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The Spirit of Autumn Dress Project
A damsel in this dress:it is that time of year again… Originally posted on A Damsel in This Dress: Autumn Spirit dress Well, that was something different. One week I have an idea, next week the outfit...
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My Big Fat Victorian Wedding – St. Audries Park, West Quantoxhead, Somerset....
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The Gold Gown, market and a Regency Ball 2015
Last year we had a lovely time at out first Regency ball, part of the annual Jane Austen celebration in Bath (see post on that here). This year the dates were changed a bit, which meant that the Ball...
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Mid Victorian Undergarments: chemise, drawers and a petticoat
Since our next Victorian Ball has a Crinoline theme, I have promised a few tutorials and pattern reviews for the folks who are making their own kit. Sew Curvy joined the fun and now offers very...
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Bath Victorian Ball 2015 – and what a ball it was!
Amazing memories from the evening – and not only evening, the whole weekend was a whirl of activities, pretty frocks and splendid food, all in even more splendid company! We started on Saturday...
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Symington corset pattern 1907-07 experiment
When, earlier on this year, the scans of Symington corset patterns were released, (by Leicester County council, link to the patterns, etc: Leicestershire symington patterns), a lot of corsetmakers...
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Dressing Queen Victoria
This one was a very exciting commission – a friend who often works as Queen Vic needed a new corset.. and a new bodice and a train to go with the skirt she already had. After a session of looking at...
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Medieval Glamping at Sudeley Castle
After last year’s success at Sudeley castle , the Black Knight Historical team were invited once more – and that meant we were hired to entertain the visitors. The theme changed however – whereas last...
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Dear customer….
This will be a little bit different from my usual posts, and possibly a little controversial, but I feel some things simply have to be said. Running a business has its ups and downs, pros and cons ,...
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The Spirit of Autumn Dress Project
A damsel in this dress:it is that time of year again… Originally posted on A Damsel in This Dress: Autumn Spirit dress Well, that was something different. One week I have an idea, next week the outfit...
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My Big Fat Victorian Wedding – St. Audries Park, West Quantoxhead, Somerset....
Source: My Big Fat Victorian Wedding – St. Audries Park, West Quantoxhead, Somerset. 17th October 2011Filed under: Uncategorized
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The Gold Gown, market and a Regency Ball 2015
Last year we had a lovely time at out first Regency ball, part of the annual Jane Austen celebration in Bath (see post on that here). This year the dates were changed a bit, which meant that the Ball...
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Mid Victorian Undergarments: chemise, drawers and a petticoat
Since our next Victorian Ball has a Crinoline theme, I have promised a few tutorials and pattern reviews for the folks who are making their own kit. Sew Curvy joined the fun and now offers very...
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Making a Mid Victorian Ball Gown
In the last tutorial we dealt with undergarments (drawers, chemise and a petticoat). So, it is now time to tackle the gown itself! Again, since this series is mostly dedicated to the guests of our...
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Making a round Crinoline Cage
Welcome to another of our tutorials aimed at the folk getting their gear ready for the Victorian Ball. In this one I am going to provide a step by step guide on how to make the iconic round crinoline...
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Victorian Winter warmers
a lovely write up about our little shoot yesterday! Happening History With next weeks big freeze in mind, here’s some very seasonal Victorian photos taken for us by Lucas & Izabela Pitcher of Prior...
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Running a Costuming Business, part 3:The Art of Objectivity
A short follow up on my earlier posts, ( part 1 and 2), dealing with running a creative business – not only a costuming one I suppose, but applying to many art- and craft-related business as well....
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Georgian Adventures in Stamford 2015
There is a Georgian Festival in Stamford every other year – and this year we were contracted for a couple of jobs there ( thanks to Black Knight Historical). The festivities lasted 3 full days with...
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That Bespoke Thang…
Over the last 20 years of sewing for other people this is one of the more often-asked questions – “Why is bespoke more expensive than ready to wear, off-the-peg garments?” And this request accounts...
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1893 Braided Jacket
It is finished at last!!!! I have loved this plate from ‘Harper’s Bazaar’ for years, and planned to make the jacket almost 2 years ago – now am happy to say that it is complete (well, almost…) I got...
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