tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66721019930153806482024-03-04T20:11:09.967-08:00The Ginger MinionThe sewing machine joins what the shears have cut asunder... and whatever else comes in its path.Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12491254928158710004noreply@blogger.comBlogger64125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672101993015380648.post-61017005849269234622017-08-31T21:43:00.001-07:002017-08-31T21:43:52.917-07:00Who wears short shorts? Me, apparently! HSM 2017 challenge #8 Ridiculous<div>
Over 100 degrees. Too hot to write. Many apologies for any lack of coherency. I went with the Outrageous half of the challenge and made that oh-so-provocative garment: Shorts. Not an outrageous garment by today's standards, but in the 1930's? You bet your sweet patoot.<br />
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The shorts are a frankensteining of Wearing History's Smooth Sailing Trouser pattern and Simplicity 3688 with a button fly in place of the zipper. It's made of very pink linen from my fabric stash and closes with shell buttons.</div>
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What do you do when your original challenge entry falls through leaving you with a week and a half until the deadline? Turn on Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries and make an afternoon frock.</div>
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I chose a simple fashion plate from the March 1925 issue of Needlework Magazine. I've also challenged myself to use fabrics from my stash, and this month Mount Fabric yielded a lovely white dimity with bunches of lilacs on it.</div>
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I love historical hairstyles. Which is a shame, because my hair is of the super thin and fine variety that will only cooperate if a gallon of Lottabody is involved. It's especially difficult to do 1830's hairstyles because even if I had the long hair to do an Apollo's knot, I just wouldn't have enough of it. Fortunately, I learned to make my own hairpieces!</div>
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This month's entry is an ornament for my Apollo's Knot hairpiece. The bow is sheer wired ribbon and I made the center piece out of wheat sheaves that I painted gold and faux pearls.</div>
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Here's the hairpiece:</div>
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And here's the ornament on the hairpiece:<br />
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Literature is the theme for this month, and my mind immediately sprang to Shakespeare. I first saw Twelfth Night on the big screen when I was 10, but my production of choice is the all-male version at the Globe Theater with Stephen Fry as Malvolio. It's not my favorite Shakespeare play (that would be Much Ado About Nothing,) but it's up in my top five and so I chose Malvolio's yellow stockings as a quick and easy entry. Good thing too, as between the last few weekends of faire and a terrible cold, I was left with very little time to make them.</div>
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I'm no knitter, so I was very happy to find a pair of blue wool pieced hose that I could pattern. </div>
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And here's the finished pair!</div>
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April's challenge is Circles, Squares and Rectangles and so my entry is a straight paneled wool skirt! I meant to finish it before Faire started, but some last-minute commission work (and an unexpected maid's uniform) pushed it to the back of the queue.</div>
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I purchased the wool from a vendor at Old Fort MacArthur days in San Pedro and there was just enough material for one piece of clothing. The skirt is two rectangles sewn together at the selvages and pleated to a waistband with a finished hem.</div>
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The photos don't do the color justice. In real life, it's bright, nearly electric blue with flecks of purple. It's extremely lightweight too, nearly handkerchief weight!</div>
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I faced the hem with Bias tape made from cotton duck canvas. It gives the fabric a little protection from the ground and helps to keep the hem from tangling around my ankles.<br />
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I'm always at a loss when this particular theme comes up. When one thinks of the "Great Outdoors", what usually springs to mind is some form of sturdy outerwear in a hardy wool: capes, cloaks, skating costumes, shooting costumes and so on. But alas, I live in the great state of California, where the sun tries it's best to roast everything it touches. </div>
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The wool for this hood was going to be a skirt before the moths got at it. It's such a pity, as it's such a cheery cherry red. The pattern is my trusty Kay Fig winter hood pattern.</div>
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Last year's Kirtle <b>+</b> A recently purchased pattern from The Tudor Tailor <b>= </b>A new challenge entry<br />
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This was my first experience with Tudor Tailor Patterns and I was pleasantly surprised at how easy this was to fit. I have an extremely narrow back and that can make fitting quite difficult, but all it took was two armhole darts and a strap adjustment and I was ready to go!<br />
