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Construction of a Romantic Era gown
Some time ago I 'visited' the website of the expert Meg Andrews [www.meg-andrews.com] and saw that she had sold three pairs of 1830's...
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Furbelows, Fly Fringe, Fall cuffs & French!
Rare Edwardian Suffragette hats
Slip-ping back into the 17th Century again!
Learning about 17th Century clothing from a fragment
A young girl's dress, c1790-1810. Is it? Let's be costume detectives!
An exciting discovery inside an early 17th Century embroidery!
Condition photographs of the straw work Regency hat, c1800-1810
Take Two Gowns: Mid 18th Century Features
Pink Love Hearts! Mid 18th Century quilted petticoat
Dresden Work & Shadow Stitch - an 18th Century puzzle.
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