New sewing project; Regency fall-front trousers
As I said in the end of my last post I have a new sewing project to share! A pair of Regency gentleman’s fall-front trousers. As I also said in my last post my boyfriend has just moved over here to...
View ArticleThe Unmentionables
Hello! I hope you’re all having a lovely Saturday! I’m having a relaxed morning at home, got up and made some scones when I woke up (they turned out so so) and ate them in bed with a cup of English...
View Article“I’m one of those strange beasts who really likes a corset”
A belated MERRY CHRISTMAS and a HAPPY NEW YEAR to all you wonderful people out there!! I hope you have all had a beautiful and blessed holiday however you spent it! I spent it with a couple of lovely...
View ArticleOpera in Georgian Costume
Before I start this post let me warn you right away that it will be very picture heavy! I have been wanting to write this for literally a year now, and am sad it has been so long in coming. I can’t...
View ArticleShirt, Breeches and a Waistcoat I am very proud of
To continue posting some of the stuff I have made for school. I have yet to show you any of the men’s things I have been sewing. This year of our course we are working on making two complete outfits,...
View ArticleMy outfits are finally done! This is what they looked like on the catwalk!
Ok finallay, after a whole school year of sewing a couple of days ago it was time for the end of year show and catwalk. I’ve already mentioned this coming up, and it was a very stressful week leading...
View ArticleWhen the local library surprises you
Sometimes you get pleasantly surprised by little towns and things they can offer. The other day I popped into the library on my way to work to pick up a book, and hidden away in a corner was a lovely...
View ArticleDunkirk and 40’s attire…
Last weekend me and Andrew went to see Dunkirk at the movies. But you know how it is, when you are a reenactor, you can’t just go see a historic movie without any fuss done about it. So of course we...
View ArticleEntering into a new era – the Boer War
Seeing as we’re down here in New Zealand now Andrew and I thought we would take the opportunity of joining a local re-enactment group, this one focusing on the, to us yet un-explored, Boer War. Having...
View ArticleDrawn-Thread Work Blouse
While being here in New Zealand pretty much every sewing project I have made has been late Victorian/Edwardian. All because that’s what our focus has been with the reenactment group we joined. I just...
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