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Month: April 2018

Protecting your hat – rain protection for a fancy Derby hat or bonnet

April 30, 2018 Vicki 1 Comment

Costumes come not just for historical events, but for other life events as well.  When we think about it, we…

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Posted in: Accessories, Millinery, Vicki’s Adventures Filed under: Derby Hat, Derby Hat Protector, Hat protector

Pesky Parasols Revisited – attempt at recovering an antique parasol

April 16, 2018 Vicki Leave a comment

In an earlier post, I confessed my love for antique parasols, and recounted my experiment with “improving” a costume parasol…

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Posted in: Accessories, Parasols, regency, Vicki’s Adventures Filed under: recovering parasol, saving antique parasol, saving parasol

Chicago Fabrics Part II

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(this is a continuation of a prior post) Day two of my fabric journey in Chicago took me to the…

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Posted in: Barb’s Adventures, Uncategorized Filed under: Chicago Fabric Stores, Textile Discount Outlet, warehouse fabrics

Chicago Fabric Stores part 1

April 15, 2018 Barb Leave a comment

While my daughter was in her happy place cosplaying at C2E2 last weekend I was in my happy place searching out fabric…

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Posted in: Barb’s Adventures, Uncategorized Filed under: Chicago Fabric Stores, cosplay, Feather Fabric, Fishman's Fabrics, Jackmans Fabrics, Vogue Fabrics

Pesky Parasol Adventures – Improving a Costume Parasol

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Well, I’m a touch obsessed with antique parasols.  At my first Civil War event, I had a good costume—but my…

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Posted in: Accessories, Parasols, regency, Vicki’s Adventures

Cosplay Costumes

April 3, 2018 Barb Leave a comment

My daughter went to her first comic con three years ago, a little after I went to my first historical…

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Posted in: Barb’s Adventures, Uncategorized Filed under: agent carter cosplay, C2E2, clara cosplay, cosplay

My Costuming and Sewing Story Part 5

April 2, 2018 Vicki Leave a comment

After my first Carnivale in Venice, I was excited about making a costume for it.  But, again, I viewed Carnivale…

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Because sometimes you just have to costume

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I haven’t always recognized my love of costuming, but thinking back I can see places where it has brought me…

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Posted in: Barb’s Adventures Filed under: Sound of Music costume contest, Sound of Music Costumes, Sound of Music Sing Along

My Sewing and Costuming Story – Part 4

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Another of my creative outlets is photography.  I also like to travel, so naturally I do a bit of travel…

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First Civil War Ball Gown

April 1, 2018 Barb Leave a comment

Vicki and I attended our first Civil War Ball four years ago wearing gowns made by others and were bit…

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Posted in: Barb’s Adventures Filed under: Civi War Ball Gown, costuming, sewing

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