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Nehelenia´s etsy store
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gorgeous cat accessories
If you like shopping for cute accessories for your cats you gotta check out the Kittycat Boutique.
I already bought a collar from her etsy store and love it, very well-made and stylish! She even does seasonal cat collars for Halloween & Christmas. Must get some more.
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18th c. event pictures
Finally, here are some pics of the most recent 18th c. events I attended in Germany:
Fulda 2009
more Fulda
Minden 1759
more Minden 1759
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Starstruck Exhibition
I went to see the Starstruck at the Cathedral exhibition at Worcester cathedral today! 2.5 hours train ride, but it was worth seeing. The cathedral was a gorgeous setting and I loved seeing that awesome dress from Portrait of a Lady and The Prestige. That only costume from The Duchess on display was a huge letdown by the way, it is made from cheapo ( Read more... ) -
pictures of Regency dresses
Somebody put a lot of effort into collecting & uploading all these pictures of original dresses from 1800 to 1830s:
entertainment.webshots.com/album/559724070ejfUpj
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1759 open robe finished
My dress for Saturday is finally done! As most of my dresses it´s half handsewn, I prefer doing long skirt seams by machine. I also made a little apron to go with it and a new cap. I´m quite satisfied with how the skirt shape turned out. I decided to go for a simple linen pad, after experimenting with different types of skirt supports. I chose ( Read more... ) -
open robe fabric
I just collected my fabric from the post office! I chose a handprinted silk taffeta with flower garlands on ivory ground. Look:
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1759 open robe continued
I did a little research on the early 18th c open robe and made a flickr album for it, including some paintings by Francis Hayman. I settled for a printed ivory silk taffeta with flower garlands now, pictures later!
I think I will need dome shaped paniers to go under it. As this dress has a big part in patternqueen´s upcoming novel I will also draft a ( Read more... )
