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.
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.
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!
In honor of the spring festival: three pairs of 18th Century Pockets! (bright, colorful, vaguely egg-shaped, and made for holding chocolates)
Playing dress-up in the 18th Century is always fun. The 18th Century aftermath, however… occasionally isn’t.
Winters in the Pacific Northwest are very wet. I needed a cloak to keep me warm – so Here is a tutorial for an 18th Century Cardinal Cloak.
The short version: I bought a straw hat blank and I fell in love. The long version: a tutorial for an 18th Century trimmed hat!
