Shipwrecked with the Captain

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The Sewing Room is cleaned up thanks to a little help from my Handsome. I was at a loss to determine how to properly store all of the fabric and decorations that I was trying to house in my Sewing Room. Handsome came up with a few very helpful storage solutions. I'll be sure to post pictures eventually. Now I'm hard at work on a Regency Dress from Janet Arnold's "Patterns of Fashion 1". I'm making the c1798-1805 "Morning Dress" on page 48-49. My dress is an evening dress though, so the…

Ackermann's Repository of Arts was published monthly from 1809-1829 in London. Each month's issue featured two fashion plates and other illustrations and articles covering a range of topics. After the embargo's of the War of 1812 ended wealthy ladies would have cherished, once again, the arrival of monthly issues of Ackermann's Repository on packet boats docking from London and no doubt drooled over the fashion plates. Issues often included embroidery patterns and the very earliest issues…

historicalfashion: “ Silk Walking Gown, Victoria & Albert, 1817-1820 ”

A blog posting historical fashion garments, portraits, or drawings from the Middle Ages to the...

One-of-a-Kind Shawl in the world It’s been months since you returned from your Tahitian holiday, but you remember the exotic island in vivid detail: The scent of saltwater wafting through the air, the hot kiss of the tropical sun and the vibrancy of the gardenias and tiare flowers blossoming across the seemingly enchanted island. When you spotted the luminous melee of color that is the Fleur Tropicale Shawl, you were immediately drawn in by the elaborate jungle of embroidery in the rich…

Historic Ladies in Fashion- fashion plates from the 18th and early 19th centuries.

Historic Ladies in Fashion- fashion plates from the 18th and early 19th centuries.

Fashion Plate, 'Walking Dress' for 'The Repository of Arts', Rudolph Ackermann (England, London, 1764-1834), England, London, June 1, 1814, Prints, Hand-colored engraving on paper.

One-of-a-Kind Shawl in the world It’s been months since you returned from your Tahitian holiday, but you remember the exotic island in vivid detail: The scent of saltwater wafting through the air, the hot kiss of the tropical sun and the vibrancy of the gardenias and tiare flowers blossoming across the seemingly enchanted island. When you spotted the luminous melee of color that is the Fleur Tropicale Shawl, you were immediately drawn in by the elaborate jungle of embroidery in the rich…