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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Mar 11, 2021
Late 1890s Corset Part 2 - Mockups
Pattern Selection I had my heart set on a Symington pattern from the start (because heaven forbid we make things easy on ourselves), and...
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Feb 25, 2021
"19th Century Fashion in Detail" Review
I was lucky enough to receive a copy of Lucy Johnston's book "19th Century Fashion in Detail" which examines garments from the collection...
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Feb 11, 2021
A Pair of Pieced Pockets
One of my sewing goals for 2020 was stash-busting (yeah, I started this a few months ago). Making a pair of pieced 18th century pockets...
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Jan 28, 2021
Late 1890s Corset Part 1 - Research
As I mentioned in my 2021 goals post, my big, year-long project is a late 1890s corset! Given that my last (and so far only) foray into...
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Jan 6, 2021
2021 - Project Goals
Last year I finished a dream project of mine (the white Regency dress). This year I'd like to expand my Regency wardrobe with some help...
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Dec 30, 2020
2020 Wrap-Up
This hell year is finally ending, so I wanted to look back at my successes from this year. Goals Back in January, I set some sewing goals...
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Dec 9, 2020
Regency vs Roman
Women's fashion in the early 1800s (roughly 1797-1815 or so) was very much inspired by discoveries being made about the ancient Roman...
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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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Oct 1, 2020
"Fashion in Costume: 1200-1980" Review
The curse of selling things at Half Price Books is looking around at the other books while you wait for them to look through your books....
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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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May 28, 2020
Making a 1925 Bandeau Brassiere
Women's underwear changed a lot at the beginning of the 20th century, as did the fashionable silhouette. Luckily, books for women sewing...
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May 21, 2020
Vintage Simplicity 4414
Back in February, I bought a vintage 1950s skirt pattern off Etsy, Simplicity 4414. The pattern is for a six-panel skirt with two pleats...
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May 14, 2020
Simple "Housewife" Sewing Kit
Several months ago, houswifs (or housifs, hussifs, housewifes, housewives, etc) started popping up on my Instagram feed. They're roll-up...
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May 5, 2020
Girl Detective Dress - McCall's M7470
Fall 2019 left me swooning over the concept of flannel shirtdresses. I popped up to Joanns one weekend to grab some things I needed and...
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