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My previous kirtle was boned with heavy duty cable ties sandwiched between two layers of cotton duck and lined with linen. The skirt was made of two straight panels in the back and a quarter circle in front. I removed the front panel and the new bodice out of it. <span style="text-align: center;">I </span><span style="text-align: center;">wanted something a little softer this time around, so I gave the cable ties a pass and interlined it with three layers of cotton duck then lined it with cotton sateen. It turned out beautifully and I'm looking forward to wearing it this coming faire season.</span><br />
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I didn't expect to be away for so long, but the last two years have been pretty uneven and this blog just kind of fell by the wayside. But now that I have some spare time, what better way to pick it up again than with a new challenge.</div>
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This was supposed to be the finishing touch on a previous dress, but life got in the way. As it stands, it'll be a great addition to most of the dresses I own.</div>
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Last weekend I attended the Great Dickens Christmas Fair in San Francisco. on . As per usual, I was having too much fun to take any pictures (though my mother managed to snap a few) On saturday I played a member of the notorious (and fictional) submarine Hatefish.</div>
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This was originally going to be my entry for the alternate universe challenge, but with the amount of work that went into it, I'm glad I spread it over two.</div>
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I suppose you could put the Garibaldi shirt and the zouave jacket in challenge 22's category (gentlemen's and gentlemen's inspired) and the skirt in challenge 23's (modern history)</div>
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<strong style="font-style: inherit;"><em>Fabric: Navy wool, blue linen and red cotton</em></strong></div>
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<strong style="font-style: inherit;"><em>Pattern:</em></strong><em style="font-weight: inherit;"> </em><em><b>Self drafted</b></em></div>
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<strong style="font-style: inherit;"><em>Year: 1860's</em></strong></div>
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<em style="font-weight: inherit;"><strong style="font-style: inherit;">Notions: Thread and red bias tape</strong></em></div>
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<em style="font-weight: inherit;"><strong style="font-style: inherit;">How historically accurate is it? Equal parts machine and hand sewn</strong></em></div>
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<em style="font-weight: inherit;"><strong style="font-style: inherit;">Hours to complete: Lots</strong></em></div>
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<b><i>First worn: To Dickens Fair on December 13th and 14th</i></b></div>
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<br />Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12491254928158710004noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672101993015380648.post-76203846951132426012014-11-19T19:29:00.000-08:002014-11-19T19:29:02.007-08:00HSF '14 Challenge 21: Re-do<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I missed challenge #4 the first time around (I was visiting my sister in Washington) and so I took the opportunity to make a second chemise. </div>
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<strong style="font-style: inherit;"><em>Fabric: T</em></strong><b><i><span style="background-color: transparent; text-align: center;">he same cotton batiste as the chemise I made for the </span><a href="http://gingerminion.blogspot.com/2014/05/hsf-14-8-ufo.html" style="background-color: transparent; text-align: center;">UFO Challenge</a><span style="background-color: transparent; text-align: center;">.</span></i></b></div>
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<strong style="font-style: inherit;"><em>Pattern:</em></strong><em><b> Self drafted</b></em></div>
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<strong style="font-style: inherit;"><em>Year: The Victorian era</em></strong></div>
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<b><i>First worn: November 16th</i></b></div>
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I've been reading a lot of classic literature lately, and when this challenge rolled around, I was in the middle of Through the Looking Glass. I had a different outfit planned, but my fabric failed to arrive on time and so I turned to my reading material and came up with the red queen.</div>
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The bodice is made of red silk dupioni bought way back in the mists of time when the Jo-ann's near my house was going out of business. By the time I got there, they were practically giving it away, so I brought mountains of it and I'm thinking of maybe making something for my mother out of the rest.</div>
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This took longer than I expected it to, mostly because the sleeves decided to be difficult. The first pair refused to lie straight, and the second decided to stick out at odd angles. I finally decided on a simple double puff at the elbow and left it at that.</div>
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The bodice is trimmed with a red double lip cord, again from my stash.</div>
