Fabric and Pattern Haul – Part 1

Well, this might not quite qualify as a haul, as these things were bought a bit at a time over the past week or two, but I thought I’d share them with you all together. I’ve had my beady little eye on Ebay lately, specifically on bargain vintage patterns.  I have a couple of simple [...]

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Announcing: American Duchess’s 18th Century Dyeable Silk Shoes – the not-quite-yet-Saturday-shoe!

Fed up of boring shoes?  Looking for the ideal 18th century footwear for a Lady of Fashion?  Want to bring a bit of elegance to 21st century footwear? Now you can!  I am rather excited at the prospect of American Duchess’s Georgiana shoes – today pre-orders open for these pretties: (And, no, it’s not an [...]

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18th Century – For Sale!

Window shopping on ebay is a dangerous thing, gentle reader! After all, what in the world is there that is better to go with one’s changing styles in the latter decades of the 18th Century than an oak desk from c. 1780? Rather charming, don’t you think?  And ample room for a polonaise to slide [...]

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