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Commitment to Costumes: November 2012
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Saturday, November 24, 2012. Over and Under: An Exhibit Story. A panoramic view of the temporary exhibit "Over and Under: Accessories and Undergarments of the Early 1800s". The introductory panel just explained what the overall theme was and a little bit. About the language used to discuss the time period. Shift was a highlight because we had oral history to include with it. The next section, "Bare Essentials" discussed undergarments and other accessories of propriety,. Were made of lightweight cotton wi...
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Commitment to Costumes: June 2014
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Saturday, June 7, 2014. After the flurry of activity surrounding the secret code discussed in my last two. Posts, I caught a cold and spent my sick day continuing research. Thanks to fellow bloggers in Germany, I was armed with the knowledge that the forgotten papers from my bustle dress pocket represent a telegraph code. Telegraph code books were put out by many. Different publishers, sometimes for the general. Public and sometimes for use in specific. Commercial interests such as cotton trading,.
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Commitment to Costumes: Got Telegraph Codes?
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Saturday, June 7, 2014. After the flurry of activity surrounding the secret code discussed in my last two. Posts, I caught a cold and spent my sick day continuing research. Thanks to fellow bloggers in Germany, I was armed with the knowledge that the forgotten papers from my bustle dress pocket represent a telegraph code. Telegraph code books were put out by many. Different publishers, sometimes for the general. Public and sometimes for use in specific. Commercial interests such as cotton trading,. You j...
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Commitment to Costumes: Recent Investigations: The Purple *Thing*
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Sunday, September 1, 2013. Recent Investigations: The Purple *Thing*. Lately I'm researching my newest acquisitions, so I'm postponing some entries on infant layettes until I'm in the mood. See, the thing about being a collector is that the having. Of things is less of a thrill than the hunt. As a case in point, I found this purple silk thing labeled "bonnet? The band on the purple thing (top) looked like the waist on a. Mid-19th-century quilted silk petticoat (bottom). Ca 1870 purple gown. A curator at ...
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Commitment to Costumes: June 2013
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Saturday, June 22, 2013. A natural follow up to the condition assessment I did on Ann Porterfield's reticule. Is a little tutorial on archival storage. For the most part, I'm not doing anything to undo damage to the bag, but I'm packaging it in a way that should prevent any further harm. This story is easiest to tell with images, so here they are. Next, I got out my hand steamer and used it to relax the various creases. Finally, the protective swaddling! I just happen to have some small acid-free boxes t...
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Commitment to Costumes: July 2012
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Sunday, July 29, 2012. One of the best things about living in the greater D.C. area is that there is an unbelievable wealth of curatorial expertise here. I know a few people who study costume, so I sent out my stocking inquiry. Carol Kregloh's expert hands show me what I need to know to recognize how the stockings were made. The raised rows of stitches are knit, and there is no seam allowance. This rules out frame construction. Detail of the edge finish on the stocking. Rare is good. Happy me! I figure t...
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Corsetra Designs: balancing steps
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Musings of an upcoming pattern line and other projects. Pattern Tester Sign Up. Wednesday, January 16, 2013. In my attempts to find the balance in my life, I have been cleaning my living quarters, I have a small area to call mine, essentially just a 6 foot table for my computer and printer, and another one for my sewing machine. I have a 4 foot table in an L shape with my sewing table, but that isn’t supposed to be a permanent fixture. So I will be spending the rest of the month doing 3 things. 2 priorit...
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Corsetra Designs: End of February post
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Musings of an upcoming pattern line and other projects. Pattern Tester Sign Up. Monday, March 4, 2013. End of February post. One of my resolutions for 2013 was to do end of month posts about what I accomplished in the past month. Well this post is a few days late, as my family has been sick the past week, and I am sick as I type this. but at least I am out of bed and DRINKING MY TEA! February started off with the results of the pattern poll. 1st and second pace corsets. 4th place Girls Regency dress.