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.)
20th Century , American Girl doll , doll hat , millinery
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Enormous Edwardian Doll Hat for an American Girl Doll
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.
19th Century , American Girl doll , doll costumes , doll hat , millinery
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From the Archives: A Pink 1860s Summer Dress for an American Girl Doll
This pink 1860s summer dress for an American Girl doll is inspired by fashion plates showing summer dresses worn with wide straw hats.
1780s , Hat , millinery , total chaos , tutorial
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An 18th Century Brain Hat: Tutorial
A tutorial for an 18th Century Brain Hat: a fabric-covered bergere hat with loops and puffs of silk gauze all over the crown!
18th century , Hat , millinery , ruffleruffleruffle , tutorial
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Tutorial for an 18th Century Trimmed Bergere Hat:
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!
18th century , christmas , Hat , millinery , tutorial
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The 18th Century Placemat Hat: a pair of Christmas Bergeres
‘Tis the season for Christmas decorating! Can I make a Festive seasonal bergere from an 18th Century placemat hat?
19th Century , American Girl doll , doll costumes , doll hat , Halloween , millinery
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An 1860s Doll Hat: The Cracktastic Hat Bounces BACK
My cracktastic little halloween-y 1860s doll hat, last seen looking like something out of a montage of bad 80s bridesmaids dresses, is BACK.
20th Century , American Girl doll , doll hat , millinery
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A Brown 1920s Cloche Hat for an American Girl Doll
She doesn’t smoke cigarettes or rub burned cork on her eyelids, but here’s a brown 1920s hat for an American Girl Doll!
19th Century , American Girl doll , doll hat , millinery
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The Butterick Bonnet – that ALMOST was (for an American Girl doll).
Last year I used Butterick Pattern #4210 to make an American Girl scale 1860s bonnet. Mr Tabubil scanned the pattern pieces at work, and I imported them into autocad and traced and scaled them down to AG doll size. I wish to go on record as saying that I […]
19th Century , American Girl doll , doll hat , millinery , Wired Ribbons
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An 1860s Drawn Bonnet for an American Girl Doll
Short tutorial for using a straw basket and Christmas ribbon to make an 1860s drawn bonnet for an American Girl doll