Archive for the 'costume' Category
Spock Ears Knitting Pattern
29 June, 2008Mexican Dress
28 June, 2008Statue of Liberty Cat Hat and Torch
21 June, 2008Mermaid Costume for dolls or babies
15 June, 2008Dog Dress With Pattern : Home & Garden Television
19 September, 2007
Etsy :: 4 Festive Thanksgiving Patterns – Knitting Patterns
12 September, 2007
A Petticoat for the Ages
29 May, 2007Although you can make this petticoat as a skirt to wear to work or school, its main utility is in its usefulness for the time-traveler. Say your future self invents a time machine, and comes back to offer you a ride in it, say next week. Maybe the two of you want to visit the Renaissance, or maybe you’re thinking Victorian. And maybe you want to stop and see the American Colonies on the way back, or drop in on a Sock Hop. I know what you’re thinking – what do I wear? And more importantly, what do I wear under it?
Just as a space traveler’s best friend is his towel, a time traveler’s best friend is her petticoat. Fashions come and go, but for a good 400 years or so they all required some floofiness under your skirt. And before some wise woman discovered pants, a warm fluffy petticoat was the best way to keep your legs from getting cold in the winter.
5 free period patterns
22 May, 2007Period patterns by a very talented cat. Some of the patterns are in progress.
A Swiss Waist, c. 1860
A Corset, c. 1820-1840
A Bodice, c. 1880
A Middy Blouse, c. 1915
A Pleated Skirt, c. 1915
How to make a kilt
21 May, 2007Cool!