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Finished Project: The Plaid 1869 Dress 25 Aug 2013 | 12:21 am
Last year, several of us were shopping in the LA garment district and we happened across a fantastic silk taffeta at a fantastic price. Katherine (The Fashionable Past) had already purchased the fabr...
Finished Project: 18th Century Gala Dress 20 Aug 2013 | 07:19 am
A little tardy, but here’s sharing one of my recently completed projects! This is the dress I made to wear to the gala at Costume College this year. For my gala dress I decided on a dress inspired b...
Finished Project: HSF #16- Separates- 18th Century Silk Petticoat 14 Aug 2013 | 08:17 am
Hurrah! Something I’ve sewn meets a Sew Fortnightly Challenge! And you get a peek at my Costume College gala dress before my official post. I’ve been slow getting back into things after my vacation ...
New E-Pattern! 1879 Victorian Dinner Bodice 12 Aug 2013 | 09:05 am
I’m SO excited to announce the latest E-Pattern! Yay! The newest pattern is a Victorian dinner bodice from the Natural Form era. It is from an original antique period pattern, from March, 1879. Thi...
HSF #15: Finished Garment: 18th Century White Petticoat 23 Jul 2013 | 04:43 am
I am actually finished with a Historical Sew Fortnightly challenge early! The Historical Sew Fortnightly challenge #15 is a color challenge. We were challenged to sew something white. Luckily for m...
Curtain Along Dress: A 1790s Robe D’Anglaise- Part 1 15 Jul 2013 | 03:54 am
Fair Warning: This is a long and picture heavy post. I have been trying very hard to keep up with the clock in preparation for Costume College! Jen Thompson of Festive Attyre started a great idea t...
Finished Project: Late 18th Century Stays 13 Jul 2013 | 07:42 am
Long time no post! I have been struggling to keep up with all the sewing I’ve been wanting to accomplish, and after my last blog post about these, which I was feeling so positive about these, that I ...
Tips to A Successful Finished Sewn Garment 19 Jun 2013 | 03:42 am
Howdy! This afternoon as I was driving home from work I was pondering projects, as I usually do, and staring thinking of what makes a successful sewing project for me, and how I could help sewing new...
Sewing Projects: 18th Century Stays 18 Jun 2013 | 08:41 am
I’ve been puttering away on something I’ve been meaning to make for probably about ten years… a new set of 18th Century stays! I’m taking part in Jen of Festive Attyre’s Curtain Along sewing project,...
Giveaway Winner! 16 Jun 2013 | 09:14 pm
Congratulations to Mallory, who is the winner of the Great Gatsby in Fashion E-Book giveaway! Mallory on June 8, 2013 at 4:00 pm “This sounds like such a cool giveaway! I’ve always adored the Great....
