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thedreamstress.com
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| | | | | The Historical Sew-Fortnightly has been fantastic for all the things that have been produced: for motivating us to sew, and create, and finish things. What has really made it great for me though, is all the connections: the sharing of our successes, our failures, our knowledge, our findings, our inspiration. The international historical sewing community is amazing because everyone is so generous in their knowledge and experiences. Huge amounts of information, research, knowledge, tutorials, and free patterns are put out by passionate amateurs and professionals who extend their work into their personal time. Challenge #23: Generosity & Gratitude, due November 18, is not about a particular item or aesthetic, it's about celebrating the generosity of spirit and willingness to help others that makes the historical sewing community great, and giving credit and thanks to those who have contributed to our collective knowledge without expecting payment in return. Make anything that fits the general HSF guidelines, and utilizes research, patterns, and tutorials that have been made available for free, and acknowledge all the sources that have ... | |
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carolinemsteele.com
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| | | | | On January 3rd, 2020, I woke up with the sudden idea that I needed to make a historical cosplay. Now, I've been sewing since 2008 and cosplaying since around the same time, so this wasn't as wild an idea as it could have been. Still, it did seem a little out of left field for... | |
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thequintessentialclothespen.com
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| | | | | This month's HSF/M challenge is "Accessorize." In preparation for the first wearing of a new 1885 outfitnext month, Imade up a hat to match. I chose to make a flowerpot shaped hat, a style that is quitecommon in the mid-1880s. You can see other examples of this style and others on my 1880s headwear Pinterest... | |
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carolinemsteele.com
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| | | By now I have tackled the 1860s, a bit, and the 1890s, a bit. I have started the mockup for an early 1900s Edwardian corset, and now I am reaching over a century backwards in time to the 1790s. Why? Because I can. I have not reached a point of settling on any one specific... | ||
