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Musings: Historical Accuracy and Paper Sewing Patterns for Early 20th Century Sewing
I always believe it’s wonderful to choose our own adventure…
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Fashions of 1910- New Princesse Gowns
This great (somewhat long) article is from the June, 1910…
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1910- Irish Crochet Trimmings for Dresses- AND the Sahlin Perfect Form
It’s time for a pattern freebie! Although this is quite…
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Gauzrib- Knitted “Vest” Underwear, 1910
If you’ve followed my blog for a while, you’ve probably…
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Edwardian Hairstyles
Ok, folks- these have been living on my desktop for…
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Research: Edwardian Ribbon Corsets Part I
Ribbon Corsets are one of those things which I feel…
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1912- Dainty Corset Covers Using Bermuda Fagoting & Teneriffe Lace
In this article from Needlecraft from April, 1912, two lovely…
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Free Pattern! 1912 Crocheted Corset Cover
I’m happy to be giving away a FREE e-pattern today…
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Finished Project- Truly Victorian’s Late Edwardian Petticoat
Hey! I actually documented a finished project! Yay! Can I…
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My Christmas Gift To You- 1910’s Holiday Wish Book Catalog
Hi all! I meant to get this up to you…
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1916- Fashions for Warm Days: What she will Need Most for the Country and Seashore
Today I have a lovely image I cleaned up to share…
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Patriotic Table Settings from 1904
Tomorrow’s the Fourth of July! To share some vintage cheer,…
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Extant Garment: Circa 1911 Evening Dress
Yesterday I had an amazing day with my friend, Lauren,…
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Free Knitting Patterns- 1902 Ladies Vests
Hello! Happy Monday! I’ve got a great little freebie for…
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Finished Project: Irene Castle & Lucile Inspired Gala Dress
Hello! Hope everyone had a wonderful weekend. Today, I’m finally…
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Finished Project: 1919 Knitted Slipover “Bodice”
I have been working on this on and off for…
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Finished Projects: Edwardian S-Curve Corset + “Improvers”
If you’re following me on Instragram, you may have seen…
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Inspiration: 1905 Corsets
Today I have, what I think, are the most gorgeous…
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Edwardian Food Oddities: Thanksgiving Animals I Have Known
Ah, the Edwardian times. Such odd table dressings, such odd…
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A 1909 Peek at Past Lives- “Thanksgiving Folks”
A while ago my mom gave me an old magazine…
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1908- How to Manipulate Long Skirts
Happy Friday! Today I have another set of images from…
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1908 WB Reduso Corsets
The weather here has been rainy, and, without fail, rainy…
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Pretty French Frocks, May 1908
Continuing some of the beautiful French images from La Miroir…
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French Gibson Girl Hairstyles, 1908
Hello! Today I have a few lovely images from 1908…
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How to Make a Modish Hat, 1904
Happy Saturday! Today I have a great article from the…
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The Practical Shirtwaist, 1904.
Sharing another lovely image from 1904. Here are more shirtwaist…
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Shirtwaist Designs, 1904
I just got a few lovely old Ladies Home Journal…
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December Pretties- Millinery & McCall’s Magazine 1908
Hope you’re having a lovely weekend! Here’s some pretty things…
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Miroir des Modes, October 1907- Blouses
Sharing some more images from the Mirror des Modes, October…
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Mirror Des Modes- October 1907
I recently acquired a lovely bound book containing issues of Le Mirror…
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Autumn Suits, Bedell Catalog 1912
I don’t know what it is about this Autumn, but…
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Pretty Corset Ads from The Delineator, 1905.
I’ve been working on and off on a new pattern…
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Paris is Dancing Mad: McCall’s Magazine, September, 1913
What is inspiring you lately? One of my current inspirations…
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Corsets and Dogs- Images from Good Housekeeping 1909
But not dogs in corsets ;) I haven’t shared images…
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Pretty Little Antique China
Hello! One of my weaknesses is pretty little antique china.…
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Extant Garments: 1910s White Blouse IV
This is the final post of detail shots of the…
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Extant Garments: 1910s White Blouse Part III
Continuing our peek at the inside of this white blouse,…
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Extant Garments: 1910s White Blouse Part II
Happy Monday! I hope your weekend was splendid! We had…
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Extant Garments: 1910s White Blouse
One of my goals this year is to start sharing…
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What Real People Wore: Edwardian Inspiration
As you can tell by the title, we had a…
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French Dames in Boudoir and en Fete- 1912
Hello! I hope you had a lovely weekend. We had…
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1912 Illustrators Answer How Future Women Can Dress Better
Hello! Is it really Wednesday already? Today I’ve got a…
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1910s Blouse and Guimpe Pattern
Hello! Happy Monday! I’m pleased to bring you the “official”…
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Pattern Preview! Cordelia- Circa 1909-1914 Edwardian Skirt
Hello! Happy Saturday! I’ve been hard at work getting these…
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New PDF E-Book- 1910s Bedell Spring Catalog
Hello! I wanted to give a heads up that there…
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Finished Project: 1910s Corset
First of all, THANK YOU for your sweet comments on…
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W.B. NuForm and Reduso Corsets, 1911
I got a fun little package in the mail today…
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Catalog Inspiration: 1912-1913 Corsets
Hope you had a lovely weekend! I started making a…
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Practical Help for Inexperienced Sewers, 1907
In my recent find of a 1907 McCall magazine there…
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Victorian Novelties, Part 2- Things that Go “BANG” in the Night
Continuing on with the odd novelties, and in the vein…
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Stern Bros Summer Catalog, Final installment
Hello! First off, so many thanks for your sweet comments…
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Finished Project- Edwardian Lace Dress
Continuing with the Costume College finished project posts, I’d like…
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>Spring Hats, 1916
>It’s not often when working on images for the blog…
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>A bit of a flashback to 1915- Blouses and Mourning Attire
>The weather here has been so odd for July- where…
