December 2010
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Daily Reenactor: How can one get involved in... →
dailyreenactor:
Asked by StarCrossedLady
First of all, almost all reenacting units require you to be at least 18 years old due to liability issues. Most reenactments are full of potential accidents, since you will be around firearms, bladed weapons, fires, and all sorts of other stuff. Some units will make…
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Awake My Soul: OPINION TIME! →
fate-of-faye:
I am planning on making some lovely eighteenth century stays very similar to this pair made by Katherine. I currently already have the interlining (what would be coutil in a Victorian corset) and the lining (white linen). They’ll be a light pink on the outside, bound with white and with visible…
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Oh, how precious you look! It really is quite lovely. I take it you reenact? And I love your hat!
Here’s the photo, for everyone else:
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I asked about the binding the gown... This is the...
The link doesn’t work :/ could you resend it, please? I’d love to see!
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Hi! I think your blogs are awesome! Which eras do...
Thank you! I currently reenact the Middle Ages (late 1300s/early 1400s is my specialty) and the American Civil War (I’m a reb), though I make costumes for other eras such as the Regency period. Though I don’t have many pictures at all of me DURING a reenactment, I’ll put up the few that I do possess :) I’m so pleased that you’re interested. And oh, I’m terribly...
I'm a currently making a wool robe a'langlais....
Unfortunately, though I’ve seen plenty of stays and petticoats that are bound, I’ve never seen an example of a gown with binding. But please send photos when you’ve finished! I’d love to see the finished product :D
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Hi hello, Hope you don't mind but I was intending...
That’s wonderful that my humble blog could help you! Those particular dresses are from the Metropolitan Museum. Though this entry isn’t for them, you can see them in the photo on The Met’s website here.
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I finished my 1861 shirtwaist!
fate-of-faye:
And so yet another addition is added to my trousseau for the Athenaeum Girl’s School :)
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Just wanted to drop you a line and say that I...
Aww, thank you so very much! I do work very hard on my clothing, and I have a few more pieces that I’ll be finishing up soon that I can post here :) I’m glad you like them!
Drop me a line!
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