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Sunday, November 14, 2010

2nd annual Georgian Picnic

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We had our 2nd annual Georgian Picnic for the DFWCG yesterday, and just like the first one, it was a delightful event, and one of the hig...
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Sunday, October 31, 2010

Halloween fun!

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Mike and I were invited to an Alice in Wonderland party for Halloween this year, so we decided to go as the semi-obscure characters of the...
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Sunday, September 26, 2010

another site update

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I wanted to tell you all that I just posted a new page for my  Regency jumper  that I made earlier this summer.  I think a lot of people h...
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Thursday, September 23, 2010

site update for Edwardian

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For the past two weekends, I've attended events where I was able to wear my 1911 day dress that I made for the Suffragette Picnic earli...
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Thursday, July 15, 2010

finds

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My "look what I found at the estate sale!!!!" posts are probably boring as all get out for you guys to read, but I love playing sh...
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Monday, July 12, 2010

building a straw braid bonnet

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Last year, I bought 10 yards of beautiful 1 1/2 wide straw braid at an estate sale, and I've been dying to do something with it.  Sinc...
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Sunday, July 4, 2010

40's blouse for 4th of July

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I recently found this wonderful vintage fabric in a local antique shop, so I decided that I needed a red, white, and blue blouse for Mike...
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Saturday, June 19, 2010

summery seventies top

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I've made a vow to start using the vintage patterns in my collection to make things that I can wear in everyday life... and if I'm...
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Thursday, June 17, 2010

more patterns in the archive

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I have updated my pattern archive with my children's patterns, and a few other recent purchases.  The pattern you see here is one of m...
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Saturday, June 5, 2010

hat decorations

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After reshaping my beachcomber hat into a more suitable shape, the last step was just to decorate it.  I looked through some of my books of ...
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Welcome to my project blog! I am an artist and seamstress who is obsessed with fashion history. I tend to focus on the Renaissance through the mid-20th century styles, but I sometimes dabble in fantasy costuming and modern sewing as well.
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