Peterson's Ladies' Magazine, October 1870. Does it look familiar?

At the moment I have several higher priority things to deal with, but in a vague way I do intend to get around to making some 1670-80s cloth...

I took an exam today, so I am not competent to write much. But in honor of the cold, here are some of my favorite unusual muffs. Muffs that ...

You know, for good measure. This one is in the McCord Museum.

These are 1880s bustles. As you can see, they have a similar pattern. There are the dull hoop-type bustles, the mummy-bustles, and the narro...

Wow. This is a lot of pictures. Brace yourself. I was thinking about steampunk, and I thought I would like to make a bustle. So I started re...