Sewings and Goings; Love of Historic and Vintage Fashion

Hi all!! I know you're probably wondering where I've been, and haven't posted up ZILCH in months now, it seems.. but I've finished my first semester of college, and got scheduled for next fall, a...

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Hi all! So...... today after my canceled class.. Mom and I decided to go to Joann Fabrics- her needing material and batting for her quilt for a customer.. and I wanted to seek a new 1940's patter...

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So, I finished my mittens, and decided I didn't need them so I wanted to give them to my friend RAchel for her birthday this past month! She loved them, I'm so glad! But next time I gotta watc...

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Hi all! I hope everyone has been doing wonderful these past few weeks, and now that spring is upon us, let's hope the weather warms up considering it's been so gorgeous and sunny but pretty ni...

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So, I've saved a lot of photos of originals over the years ~ I have loads of others from other eras, but a lot are on my bedroom computer, and it's hard to get on with it being sooo slow..so an...

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So... in midst of trying to sew and finishing some knitting and crochet projects- I have one of my first set of mittens- ever made, the first hand mitt is done.. and I'm onto working on the ot...

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Well! I haven't written in a while- but I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas and a Happy New Year! My Christmas was surely great - the best things I received were the "Band of Brothers" ser...

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Well, I decided I need to make a ballgown.. and it was my first I made! I'm excited how the results turned out! I went along making this from a couple of original designs- the trim work I mad...

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So I finished my first 1860's day dress- it was taken off the Simplicity Pattern and well it still needs tweaking done to it in order for it not to drag on the ground and needs fixed on the pleat...

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Here was the rest of the yarn I dyed from cranberries, onto fisherman's wool. One came out darker than the other, and this is to finish my Civil War Norwegian Morning Hood !! Enjoy!!

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Front of the dress, it wasn't entirely sewn, I had to resew it because it was only basted! The side is still zipper-less. Note - I'll have to put upload the rest later because apparently ...

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Ok, today I finally decided to learn to dye yarn! It started with using the legs of a chair to get that wrap around yarn and then tie it so it wouldn't fall off and to put it in the pot of dye! L...

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This site is soo wonderful, I found it off of TheSewingAcademy's post of things.... and the clothing is to die for!!! These dresses are rich and vibrant and so neat!! This has become one of my ne...

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I know it's a bit off topic, but there's a series I just finished, by author Beverly Lewis, called Annie's People... it's a great series, and I cannot wait until I get to read the others she's wr...

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Check out this site, it's just so good! http://www.thesewingacademy.org/

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This is what I've got done so far... the skirt I accidentally did first, but now started the bodice and I'm doing it on my Great Grandmother's Singer Sewing machine (treadle foot) and my Mom used...

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I decided to put a post of some photos (from TheSewingAcademy),cdv's and photos of original teen's dresses that I have in mind to start putting together a pattern to make one... hopefully by summ...

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I'm now halfway done with my knitted hood and will post a few pics of it, and am getting onto other projects I've completed within the past 5 years or so range :)

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Hello there to anyone who shares the same interest in civil war reenacting, history, historical reproduction clothing, antiques, knitting, and antique clothing and research of that nature! Well, ...

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