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<em style="font-weight: inherit;"><strong style="font-style: inherit;">The Challenge: Alternate Universe</strong></em></div>
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<strong style="font-style: inherit;"><em>Fabric: Red silk dupioni</em></strong></div>
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<strong style="font-style: inherit;"><em>Pattern: Drafted</em></strong></div>
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<strong style="font-style: inherit;"><em>Year: 1840</em></strong></div>
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<em style="font-weight: inherit;"><strong style="font-style: inherit;">How historically accurate is it? Machine Sewn</strong></em></div>
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<em style="font-weight: inherit;"><strong style="font-style: inherit;">Hours to complete: A week</strong></em></div>
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<b><i>First worn: Not yet</i></b></div>
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Another fortnight, another challenge! After seeing <a href="http://thedreamstress.com/2014/05/one-less-phd-1860s-engageantes/">this lovely pair of under-sleeves by The dreamstress</a>, I was inspired to make a pair for the <a href="http://gingerminion.blogspot.com/2014/08/a-bright-copper-penny-or-hsf-challenge.html">Bright Copper Penny Dress</a>.</div>
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The material for these sleeves started out it's life as part of a set of curtains found at the goodwill. They were originally going to be a dress, but one of the panels decided to shred in the middle while it was in the wash. The fabric's a wee bit sheer on it's own, so I lined it with some cotton voile I had lying around.<br />
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I like this fabric so much that I just might make a chemisette out of the leftovers.<br />
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<b><i>The challenge you were inspired by: <a href="http://thedreamstress.com/2014/05/one-less-phd-1860s-engageantes/">The dreamstress' engageantes</a></i></b></div>
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<strong style="font-style: inherit;"><em>Fabric: Embroidered cotton and voile</em></strong></div>
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<strong style="font-style: inherit;"><em>Pattern:</em></strong><em style="font-weight: inherit;"> </em><em><b>Nope</b></em></div>
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<strong style="font-style: inherit;"><em>Year: 1850's-60's</em></strong></div>
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<b><i>First worn: Not yet, probably to Dickens Fair</i></b></div>
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Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12491254928158710004noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672101993015380648.post-19950215684802823552014-10-01T19:25:00.000-07:002014-10-01T19:27:19.088-07:00Borrowed and Blue: HSF'14 challenge #18As I was scouring historical poetry for suitable material for this challenge, this age-old ditty popped into my head:<br />
Something old, something new,<br />
Something borrowed, something blue,<br />
And a silver sixpence in her shoe<br />
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It's not likely that I'll ever be a bride, but I was wearing my <a href="http://gingerminion.blogspot.com/2014/06/the-little-black-dress-of-romantic-era.html">white dress from challenge #10</a> to an event and it was in need of a sash.</div>
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The ribbon is graciously loaned from <a href="http://gingerminion.blogspot.com/2014/06/another-dress-for-mother.html">my mother's bustle dress</a> and hat, on the understanding that I will eventually give it back. It compliments the fabric of my dress perfectly.</div>
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<strong style="font-style: inherit;"><em>Year: 1830's</em></strong></div>
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<b><i>First worn: September 27th</i></b></div>
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Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12491254928158710004noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672101993015380648.post-8524758312896032272014-09-15T10:54:00.002-07:002014-09-15T10:54:29.799-07:00HSF '14 challenge #17My sewing circle does a hand-made gift exchange for Christmas and I tend to give vouchers for articles of clothing or embroidery in lieu of making something beforehand. This year, I'm making an 1880's evening dress for my friend C.<br />
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The silk (from my stash once again) is a warm gold, although it doesn't photograph as such, and I plan to pair it with a chocolate brown bodice and overskirt.<br />
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<a href="http://www.homesteadmuseum.org/festivals">Ticket to the Twenties</a> is coming up at the end of the month. It's a 20's festival at the Workman Temple Homestead Museum with a live band, vendors, tours, and (you guessed it) picnicking in funny clothes. I don't dabble much in 1920's fashion, since it doesn't particularly flatter me, but then I found this lovely extant dress on ebay for a song:</div>
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It reminded me greatly of a 1-hour dress, and after reading about <a href="http://www.festiveattyre.com/2014/01/downton-esque-1-hour-dress.html">two</a> <a href="http://www.festiveattyre.com/2014/05/1-hour-dress-lawn-party-edition.html">successes</a> by the fabulous <a href="http://www.festiveattyre.com/">Jen Thompson</a>, I decided to attempt one of my own.</div>
