Author: medgas_vsd0gp
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The Kirsten Project | Hair and Hat Inspiration
Little Lie-A-Bed’s Sad Breakfast by carl larsson 1900 One of the most iconic parts of Kirsten’s character are her signature looped braids. My hair never got long enough to make it work as a kid, so I’m determined as ever to make it happen now. So why looped braids? I got my first answers to…
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The Kirsten Project | Förkläde (Apron)
One aspect of this project that I didn’t foresee finding a lot of inspiration was Kirsten’s red and white striped apron. However, once I started digging I uncovered that this particular item of clothing has a deep connection to the traditional clothing of the Dalarna region of Sweden and is still worn today as folk…
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The Kirsten Project | Kjolsäck (Loose Pocket)
Like Kirsten’s apron, her spoon bag or loose pocket, called a kjolsäck, is a link to her Swedish origins. These are only a very small sampling of pockets from the Digitalt Museum, so if you’re interested, I really encourage you to see the amazing array of kjolsäck. Another source of the history of the kjolsäck…
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The Kirsten Project | The Art of Carl Larsson
Harvesting the Rye, Carl Larsson 1905 Washer Woman, Carl Larsson Thanks to a tip from the Kirsten series illustrator, Renée Graef, I have been spending a lot of time looking at the work of Swedish artist Carl Larsson. I’ll be sharing more of his pieces as they apply to different portions of my project, but…
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The Kirsten Project | Dress Inspiration
dress, late 1830s, metropolitan museum of art, daguerrotypes of women and girls in mid 19th century dresses The real root of The Kirsten Project has been for me to try to untangle the mystery of how each aspect of Kirsten’s costume came together and to make my best guess on what Pleasant Company used as…
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Time Traveling | 18th Century Summertime at Old Fort Wayne
Just singing Hamilton on repeat, as we do. Over the weekend me and my kids jumped back in time while visiting the Old Fort Wayne in my hometown in Northern Indiana. I found the event by chance so this costume wasn’t the result of long planning but I just love we looked as a little…
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Introducing | The Kirsten Project
My pleasant company edition of meet kirsten (1986, when it was just her, samantha and molly!) from childhood plus original outfit. Over the course of the past year I’ve returned to one of my childhood passions with historic costumes. It was only after going to my first Jane Austen Festival did I remember how I…
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Jane Austen Festival 2019 at Locust Grove
This time I’m the one looking beyond the antique glass at the Promenade of festival goers below. It’s no secret how excited I get for costumed events and the Jane Austen Festival at Locust Grove in Louisville is like my Superbowl. Last year I went as an observer but this year, I went in costume…
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Time Traveling | Jane Austen Festival circa 1810
It’s mid July which means it’s time for the Jane Austen Festival in Louisville, KY! I went last year on a whim and it’s what sparked my interest in historical costume. Before this I’d made historically based costumes, but nothing very researched or accurate. Now that I’m in… I’m all in! You’ve seen my 1780s…
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Made Again Patterns | Joey Tank Launch!!
Today is THE day! My first official pattern for Made Again Patterns has launched – it’s the Joey Tank! She’s a simple but satisfying project – classic halter lines are combined with sleek finishing techniques to make this a fun one day project, best for advanced beginners to intermediate sewers. Joey is a PDF download…