The second Saturday in June I headed towards Independence, Kansas to celebrate the reconstruction of The Little House on the Prairie cabin. I packed up An 1880's Traveling Suit For Prairie Days. An 1880's Traveling Suit For Prairie Days With each costume or piece of modern clothing that I make I try to learn a new dressmaking skill. All of the previous skills have led up to making a customized 1880's traveling suit with simple bustle. This costume was couture meaning that it was ... View the Post
Inspiration For An 1880’s Calico Bustle Dress and Bonnet
A little over a week ago I attended a Laura Ingalls Wilder event. Prairie Days in Independence, Kansas. I've been wanting to make something new to wear. Here is Inspiration For An 1880's Calico Bustle Dress and Bonnet. Inspiration For An 1880's Calico Bustle Dress and Bonnet We often think of the look below when visualizing a bustle backed gown. Layers upon layers of frothy silk taffeta, velvet, and lace. The dress/gown generally consisted of three separate pieces: a bodice, underskirt, and ... View the Post
Royal Wedding Week High Tea Fit For A Queen
Welcome to Royal Wedding Week High Tea Fit For A Queen. As a rule the Queen takes her tea in her private quarters between 4 ~ 5 every afternoon. It is believed that the tradition of taking tea was begun in the 17th century by the French. Prior to the introduction of tea into Britain, the English only had two meals~ breakfast and dinner. Sometime during the middle of the eighteenth century, dinner for the upper and middle classes was changed from noontime to an evening meal that was served ... View the Post
A Caroline Ingalls Costume
I recently gave a presentation on historical clothing at the Farmer's Branch Historical Park Celebrating Spring with Laura Ingalls Wilder event. I decided to create A Caroline Ingalls Costume to wear to the event. A Caroline Ingalls Costume I would like to clarify that the costume I made was not for this Caroline Ingalls. Caroline Lake Quiner Ingalls (1839-1924) was an amazing woman in her own right as well as being the mother of Laura Ingalls Wilder, author of the Little ... View the Post
Royal Wedding Wednesday Get Me to the Church on Time
Royal Wedding Wednesday Get Me to the Church on Time. Prince Harry and Miss Meghan Markle have selected St. George's Chapel at Windsor Castle as the site where their wedding vows will take place. Royal Wedding Wednesday Get Me to the Church on Time St. George's has a seating capacity of 800 people. It is much smaller than Westminster Abbey where there are 2,000 seats available. But since this wedding is not a state occasion (as HRH Prince Harry will then be fifth in line to the throne) ... View the Post
A Green Edwardian Dress
Welcome to this year's version of the wearing of the green. For 2018 I chose to create A Green Edwardian Dress. A Green Edwardian Dress Green! But wait, didn't the Edwardians only wear white or cream? No. Actually, the Edwardians were quite colorful. Green was a very popular color. Various shades of green were worn both in the day... ...as well as in the evening. Solid shades of color were often worn but the dresses were anything but ordinary. The ... View the Post
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