Well, Ladies and Gents! This week was most auspicious. On November 19th, 1863, President Lincoln spoke a few words (after the main speaker had given a speech of nearly 2 hours, I believe!). His very short address became famous, and one of the weekends near the anniversary of his speech has become a recurring event,
Category: Clothing: Dress
Late summer/fall reenactments
Dear Readers, There have been a few more reenactments this summer I’d like to catch up on! However, I didn’t get a lot of photos at each one, so I’m posting about several reenactments at once, this time. Zoar There was a reenactment at Zoar village in September this year. This reenactment happens every other
County Fair
Dear Readers, This year, for the first time, I entered some items in the fair! SPOILER ALERT: I didn’t win. That’s ok, though! Most of the pieces I submitted, I could tell you exactly what’s wrong with it. The frustration is that the judging criteria are not publicized, so there is no way of knowing
Painesville, 2012
Reenactment in Painesville, Ohio, at the Lake County Historical Center! July 14th, 2012 (or 1862, if you prefer!). Tried to make sure the background was period appropriate! Back view. The bodice isn’t fitting quite right, but I think (hope) that mostly took care of itself with new underpinnings. The strange juxtaposition of troops marching, hoopskirts,
A Ball!
By February 2013 I had gotten my “ball” gown ready enough to wear. I’d been to a few reenactments (Summer 2012 – posts will follow at some point!), and was excited to hear about the Grand Military Ball in Canton, Ohio. (Edited to add: the ball is called the Ohio Regimental Military Ball [SK 2/17/2014])I
Parti-Colored Cotehardie
Posting some older items, to catch up with what I’m working on now! Garment Data:– Type: Cotehardie– Date made: ?– Pattern: Self-drafted, based on a “block” (personal pattern) that I drafted based on the directions in The Medieval Tailor’s Assistant– Fabric: Unfortunately, this was a poor choice: A Linen/Rayon blend. Rayon doesn’t breathe, and is
Learning possible Civil War hairstyles
Posting some older items, to catch up with what I’m working on now! I used this hairstyle for Painesville 2012. Data:– Type: 1860s Hairstyle– Date made: /– Pattern: braided + ringlets– Fabric: n/a– Trim: n/a– Time to finish: About an hour, I think.– Notes: This is at the end of the day, so the ringlets
First Civil War Dress!!!
Posting some older items, to catch up with what I’m working on now! Garment Data:– Type: “Ball Gown” (by cut (mostly), not by fabric.)– Date made: On loan to me, but with permission to alter if necessary– Pattern: unknown– Fabric: generic quilting cotton– Trim: polyester (?) pleated– Time to finish: n/a– Notes: Of course, I
Painesville reenactment, 2012/1862
Hello! Since I’ve now stepped into Civil War reenacting, during the 150th anniversary cycle, many of my posts from now on will be related to the Civil War era. I’ll also be trying to organize the blog a little better, so you may start to see “labels” applied to old posts too, which should make
Mathematical Crocheting
Hello again!It’s been a while, but I finally have gathered together a few more pictures. So over the next few days, you can expect to see some more examples of things I’ve made.Enjoy! Here is a coat/dress that I made last year. The dress shape is the the same pattern as you have seen in