets, so we’ve made a video telling you all about them: Both of our corsets were purchased from…

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  • Vlog: The 1830s Bustle!

    November 16, 2018

    Howdy! We’re deep, deep down the #1830s rabbit hole, working diligently on our gowns with much haste in preparation for our trip to Dickens Fair in San Francisco on December 15th. Abby…

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  • How to Fit 18th Century Shoe Buckles

    May 21, 2018

    You’ve just got yourself a fine new pair of American Duchess 18th century shoes and you ordered some sparkly 18th century shoe buckles to go with them. Now what? Fitting shoe buckles…

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  • How to Lengthen/Shorten 18th Century Stays

    January 15, 2018

    The #1 question we receive about Simplicity 8162 (and will with Simplicity 8579 as well) is how to lengthen or shorten the stays. Particularly with Simplicity 8162, the body block used came…

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  • CORRECTION – 1780s Cap Pattern – American Duchess Guide

    December 28, 2017

    Hi gals! We’ve been alerted to a flaw in the 1780s cap pattern from “The American Duchess Guide to 18th Century Dressmaking,” so before you all tear your pomaded-and-powdered hair out trying…

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  • BOOK RELEASE: The American Duchess Guide to 18th Century Dressmaking

    November 21, 2017

    Today’s the big day! Our book, The American Duchess Guide to 18th Century Dressmaking: How to Handsew Georgian Gowns and Wear The with Style has officially been released! While you can buy the…

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  • The American Duchess Guide: Behind the Scenes With The 1760s Sacque Gown {Video}

    October 27, 2017

    Our c. 1768 sacque gown created for The American Duchess Guide to 18th Century Dressmaking, made for and modeled by Abby Cox. You can create this or your own creative design with…

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  • How to Research Like a Boss: Part 6

    April 12, 2017

    How to be a Boss at Research Part 6: I’ve done all this research & I want to share it with the world – Rules of Engagement For Review: Part 1, Part…

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  • How to Research like a Boss – Part 5

    April 5, 2017

    How to Research like a Boss: Part 5 – Tertiary Sources & the Changing Research World – Rules of Engagement, or, Facebook with Caution. (For Review: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3,…

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  • How to be a Boss at Research – Part 4

    March 29, 2017

    How to be a Boss at Research Part 4: Secondary Sources – Rules of Engagement. Hey Y’all! Here we are at Part 4 of this series (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3)…

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  • How to be a Boss at Research – Part 3

    March 22, 2017

    How to be a Boss at Research Part 3: Rules of Engagement – Primary Sources Alright, kids, we’re here. Part 3 of what appears to be a very long series about researching…

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  • How to be a Boss at Research – Part 2

    March 15, 2017

    How to be a Boss at Research Part 2:  Where to find those pesky primary sources from (mostly) the comfort of your own home! (For Review: Part 1) Hey Ya’ll! Abby here…

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  • How to Be a Boss at Research – Part 1

    March 8, 2017

    How to be a Boss at Research Part 1: Intro, Different Types of Sources Hey Ya’ll! Abby here, and today I want to start a conversation with you about something that’s really…

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