historical
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Toy Story Aliens in Mod 60’s – Tilly and the Buttons Coco Dress
Now on to the Toy Story Aliens. This was a look that I used for both San Diego Comic Con as well as the Disneyland Halloween Half Marathon weekend. It was originally conceived as a group look for SDCC which I then repurposed for the race a month or so later with another friend. So…
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Truly Victorian 441 – 1861 Garibaldi Blouse
The next item which I made for the Victorian ensemble for the Dickens Fair was the Truly Victorian 441 – 1861 Garibaldi Blouse. This was probably the easiest and most straight forward piece of the ensemble that I made. I was fortunate that Jill had already made hers (technically twice, since she made a muslin…
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Victorian Petticoat based on Truly Victorian free pattern
When you’ve got a hoop skirt, you’ve got to have a petticoat to go on top of it. Otherwise you can see all the hoops through it. I made my petticoat based off the Truly Victorian Free Petticoat Pattern. They’ve got all the yardage listed there although I ended up buying an entire bolt of…
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Truly Victorian TV141 Round Cage Crinoline Hoop Skirt
This post is waaaay over due. This hoop skirt, or crinoline as they are sometimes known, is from the Truly Victorian pattern TV141 – 1858 Round Cage Crinoline. My friend Jill and I made them together last December for the Dickens Fair. We pretty much made it exactly per the pattern so there’s not a…