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Historical Inspiration Festival – Regency Ballgown for an American Girl Doll
Story of A Seamstress is hosting a Historical Inspiration Costume Festival. She has kindly invited doll costumers to participate – so I’m putting up a couple of of my ‘historically inspired’ outfits!...
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Vogue 7923: a Grey Silk American Girl doll Cape
This grey silk American Girl doll cape goes back to before the explosion of actual historical sewing patterns from 18 inch dolls, when the Pleasant Company historical pattern set (you can find the...
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Silk Mitts for an American Girl Doll
Once I had sewn my American Girl Doll a green winter cape and a pair of high-fashion winter muffs, naturally I now needed a pair of silk mitts for my American Girl doll to match. The mittsare sewn...
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Ribbon Embroidered Regency Reticule
A few weeks ago, rummaging in my fabric stash, I found a piece of soft peach silk fabric. Unfolding it, I saw that at some point I’d begun embroidering wild dog roses. It took a bit of remembering,...
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Stash-busting bling: A Napoleonic Pearl Necklace for New Year
Here is a simple stash-busting project – an elegant pearl necklace for a Napoleonic lady to wear to a New Year’s ball! These large tanzanite rhinestone crystals have been burning a hole in my stash...
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Introducing Lady Hamilton: a Green 1790s Round Gown in Malta
The green blob is done! I finished sewing my green 1790s round gown! After stitching and sewing my way across Europe, I have arrived in Mellieha. And so, without further ado – introducing Lady...
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A 1790s Round Gown in Autumn
Last fall I went up to Reno. I took the Green Blob with me, hoping to get some photos of my 1790s round gown in the autumn color. High summer in Malta had required a fairly minimalist approach to...
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Paper Fans and Polka Dots
Here’s to the magic of polka dots on paper fans! I spent an afternoon with a tape measure, a pencil and sharpie pens, painting paper fans in gold, silver and bronze! The pen tips are now worn and...
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From the Archives: A Regency Ballgown for an American Girl Doll
This Regency ballgown for an American Girl Doll was made as a distraction from reality during my final fortnight of grad school presentations. Unsurprisingly, is an impressive mess of bad construction...
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Happy Halloween
No Halloween shall be complete without my favorite antique October accessory: Sofia is visiting us again. Sofia has only ever traveled as far as our home in Norfolk, but she Will. Not. Stop. speaking...
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