It's that time of year --where I take stock of what I accomplished and what I failed to accomplish. Normally I'd wait until the end of the month but since I'm doing Christmas sewing from now until then, I don't anticipate getting anything new made. Here are my costuming accomplishments for 2020:
1, 2. Two silk hoods: One taffeta and one silk velvet. To be honest, these were started in 2019 and the finishing details were done on New Years Day. The silk taffeta one is copied from a New England example in the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. I created a downloadable pattern for these which is available on the blog post. Blog post here.
3. Fur trimmed velvet cloak: Detailed blog post here.
4,5,6. Mrs. Russell's outfit: 1760s brown silk gown, antique linen with lace handkerchief, lace trimmed lappet cap. Detailed blog post here.
Inspiration images
Based on this hat in the V&A
11. Black silk tulle mourning handkerchief trimmed with lace.
13, 14. Lambskin mitts of purple and claret. Detailed blog post here
15. Sultana with petticoat and sash. Detailed blog post here.
17 . Long term project carried into next year: Quilted petticoat. Series of blog posts here. I hesitate to list this but the time involved so far exceeds that of making of a number of gowns. Here are a couple of progress shots.
Delightful! It's quite inspiring to see what you've accomplished during this strange year!
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