Hello sweet friends! Welcome to Lessons With Laura Little House in the Big Woods. This is the second post in an eleven-week series. You can find all of the Lessons With Laura posts HERE. Lessons With Laura Little House in the Big Woods In this post, we will feature three excerpt readings from Little House in the Big Woods along with some accompanying activities. Chapter 2 craft: Paper dolls A Chapter 4 recipe: Ma's vinegar pie. Chapter 8 historic fashion: Aunt Docia's ... View the Post
An 1880’s Bustle Overskirt
Hello, my friends! Welcome to a historical edition of Fashion Friday. This week's project is An 1880's Bustle Overskirt. An 1880's Bustle Overskirt One of the first historically-accurate garments I created in 2018 was an 1880's Traveling Suit. I always meant to add additional trim as well as make an apron overskirt. The overskirt design I am wearing at the top of the post can be found in several fashion plates from the early 1880s. It was a popular style during the transitional ... View the Post
Lessons With Laura The Little Schoolroom
Hello sweet friends! I hope you had a Happy Labor Day. When I was a girl the school year did not begin until after the summer holiday ended. So it is a perfect time to begin Lessons With Laura The Little Schoolroom. You can find all of the Lessons With Laura posts HERE. Lessons With Laura The Little Schoolroom Lessons With Laura is a nine-week series that will include creative crafts, delicious recipes, historical fashion, and much more. Every Wednesday a new post, with an accompanying ... View the Post
Suffragette Fashions
Hello and welcome to this historic edition of Fashion Friday. Today we will be sharing two looks of Suffragette Fashions. They include an example from the turn of the century as well as a classic look from 1920. Both are in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the passing of the 19th Amendment on August 18, 1920. This long earned victory granted some women the right to vote. Suffragette Fashions This is the third and final post covering Suffragette Fashions. Much of the history of the ... View the Post
1890s Dressing Gown Wrapper Tea Gown
Hello sweet friends! Welcome to another historic edition of Fashion Friday. I recently created an 1890s Dressing Gown Wrapper Tea Gown. I am in the process of organizing and sewing for a historical fashion show that will celebrate the Suffragettes. The 100th Anniversary of the 19th Amendment, which granted women the right to vote, was ratified on August 18, 1920. The fashion show, among other celebratory events, is scheduled for November 24th at the Farmers Branch Historical ... View the Post
Jumping Into 18th Century Fashion
Hello sweet friends! Welcome to a historical Fashion Friday. Yesterday began the four-day Costume College event. While it is usually held in California this year everything is online. This is one of the reasons why I went Jumping Into 18th Century Fashion. Jumping Into 18th Century Fashion In two previous posts, Budget Costuming Plucking The Turkey and 18th Century Slow Stitching I shared how I was participating in the Burnley and Trowbridge Sew-Along series. In any type of historical ... View the Post
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