Clothing - Kirsten Hammerstrom

9 Hours

Posted on June 16, 2012 by kittycalash

Tea is at five. It takes me at least 30 minutes to dress 18th century. The house is 6 miles away, but in an obscure part of the state: that means I need to allo...

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Bodice in Progress

Posted on June 15, 2012 by kittycalash

Pleated back: of course, I managed to pleat in the opposite direction of most gowns, though there is one extant pleated this way (towards center back, not away ...

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Looks like Chaos, but It’s Not

Posted on June 13, 2012 by kittycalash

Pattern and re-pattern, trying to get a robe a l’anglaise to fit properly. After I made new stays at Christmas, the brown dress that sort of fit really no...

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Fashion Plate Treasure Trove

Posted on June 9, 2012 by kittycalash

The interwebs: evil bringer of spam and annoying chain emails, but also home to fantastic surprises like the Casey Fashion Plate Collection at the LA Public Lib...