{"id":3853,"date":"2013-11-14T13:05:30","date_gmt":"2013-11-14T20:05:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/trystancraft.com\/costume\/?p=3853"},"modified":"2025-07-17T13:57:59","modified_gmt":"2025-07-17T20:57:59","slug":"accessory-challenge-some-purses-a-fan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.trystancraft.com\/costume\/2013\/11\/14\/accessory-challenge-some-purses-a-fan\/","title":{"rendered":"Accessory Challenge: Some Purses &#038; a Fan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Accessory Challenge isn&#8217;t dead &#8212; sorry for not posting about it for the past, oh, month, but this last round of <a href=\"http:\/\/trystancraft.com\/costume\/donations-and-resources\/\">chemo<\/a> was kinda brutal &amp; I didn&#8217;t feel like sitting upright &amp; staring at the computer for any length of time (tho&#8217; yeah, I did have a day or two where I could <a href=\"http:\/\/trystancraft.com\/costume\/2013\/10\/28\/wide-view\/\">sew at the machine<\/a>, go figure; energy levels &amp; brain power have been seriously weird!). Looks like some of you have stuck with it &amp; been making accessories, huzzah \ud83d\ude42<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Jen Bistrow of <a href=\"http:\/\/suburbanpaganjb.blogspot.com\/2013\/10\/sewing-for-me.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Suburban Pagan<\/a> made a practical &#8220;huswife&#8221; aka sewing kit so she can carry her sewing tools at reenactment events and get a little work done.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3855\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trystancraft.com\/costume\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/purses-jenbistrow.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3855\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-3855 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trystancraft.com\/costume\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/purses-jenbistrow.jpg?resize=400%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Huswife by Jen Bistrow\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trystancraft.com\/costume\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/purses-jenbistrow.jpg?w=400&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trystancraft.com\/costume\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/purses-jenbistrow.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3855\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Huswife by <a href=\"http:\/\/suburbanpaganjb.blogspot.com\/2013\/10\/sewing-for-me.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jen Bistrow<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/aphrodites-trousseau.blogspot.ie\/2013\/10\/victorian-beaded-bag-update.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Aphrodite&#8217;s Trousseau<\/a> has started work on a fully beaded Victorian purse. As she says, it may take years, but I bet it will look beautiful!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3856\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trystancraft.com\/costume\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/purses-aphrodite2.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3856\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-3856 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trystancraft.com\/costume\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/purses-aphrodite2.jpg?resize=400%2C430&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Beaded purse by Aphrodite's Trousseau\" width=\"400\" height=\"430\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trystancraft.com\/costume\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/purses-aphrodite2.jpg?w=400&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trystancraft.com\/costume\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/purses-aphrodite2.jpg?resize=279%2C300&amp;ssl=1 279w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3856\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Beaded purse by <a href=\"http:\/\/aphrodites-trousseau.blogspot.ie\/2013\/10\/victorian-beaded-bag-update.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Aphrodite&#8217;s Trousseau<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p>Quinn at <a href=\"http:\/\/dressedintime.blogspot.com\/2013\/11\/a-look-at-my-new-regency-bits.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dressed in Time<\/a> knitted a darling Regency reticule (along with making a pretty new gown &amp; underthings).<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3857\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trystancraft.com\/costume\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/purses-caroline.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3857\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-3857 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trystancraft.com\/costume\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/purses-caroline.jpg?resize=400%2C237&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Regency reticule by Caroline\" width=\"400\" height=\"237\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trystancraft.com\/costume\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/purses-caroline.jpg?w=400&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trystancraft.com\/costume\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/purses-caroline.jpg?resize=300%2C177&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3857\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Regency reticule by <a href=\"http:\/\/dressedintime.blogspot.com\/2013\/11\/a-look-at-my-new-regency-bits.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Caroline<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p>Loren of <a href=\"http:\/\/costumerscloset.blogspot.com\/2013\/11\/accessory-2-bags-and-purses-finn.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Costumer&#8217;s Closet<\/a> made a cool Finn from Adventure Time backpack for her son to hold Halloween treats. Best Mom evar!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3858\" style=\"width: 302px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trystancraft.com\/costume\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/purses-loren.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3858\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-3858 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trystancraft.com\/costume\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/purses-loren.jpg?resize=292%2C400&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Finn backpack by Loren\" width=\"292\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trystancraft.com\/costume\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/purses-loren.jpg?w=292&amp;ssl=1 292w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trystancraft.com\/costume\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/purses-loren.jpg?resize=219%2C300&amp;ssl=1 219w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 292px) 100vw, 292px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3858\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Finn backpack by <a href=\"http:\/\/costumerscloset.blogspot.com\/2013\/11\/accessory-2-bags-and-purses-finn.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Loren<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p>And lastly, we have a fan for November&#8217;s challenge! Quincy of <a href=\"http:\/\/inthelongrun.wordpress.com\/2013\/11\/03\/ivory-silk-fan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">In the Long Run<\/a> made a beautiful 18th-century ivory silk fan with spangles.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3859\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trystancraft.com\/costume\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/fans-quincy.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3859\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-3859 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trystancraft.com\/costume\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/fans-quincy.jpg?resize=400%2C247&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"18th-c. fan by Quincy\" width=\"400\" height=\"247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trystancraft.com\/costume\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/fans-quincy.jpg?w=400&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trystancraft.com\/costume\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/fans-quincy.jpg?resize=300%2C185&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3859\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">18th-c. fan by <a href=\"http:\/\/inthelongrun.wordpress.com\/2013\/11\/03\/ivory-silk-fan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Quincy<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p>I still hope to post some fan resources, as soon as I get back some energy &amp; have more time. So keep on booking on those purses &amp; fans! Plus, I&#8217;ll announce the next set of challenges asap.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Accessory Challenge isn&#8217;t dead &#8212; sorry for not posting about it for the past, oh, month, but this last round of chemo was kinda brutal &amp; I didn&#8217;t feel like sitting upright &amp; staring at the computer for any length of time (tho&#8217; yeah, I did have a day or two where I could<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"excerpt-more blog-excerpt\" href=\"https:\/\/www.trystancraft.com\/costume\/2013\/11\/14\/accessory-challenge-some-purses-a-fan\/\">Read the Rest of this Post&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[206],"tags":[48,95,115],"class_list":["post-3853","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog","tag-accessory-challenge","tag-fans","tag-purses"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Accessory Challenge: Some Purses &amp; 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