The short version: I bought a straw hat blank and I fell in love. The long version: here’s a tutorial for an 18th Century trimmed hat!
1780s , 18th century , Accessories , ruffleruffleruffle
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Those Frenchies Seek My Ruffles Everywhere: Tutorial for a Swashbuckling 1780s Ruffled Fichu
They seek it here, they seek it there – those Frenchies seek really good dotted Swiss cotton everywhere! Sheer, spotted, and crisp with body for DAYS – there’s only one reasonable thing to do with a fabric like this – make a tutorial for a really swashbuckling 1780s ruffled fichu!
1780s , 18th century , Accessories , ruffleruffleruffle
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The Infinitely Ruffled 1780s Apron
When I started the Infinitely Ruffled 1780s Apron I had little experience with hand rolling hems, and this apron – this apron had a LOT.
18th century , caps , ruffleruffleruffle
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The Dissipated Grandma Sheep (Another Mrs Sandby Cap)
My first Mrs Sandby Cap was far too respectable – so I sewed another one. With lace. Introducing: the Milkmaid’s Nightmare!
1750s , 18th century , caps , english gown , Playing Dress Up
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Here be Oranges (and a striped 1750s English Gown)
I took my new striped 1750s English gown for a spin, and accessorized it with a basket of oranges and my new Good Wives Linens lappet cap!
1750s , 18th century , caps
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A Very Serious Lappet Cap
I love the cap patterns from Good Wives Linens. The mid-18th Century Mrs Sandby Cap Pattern makes a very serious lappet cap indeed!
18th century , Accessories , christmas
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18th Century Mitts Tutorial Part Two: Construction
Summer in the 18th Century requires sun protection. Here is a tutorial for a pair of 18th Century linen mitts! Part Two
18th century , Accessories
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18th Century Linen Mitts Part One: The Linen Mitts of Discontent
Summer in the 18th Century requires sun protection. Here is a tutorial for a pair of 18th Century linen mitts! Part One
18th century , Accessories , jewellery , Regency
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Stash-busting bling: A Napoleonic Pearl Necklace for New Year
Here is a simple stash-busting project – a pearl necklace for a Napoleonic lady to wear at a New Year’s ball!
1750s , 18th century , christmas , english gown , Hat
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A 1750s Christmas English Gown
December is more suited to swimsuits than stays. But I went to the beach in my 1750s Christmas English Gown!