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 enormous Edwardian doll was made from a kit by a sadly no-longer-in-operation doll hat pattern company called Cathy Stuart Designs.
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
Here is my pink 1860s summer dress for an American Girl doll – sewn from vintage fabrics and inspired by all the 18t60s 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
Here’s a tutorial for an 18th Century Brain Hat – it’s a bergere, and it’s got pleated trim, and puffs of silk, and loops of ribbon all OVER the place.
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: here’s 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