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The dress itself was easy to pattern, and it went together surprisingly quickly. For this challenge, we had to choose a term from the Dreamstress's <a href="http://thedreamstress.com/research/the-great-historical-fashion-and-textile-glossary/">Historical Fashion and Textile Encyclopedia</a> and I chose Calico. A raid on my fabric stash yielded a lovely green on yellow print that when paired with a solid collar and cuffs made the ideal end-of-summer frock. </div>
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To accompany it, I chose another term and made a pocket-handkerchief. Cotton embroidery floss on linen, and whipped up in an afternoon</div>
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<strong style="font-style: inherit;"><em>Fabric: Yellow and green cotton calico, green cotton and white linen</em></strong></div>
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<strong style="font-style: inherit;"><em>Pattern:</em></strong><em style="font-weight: inherit;"> </em><em><b>Dress drafted from an original garment, pocket-handkerchief is a basic square.</b></em></div>
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<strong style="font-style: inherit;"><em>Year: Dress 1920's, pocket-handkerchief any.</em></strong></div>
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<em style="font-weight: inherit;"><strong style="font-style: inherit;">Notions: Thread, vintage applique, </strong></em><em style="background-color: transparent; font-weight: inherit;"><strong style="font-style: inherit;">blue embroidery floss,</strong></em></div>
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<em style="font-weight: inherit;"><strong style="font-style: inherit;">How historically accurate is it? The dress is machine-sewn, the handkerchief is hand sewn andembroidered</strong></em></div>
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<em style="font-weight: inherit;"><strong style="font-style: inherit;">Hours to complete: The dress took about a week, the handkerchief took 2 hours.</strong></em></div>
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<b><i>First worn: September 21st</i></b></div>
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<em style="font-weight: inherit;"><strong style="font-style: inherit;">Total cost: $4 for the green cotton, the rest is from my fabric stash</strong></em></div>
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Every December, my family visits the Great Dickens Christmas Fair. Victorian London is recreated (streets and all) inside San Francisco's Cow Palace, and the sheer volume of people generates a considerable amount of heat. My plan this year is to wear the Bright Copper Penny Dress with it's newly made over-sleeves, and I needed something that will cover the dress's low neckline when I'm out in the "streets" without roasting me alive. </div>
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So I de-stashed some claret colored velvet, bought some spicy green cotton to line it with, and voila!</div>
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Claret and spicy green is my favorite winter color combo and luckily, they both go well with the dress. Another plus is that I don't have to make a bonnet to wear with the dress (although I may make one at a later date.)<br />
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It is, I am aware, In desperate need of trim. But I thought I'd wait until a little later in the year to sew it on.<br />
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<strong style="font-style: inherit;"><em>Pattern:</em></strong><em style="font-weight: inherit;"> </em><em><b>KayFig 1860 winter hood pattern</b></em></div>
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<strong style="font-style: inherit;"><em>Year: 1860</em></strong></div>
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<em style="font-weight: inherit;"><strong style="font-style: inherit;">Notions: Thread</strong></em></div>
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<b><i>First worn: Not yet, probably to Dickens fair in December</i></b></div>
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Since I'm not attending Costume College this year (except for a quick turn about the marketplace,) I find myself at leisure to write about my newest challenge entry. I've been working on some non-HSF related projects and given my utter ambivalence towards paisley, there was really only one thing I could do. But first a little back story:</div>
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The "Bright Copper Penny Dress" (so nicknamed because my friend saw the fabric and said I'd look like a bright copper penny in it) was originally made to wear to my reenactment group's Hogmanay celebration earlier this year. I trimmed it with lace and piping and added a pair of sheer silk under-sleeves, which work well for evenings, but I wanted to wear the dress to day events as well.</div>
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<span style="text-align: center;">I had bought the last four yards on the roll and I didn't have enough for a separate day bodice, but fortunately I came across some</span> extant 1850's <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/emilyspringhorn/convertible-dresses/">convertible dresses</a> in my ramblings on pinterest. I adore the idea that with a pair of detachable sleeves and a pelerine you can go from day to evening with the greatest of ease, To my astonishment and very good luck, there was just enough left of this beautiful silk to make a pair of over-sleeves:<br />
