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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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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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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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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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Apr 22, 2021
Making a Regency Bonnet
With the underthings and classic white dress for my Regency wardrobe done, I can focus on expanding my wardrobe with accessories! Several...
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Oct 8, 2020
Sewing a Regency Gown Part 5: Photos and Inspiration
Part 1: Drafting the Bodice Part 2: Sewing the Bodice Part 3: The Skirt Part 4: The Sleeves I've been thinking about, researching,...
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Sep 23, 2020
Sewing a Regency Gown Part 4: The Sleeves
Part 1: Drafting the Bodice Part 2: Sewing the Bodice Part 3: The Skirt Going into this, I want you to understand that everything I know...
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Sep 17, 2020
Sewing a Regency Gown Part 3: The Skirt
Part 1: Drafting the Bodice Part 2: Sewing the Bodice As I neared the end of the bodice drafting process, I realized that I had to figure...
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Sep 3, 2020
Sewing a Regency Gown Part 2: Sewing the Bodice
In Sewing a Regency Gown Part 1, I drafted the bodice pattern for my quintessential white Regency dress. Now, I can go over construction!...
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Aug 27, 2020
Sewing a Regency Gown Part 1: Drafting the Bodice
I've been planning to sew a basic white Regency dress since 2016. I started blogging about my plans in 2017. In 2020, and in the midst of...
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Aug 6, 2020
A Regency Re-do
Several years ago (possibly 2014) I took my first foray into historical costuming and made a vaguely Regency-era dress using a dark green...
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Jul 16, 2020
A Regency Petticoat
I made my first half-hearted attempt at a Regency petticoat last year. I was trying to use up scraps of the same muslin I made my shift...
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Apr 27, 2020
"Dress in the Age of Jane Austen" Review
My mother gifted me with a copy of Hilary Davidson's "Dress in the Age of Jane Austen: Regency Fashion" for Christmas last year. I was...
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Jan 22, 2020
"Regency Women's Dress" Review
One of my Christmas gifts was a copy of "Regency Women's Dress: Techniques and Patterns 1800-1830" by Cassidy Percoco. I've been eyeing...
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Aug 14, 2019
Regency Chemise (3.0)
The next step in my Regency sewing adventure (and the thing that should have been first) - a chemise! Regency chemises are fairly simple...
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Jun 27, 2019
Regency "Portrait" Shawl
First of all - I have no idea if "portrait shawls" are a real thing, historically. I'd even go so far as to say that I doubt they exist....
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Jun 24, 2019
Embroidered Regency Reticule
A year or so ago, on a trip to JoAnn Fabrics, I stumbled upon some nice fabric in the softest classic-Disney-Cinerella blue. The fabric...
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Feb 13, 2019
The Good, The Bad, The Short Stays
I started my Regency fashion journey back in the summer of 2017 and I… have not made it very far. All I have right now are a chemise...
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