Among the collection of the Victoria & Albert museum in London, there is a rather stunning18th Century Portuguese stomacher brooch. Thanks to an aliexpress seller who likes the piece as much as I do, today we’re going to have a tutorial for making our very own 18th Century Stomacher Brooch!
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? Is it another wrapping gown? It’s the Fitting and Proper Chintz Banyan! Let’s talk about how to put it together.
It began fiberfill – fiberfill and a dream. Mr Tabubil, I was determined, was getting one serious Christmas present – the most giant Christmas Squid in Santiago.
I made an Alphonse Mucha Inspired Summer Wreath for a turn-of-the-century-poster event this summer. For a quick hot-glue job, this is shaping up to be one of my prettiest costume pieces! (There’s probably an important life lesson in there somewhere.)
An 18th Century short-gown is the same sort of garment as a bed gown, except, well… shorter.
Sort of. Mostly. Sometimes.
This 18th Century blue silk mantelet, sewn for my American Girl Felicity doll, is a special piece of clothing – it is made of memories.
This is an important ribbon embroidery announcement! My golden wheat on wheat embroidery project has been found!
Here’s a well-dressed woman in her 18th Century bedgown, hanging out at the top of a mangrove tree. As you do.
When I was gifted a length of striped linen from Burnley and Trowbridge, I used their new bedgown pattern to make an 18th Century linen bedgown!
This Edwardian doll hat is very large. It is decorated with a great number of feathers, and it has a big bow right at the front.
