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V351: How To Make the Simplest 1920s Slip

V351: How To Make the Simplest 1920s Slip

Yesterday I showed you some original 1920s slips, and now today it's time to show you the results, as promised, of my own little project. Here is my finished slip...
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V350: 1920s Slips, Chemises, and Camisoles

I've been working on a 1920s slip to go under a semi-sheer beaded gown I purchased a short time ago. Easy, right? Well, I'm on version two tonight, haha! I...
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V346: How to Make a Victorian Bustle - Pattern and Instructions

V346: How to Make a Victorian Bustle - Pattern and Instructions

Hi all! Okay, I'm going to attempt to explain how to make the lobster tail bustle I posted about last time. I want to stress that there is no right...
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V345: Finished 1880 "Lobster Tail" Bustle

V345: Finished 1880 "Lobster Tail" Bustle

I finished off my electric blue "lobster tail" tournure this morning, and I'm really happy with the result! I took lots of photos of the construction, so I will write...
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V344: And Now To Make a Lobster Tail

V344: And Now To Make a Lobster Tail

...a bustle, I mean, or a tournure. Originally I had planned *not* to make a big ole honkin' bustle, but I can see now why it is a necessity. The...
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V287: My 18th Century Pocket

V287: My 18th Century Pocket

So...I did make a pocket. It only took me 7 months to complete because of my intrepid laziness when it comes to hand embroidery. Luckily, flying on airplanes is a...
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V214: 18th Century Silk Clocked Stockings Now on Pre-Order

V214: 18th Century Silk Clocked Stockings Now on Pre-Order

Okay, ladies (and gents too), it's finally time. The new clocked stockings I've been working on are finally available to order. Purchase yours at www.american-duchess.com . White silk stockings with...
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V211: I Like Big Bustles and I Cannot Lie

V211: I Like Big Bustles and I Cannot Lie

It is rather like an insect carapace, isn't it. Last Friday night, I took a class with the industrious Mary Crawley, leader of the local Steampunk club, High Desert Steam,...
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V185: The Polonaise Jacket of Doom and Hell

V185: The Polonaise Jacket of Doom and Hell

Du...Du Hast...Du Hast Mich You know those projects that just don't want to be made, and give you trouble all the way through to the violent end? This is one...
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V118: Costume Painting 3 -Scantily Clad Carolyn

V118: Costume Painting 3 -Scantily Clad Carolyn

Last night was class #3 of Costume Painting at the Nevada Museum of Art. Carolyn modeled for us, in her Victorian skivvies. I'm not totally happy with this painting, except...
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V68: Operations Petticoat: Two Finished 18th Century Petties

V68: Operations Petticoat: Two Finished 18th Century Petties

I finally finished two Georgian petticoats that seem to have taken me forever to do. Petticoats are supposed to be easy, right? Celadon green silk petticoat with pinked ruffle, sheer...
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V52: 1770s Pannier Experiments - Style 1

V52: 1770s Pannier Experiments - Style 1

In poking around the 1770s it becomes obvious that panniers are the thing to wear. I've never made panniers before - I usually land in the 1780s and 90s, when...
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