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  • Time Traveling | Making My Blue Brain Hat

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    I love hats! Especially the fancy, floral, floofy numbers from bygone ears. For a large part of history, women wouldn’t leave the house without a chapeau! For my 1780s look, I decided to work with a straw hat I had in my stash. Once upon a time I thought I might have a go as…

  • Time Traveling | 1780s Italian Gown

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    Ta da! Here’s a look at my completed 1780s Italian Gown that I’ve sewn for an event later this month. It was a complicated project – from making historical undergarments like a linen shift, stays, petticoats and bum rolls, to the finishing touches like a silk neck scarf, sheer cotton apron and hand made brain…