Ladies and Gents,I was recently asked by a friend to help make them a 1920s costume for a one-time event. I agreed – this could be a fun challenge!It’s not an era I know much about, so I threw myself headlong into research.One of the notable things I found out is that skirts were not
THE DREADED SOCK
Yep, Ladies and Gents, I once tried to make a sock.…. the yarn is now incorporated into an afghan… Garment Data:– Type: SOCK– Date made: Well, it was never finished… (I don’t actually know when I started. I unraveled it in 2008 or so)– Pattern: None, I made it up as I went along!– Fabric/Materials:
Winter Hats
Dear friends!By request, I’m posting pictures from a few years ago that I hadn’t gotten around to posting yet. These are hats I made for friends and (when I get around to posting them) myself. They’re quite warm! I tested them 🙂 Garment Data:– Type: Winter Hat– Date made: Some time during the years 2003-2008–
A hatbox!
Well, Ladies and Gentlemen, I got fed up with finding my bonnets squashed at the bottom of my trunk. I sprang for a cardboard, undecorated hatbox at the craft store, and just spent the day with a bottle of Mod Podge, a sponge brush, some paper napkins, and some tissue paper. What fun! Garment Data:–
Butter-colored ballgown
Hello, friends! A few weeks ago, I got the notion in my head that I might want to sew a ballgown soon – in fact, I didn’t want to fix the cotton dance dress I have, so I was thinking of trying to complete the dress by Remembrance Day weekend (November 22nd-24th). However, I was
Remembrance Day, Gettysburg
Well, Ladies and Gents! This week was most auspicious. On November 19th, 1863, President Lincoln spoke a few words (after the main speaker had given a speech of nearly 2 hours, I believe!). His very short address became famous, and one of the weekends near the anniversary of his speech has become a recurring event,
Late summer/fall reenactments
Dear Readers, There have been a few more reenactments this summer I’d like to catch up on! However, I didn’t get a lot of photos at each one, so I’m posting about several reenactments at once, this time. Zoar There was a reenactment at Zoar village in September this year. This reenactment happens every other
County Fair
Dear Readers, This year, for the first time, I entered some items in the fair! SPOILER ALERT: I didn’t win. That’s ok, though! Most of the pieces I submitted, I could tell you exactly what’s wrong with it. The frustration is that the judging criteria are not publicized, so there is no way of knowing
Hale Farm – Hale yeah! – August 9th-11th
Hello dear readers! In August, I attended a fabulous reenactment. In fact, it is up there as a contender for the best of the season! It was the annual Hale Farm reenactment. I’m taking fewer and fewer pictures per reenactment, since camera looks a little out of place around my neck… but I’ll try to
A “quick-and-dirty” work petticoat
I decided to quickly throw together a petticoat this week! I’d already seamed the panels, and today I decided to finish it (because, after all, I’m going to an event tomorrow – and there’s nothing quite like last minute sewing!!). Garment Data:– Type: Petticoat– Date made: August 9th, 2013– Pattern: None. Based on the basic