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Elizabethan Doublet Trimming Ideas

Elizabethan Doublet Trimming Ideas

Diane d'Andouins by Etienne Dumonstier Earlier this year, when I was feverishly sewing for Colonial Williamsburg, I put together a quick test bodice in some russet velveteen. It was just...
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Costume Modeling with Ron, a Photo Shoot for Future Paintings

Costume Modeling with Ron, a Photo Shoot for Future Paintings

Last weekend I had the pleasure of pulling *almost* every costume I still have out of my closet and modeling them for an outstanding illustrator, Ron Spears, who wanted to...
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Travels In Time: Where Has Lil' Duchess Been?

Travels In Time: Where Has Lil' Duchess Been?

Oh Dear Readers, if I have not lost you completely, I'm sure you've been wondering in an upset fashion why I haven't posted anything in the past couple weeks or...
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