Welcome to Millinery Monday. Today’s video looks at soft crown bonnets.
Here is a series of blog posts Exploring Soft Crown Bonnets.
Here is the straw bonnet I mention in the video. It is available in my Etsy shop.
Community Cast Video Day 44
Today’s video looks at options for holding hair necessities.
Materials for this week’s pocket of pockets:
- Long silk or cotton exterior fabric – 4″ to 6″ wide by 18″
- Long silk or cotton lining fabric – 4″ to 6″ wide by 18″
- Thin batting or bit of fulled wool – 4″ to 6″ wide by 18″
- 4 to 5 pocket fabrics – each 4″×4″, 5″×5, 6″×6″
- 1.5 to 2 yards of 1/2″ to 3/4″ ribbon or bias binding.
Comb Photos
These are sorta in addition to today’s video and sorta in addition to thd video conference….
Original back combs. Vulcanite right. Gutta Percha left.
Original comb next to modern comb
Modern faux tortoise next to vintage comb (20th century)
Original side combs pressed rubber with jet glass
Original side comb next to side comb that will be used to replicate the look.
Community Cast Video Day 43
Today’s video looks at some of my favorite hair things.
A couple notes: In the video, I stumble over the words sutler and merchant. Sutlers are a very specific entity. The vast majority of people selling at events are merchants, not sutlers. A sutler is a portral, an interpretation rather than just a seller. There are some well done sutler impressions from what I understand. I do not have experience with them because they are a military entity, not a civilian one. My semi-sarcastic use of the word sutler was ill mannered.
Since I talked about trying to recreate the hair combs with the jet glass, I should have mentioned I wear reproductions to events, not originals, and why. It is as simple as originals get lost and originals get damaged. Years, many years, ago, I had a custom piece made by a nice, local jeweler who specializes in estate jewelry. It was lovely. It cost a week’s sallary. I was so excited to wear it. I lost it the first day I wore it. I have not worn an expensive or original piece to an event since.
Community Cast Video Day 42
Today video finishes up the Balloon Bag aka Button Keep.
Join in tonight for Chestnut Bay’s Friday Frolic. It is Pajama night!
There may be a delay for Saturday’s video.
Here is my finished one. I went back over the stitches to make the blue stronger.
Community Cast Video Day 41
Today’s video is part 1 of making the Balloon Bag, aka button keep.
The directions from A Girl’s Own Book, 1833:
Directions from Peterson’s Magazine, 1869:
Community Cast Video Day 40
Today’s video is coming a bit later in the day. I woke up this morning and just said “no” when I saw the snow. Luckily, lovely pretties in the mail cheered me.
Here is Clara loving the packing paper.
My pretty doll goodies came from Repro Dolls. Find her shop here.
My Patriotic doll has her chemise. I am considering naming her Liberty.
Add: Now she has a petticoat as well…
Community Cast Video Day 39
In today’s video, we make a simple pincushion.
Btw, Clara already stole both samples. This says these would make excellent cat toys. Consider filling the core with catnip by sprinkling along the roll.
Materials:
- Wool flannel or batting scraps
- Ribbon or silk scraps
Here are my two samples. I like how the ribbon version turned out. I am not satisfied with the fabric one. It may please me better with decorative stitches.
This shows how to use fabric instead of ribbon. I finger pressed the silk. It would have been better if I took the time to get out the iron. This was also a heavier taffeta.
Community Cast Video Day 38
Today is Millinery Monday. This video shares twomwhite bonnets I am working on and the straw I was able to order.
I started the new Facebook group: find it here.
I listed the first bonnet from the video. Find it here.
Community Cast Video Day 37
Sunday means it’s pajama day. Today’s video shares a long term project to enjoy and how to carry thread at events.
Chestnut Bay Quilt Shop’s Round Robin Sew Along Quilt:
Examples of a box style spool holders (I am double checking “spool wagon” as a name.)
If I Had My Own Blue Box: 