American Duchess Historic Shoes Blog
V336: The Geneva Hand Fluter - Experiments
Last to arrive from my round of eBay acquisition was the Geneva Hand Fluter, a ridged iron that was used to flute, or crimp, all kinds of things, like cuffs,...
V309: Happy Election Day, USA
In honor of Election Day here in America Land, and in celebration of women's suffrage, here's an awesome video you've probably already seen, but is still awesome:
V299: Real WWII Bomber Girls
Today is the Battle Born Day's Bomber Girl Pageant. I'm getting my '40s on right now, and will be dancing the night away, and hopefully impressing the pageant judges with...
V295: Victorian Plastic - Yes, Victorian; Yes, Plastic
Ever since learning about plastic injection molding of the 1870s, I've been gnawing on the idea of Victorian plastics. It seems like an oxymoron - we all know plastic is...
V290: Hello, Baby
Probably 1850-1855Attributed to: William W. Kennedy (1818-1885) Acc. No. 1931.100.7 Well, today my niece London was born. Happy literal day of birth to her. :-) I have maniacal plans to...
V289: Where to Wear - How To Throw Your Own Costume Events
Ladies attending the 2012 Titanic Memorial Tea, at a local tea shoppe called The Isles Hi All! Today I'm going to answer another question I get often - where to...
V288: How I "Found My Era" - Question n' Answer
Hi All! I received a question from Rachel and KittyKatt, asking how I found the era of history that was my favorite to start making clothes for, so I thought...
V285: Colonial Williamsburg Swag
We're back from our Williamsburg-Monticello-Montepelier trip, and I've got swag to share with you. I mean...how can anyone historically-inclined go to these places *without* loading up on some of the...
V286: Costumer's Link Love, October
It's time for another installment of Costumer's Link Love, where I share all the cool blogs I've found or been introduced to lately. You can also find these blogs added...
V275: How to Take In-Focus Detail Photos With Any Point-and-Shoot Camera
We've all seen pictures like this, most frustratingly on eBay and Etsy. Don't fall victim to the blurry detail shot! Today I'm going to share the secret of taking up-close,...
V256: My First Shoe
No, this isn't about baby shoes, but the first shoe I ever designed and made (with my own bare hands!), back in 2001, in my first university art class, Art...
V248: 1772 Colonial Spice Tea by Litttle Bits Clothing Company
This morning, with the power out and no internet to eat my soul, I had a chance to slow down and enjoy a fine cuppa new tea I got from...