You'll notice I go to these alot.  Well i try to go to them all, they're on the first Sunday of even months, so not a huge committment, but one I stand by ( Read more... )

My Victorian reenactment group this year learnt that there was a Historical Fesitval taking place in Highfields, which is just outside of Toowoomba, which included a very big display of historical bicycles.  We're not a group that says no to these sorts of opportunities often, and although there was only 3 of us, we decided to go anyway ( Read more... )

My Reenactment group, 19th Century Queensland has established a bit of a tradition now, where we do a camping weekend that isn't really an immersion, but it's our chance to do some activities in period dress, and work on developing some ideas for shows (honing our craft, so to speak ( Read more... )

The next morning, after the pair of Cinderella's had lost their slippers and the pumpkin was merely a vegetable again, they went off to catch a train.  For 15 minutes each way ( Read more... )

I decided last week that I wanted a new bustle for the Easter Picnic.  I know, I'm somewhat crazy.  But.  I look at it this way.  It was rainy all week, and it's unseasonably warm still.  Realistically, I don't have a cool bustle dress that doesn't have a train on it.  My sheer (lovely and cool), has a train.  My linen, has a train... The rest ( Read more... )

I'm waiting for the remains of the cyclone to come, so I'm doing whatever we all do when it's raining.  I'm doing some cutting out... JEEZ little underwear pattern is little.

I'm getting started on the undergarments now.

Part of me wants to embroider, since it's little, it won't take long... But no.  I won't.. ;)

First, nearly 3 months later, I have my baby back ( Read more... )

On a super bright and sunny day in early October, my reenactment group hosted their Spring picnic at Fort Lytton, which coincided with a firing of the 64 pound guns ( Read more... )

So my reenactment group went to Fort Lytton in August, along with millions of other people ( Read more... )

it feels really good to have this finished.  There's a little more ironing to do, but IT'S FINISHED!

Including closures.  OH YEAH BABY!

Yes.  I am a little excited.. haha


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