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Early thoughts on hoops and interpretation, on our Y!Group

Posted on August 12, 2005 by Trystan
Marquise de la Tour-Maubourg

I like the reasoning for hoops! Also, this is a painting — walking in and sitting down in the positions required by the painting will be much easier in hoops. If we were wearing tons of petticoats, we’d need helpers to fouf out all those petticoats under the skirts. It’s not serging that makes me

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Costume Blather to Distract My Weak Head

Posted on April 5, 0206 by Trystan
18th-century smock pattern

Currently, all I have of my 18th-century costume is a plain white cotton shift which I whipped up yesterday in a rare non-headachy moment. Wow, I actually sewed something, ain’t that a hoot? That barely counts, although bias tape was involved which made it slightly less than moronically simple. Or does it? Hmm. I’m still

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