Hi Friends! I didn’t get a lot of feedback, but the feedback I did get was pretty clear: Keep showing how I make things! Well, ok! I was at Joann’s a few weeks back, searching for fabric for a curtain (didn’t find what I wanted), when I found this MARVELOUS tiger print!!! I thought I’d
Category: Grief and Mourning
Half-Mourning Shirt
Hi! Yep, I’m mixing eras! Oops! I found a t-shirt with meaning to me at Goodwill, and it happened to be in lavender and thus be perfect for half mourning. Hurrah! But wait, it doesn’t fit… However, upon consideration, I realized it would be perfect if I expanded it by adding panels to the side
Dark Hatbox
Hello lads and lasses! The other night I decorated a hatbox, which I intend to use to store a mourning bonnet. Which I have not yet made, but that will come…At any rate, I needed a second hatbox and decided to use a darker color scheme to match what I know I will be storing
1860s-Style Mourning Dress
Hi Friends, As some of you know, we recently experienced a loss in our family. This led me (of course!) to looking into historical customs of mourning, specifically for the American Civil War era (1861-65). Garment Data:– Type: Dress, specifically for mourning or half mourning, depending on the accessories– Date made: August 2016– Pattern: My