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They'll eventually be basted in under the cap sleeve of the bodice, although I've also seen versions that tie.<br />
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The sleeve is piped around the edge with brown cotton bias piping.<br />
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<em style="font-weight: inherit;"><strong style="font-style: inherit;">The Challenge: <strike>Paisley</strike> or Plaid</strong></em></div>
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<strong style="font-style: inherit;"><em>Fabric: Plaid silk dupioni, cranberry cotton</em></strong></div>
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<strong style="font-style: inherit;"><em>Pattern:</em></strong><em style="font-weight: inherit;"> </em><em><b>D</b></em><em><b>rafted by me</b></em></div>
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<strong style="font-style: inherit;"><em>Year: Late 1850's</em></strong></div>
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<b><i>First worn: Not yet, probably in December</i></b></div>
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<em style="font-weight: inherit;"><strong style="font-style: inherit;">Total cost: ??</strong></em></div>
Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12491254928158710004noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672101993015380648.post-19740924245251663822014-07-28T18:14:00.002-07:002014-07-28T18:15:32.385-07:00The cutest little hotel in Petaluma<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Recently, Mom and I had cause to travel up to Northern California. In a fit of whimsy, she eschewed our usual defaults (i.e. Motel 6 or Days Inn) and booked us into the very lovely, <b>very</b> french Metro Hotel.</div>
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The hotel is a renovated Victorian house, decorated with french furniture and memorabilia.<br />
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I am an admirer of puppetry in all it's many forms, so I was delighted to see this lovely vintage puppet theater hanging on the wall with what appeared to be it's original puppets and a lovely mural painted on the front.<br />
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If you want, you can even stay in a vintage Airstream trailer!<br />
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Here's our room. The walls were a cool lavender, (although the photos I took made it look a little grey) and while it's very compact, it had nice high ceilings so it didn't feel cramped<br />
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I now want this pink claw foot bathtub</div>
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All in all, a great place to visit if you're in PetalumaEmilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12491254928158710004noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672101993015380648.post-77045563188017226912014-07-07T23:10:00.002-07:002014-07-07T23:16:22.045-07:00The best things in life are free, or HSF challenge #13<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
It's amazing how a new gadget can inspire a new accessory. I now own a Samsung Galaxy S II, which means I don't have to lug my tablet around with me to every event anymore! Since the S II was so small, I found myself in need of a smaller bag.</div>
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A friend gifted me with a piece of grey silk with just a hint of lavender. There wasn't much (under a yard) and so it sat in my fabric pile until today. I used this <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/pin/186688347023715582/">Three Sided Reticule</a> pattern from the American Girl's Book, with a little modification.</div>
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I mentioned in my last post that I'd spent most of the previous challenge making a new bustle dress for my Mom. She wore it to the Victorian Day at Los Encinos Adobe, and had a ball. </div>
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Unfortunately, I didn't take any detail shots before the rear camera on my tablet decided to die (again) so I only have these full views. The Fabric is white cotton with a navy woven stripe and it's accented with blue moire ribbon. The bonnet is actually a 20's-style straw cloche cleverly trimmed with more blue ribbon (and I will eventually want it back, Mom.)</div>
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The Adobe holds events like this a few times a year and we bring lunch and picnic on the lawn. There's a blacksmith, demonstrations, period games, and this year there was a medicine show and a band.<br />
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Some of my friends from my reenactment group came too. Does the dress on the right look familiar? *wink*<br />
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All in all, a lovely afternoon! </div>
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<br />Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12491254928158710004noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672101993015380648.post-9835117002864878592014-06-16T20:46:00.000-07:002014-06-16T20:46:02.805-07:00Challenge # 11: The politics of fashionI freely admit that I slacked off on this one. I've been spending most of this last fortnight working on a bustle dress for my mother to wear to an upcoming event, and that took priority. <div>
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I decided to make a half-cockade in suffragette colors. There won't be a hat to go with it any time soon, as I'm not terribly interested in the fashions between 1890 and 1919. But it went together quickly and painlessly. </div>
