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Apr 27, 2023
Roman Garb for SCA
I discovered my area's SCA group last summer and started going to their weekly meetings around the end of the year. I'm lucky - our local...
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Apr 13, 2023
Utilitarian Edwardian Combinations
Sometime last summer, having finished my 1890s corset, but not started planning the corresponding wardrobe, I bought a pattern for...
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Apr 7, 2023
Project Catch-Up and the Event That Wasn't
My goodness, this year is flying! While I have been very motivated to plan (or at least dream of) some sewing projects, the motivation to...
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Jan 11, 2023
2023 Goals
Now that we've established that I didn't meet most of my 2022 goals, I am going to keep 2023's goals vague. Vague Goal #1: SCA Garb (3rd...
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Dec 21, 2022
2022 Wrap-Up
I have had one hell of a year. I left the job I've been at (on and off) for seven and a half years, and finally got a job in the field I...
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Dec 15, 2022
Thoughts on This Green Dress
I originally sewed this green Regency dress back in 2015 (give or take a year), made from a straight size of Simplicity 4055. I had...
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Dec 2, 2022
Blue Lace-Up Bodice
I have, once again, been long absent from this blog and from sewing. I moved rather suddenly in August (like toured one day and moved in...
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Jun 16, 2022
A Purple Bralette
To go with my pale purple shorts - and still riding the high of making a nice bralette - I decided to make a bandeau/bralette out of the...
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Jun 2, 2022
Purple Pajama Shorts
With my desire for cute lingerie and sleepwear still going strong, I went looking for more cute patterns. I had bought a non-stretch...
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May 12, 2022
A Periwinkle Bralette
I was suddenly overtaken by the urge to make cute bralettes as an excuse to buy fabrics I don't get to work with in my historical sewing....
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Apr 28, 2022
Making the DAR Vest
At some point in 2020 or 2021 (it's all a bit of a blur these days) I bought myself Fig Leaf Pattern's DAR Museum vest pattern. I finally...
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Jan 19, 2022
More Regency Reticules
When I went through my fabric stash at the end of 2020, I rediscovered two pieces of polyester brocade - one in a blue/brown pattern and...
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Jan 5, 2022
2022 Project Goals
My list for 2021 basically contained every project I could think of. It was incredibly aspirational, but not very realistic. So this year...
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Dec 29, 2021
2021 Project Wrap-Up
What a year, huh? It managed to be both better and worse than 2020 was. Looking back on 2021, I feel like I barely did any sewing at all,...
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Jul 22, 2021
Late 1890s Corset Part 4 - Flossing & Wrap Up
Part 1 - Research & Resources Part 2 - Mockups Part 3 - Construction My 1890s corset is finally constructed and wearable, but it's not...
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Jul 15, 2021
A Straw Regency Bonnet
Back in May or so, Nehelenia Patterns had a pre-order for an 1800-1830s straw bonnet. I've been wanting a straw bonnet for my Regency...
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Jul 8, 2021
Regency Ribbon Bodices
I found the image to the left on Pinterest ages ago and fell in love with the idea of an over-bodice made of ribbons. Eventually (read:...
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Jul 1, 2021
Late 1890s Corset Part 3 - Construction
Ok, so my corset quietly slipped from being a "work in progress" to an "unfinished object" sometime during March and April, mostly...
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Jun 10, 2021
"Whatever Shall I Wear?" Review
"Whatever Shall I Wear? A Guide to Assembling a Woman's Basic 18th Century Wardrobe" is exactly what the subtitle says it is - a solid...
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May 27, 2021
"Household Sewing with Home Dressmaking" Review
If you spend enough time in online costuming communities, you will inevitably hear about Bertha Banner, author of "Household Sewing with...
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