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<strong style="font-style: inherit;"><em>Pattern:</em></strong><em style="font-weight: inherit;"> </em><em><b>Nada</b></em></div>
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<strong style="font-style: inherit;"><em>Year: 1910's</em></strong></div>
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For this fortnight's challenge (Art) I wanted something that a) was simple, b) would work for several different occasions, and c) was made from material from my fabric stash. And happily, I managed to do all three. </div>
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I decided to sew something I've seen in a fair amount of romantic era portraiture: <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/emilyspringhorn/the-ubiquitous-white-dress/">The diaphanous white dress. </a></div>
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Usually gathered, usually sheer, this particular style of gown can be dressed up or down with accessories and works for almost all of the romantic era.</div>
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My version is made of the same sheer silk as my mother's day cap ( I bought a lot of it and I've been working my way through it.) and it's lined with ribbed cotton organdy.</div>
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The outside of the bodice just before the sleeves went on<br />
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The skirt before gathering<br />
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What the stripes look like in front of a solid color<br />
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A sleeve before assembly<br />
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<em style="font-weight: inherit;"><strong style="font-style: inherit;">The Challenge: Art</strong></em></div>
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<strong style="font-style: inherit;"><em>Fabric: Striped silk and ribbed cotton organdy</em></strong></div>
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<strong style="font-style: inherit;"><em>Pattern:</em></strong><em style="font-weight: inherit;"> </em><em><b>Self drafted</b></em></div>
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<strong style="font-style: inherit;"><em>Year: 1830's</em></strong></div>
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<em style="font-weight: inherit;"><strong style="font-style: inherit;">Notions: Thread</strong></em></div>
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<em style="font-weight: inherit;"><strong style="font-style: inherit;">How historically accurate is it? Machine and hand sewn</strong></em></div>
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<em style="font-weight: inherit;"><strong style="font-style: inherit;">Hours to complete: Wasn't really keeping track</strong></em></div>
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<b><i>First worn: Not yet</i></b></div>
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Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12491254928158710004noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672101993015380648.post-59009417067688983162014-05-13T20:05:00.000-07:002014-05-13T20:05:28.737-07:00HSF '14 challenge #9: Black or WhiteThrough trial and error, I've found that my mom is less likely to object me making her a new piece of costuming if I give it to her as a present. So for Mother's day, I made her a day cap.<br />
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<span style="text-align: start;">My mom already has a day cap that she wears under her bonnet, but it's gathered to an elastic band that tends to slide around and fall off. This one has no elastic and sits a little better on her head.</span></div>
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I snapped this pattern up a few years ago and have been itching to use it ever since. </div>
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<span style="text-align: start;">I had a few big pieces of striped silk and cotton voile left over from a previous project and some ivory picot ribbon that was originally going to be a sash.</span></div>
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<em style="font-weight: inherit;"><strong style="font-style: inherit;">The Challenge: Black and White</strong></em></div>
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<strong style="font-style: inherit;"><em>Fabric: Sheer striped silk and cotton voile</em></strong></div>
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<strong style="font-style: inherit;"><em>Pattern:</em></strong><em style="font-weight: inherit;"> </em><em><b>Butterick 5663</b></em></div>
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<strong style="font-style: inherit;"><em>Year: 1860's</em></strong></div>
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<em style="font-weight: inherit;"><strong style="font-style: inherit;">Notions: Ivory picot ribbon</strong></em></div>
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<em style="font-weight: inherit;"><strong style="font-style: inherit;">How historically accurate is it? Mostly hand sewn</strong></em></div>
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<em style="font-weight: inherit;"><strong style="font-style: inherit;">Hours to complete: Four days</strong></em></div>
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<b><i>First worn: Not yet</i></b></div>
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