General History of the United States and So Forth circa 1912
Clothes only make so much sense out of context – so this is the land of historical context. Or, for an immersive experience, watching the first series (season) of Downton Abbey provides a crash course...
View ArticleOverview of Clothing circa 1912
… 1912 Bookshelf & Influences by Marion McNealy, an article at Your Wardrobe Unlock’d, the Costumer’s Companion, a fee-based subscription site. Catalog no. 124 (1912) by Sears, Roebuck, and...
View ArticleWomen’s Clothing circa 1912
Overview Changing Trends in Ladies’ Fashion The years 1911 and 1912 represent a transitional in-between period in women’s fashion, similar to the late 1830s and the late 1860s (the years on either end...
View ArticleMen’s Clothing circa 1912
Overview While ladies’ fashion was changing rapidly during the decade of the 1910s, menswear changed very little. One small change did prove to be significant in the long term though: increasingly,...
View ArticleClothing in New Mexico and the Southwest circa 1912
Was Clothing Different in New Mexico? A Brief Analysis Certainly, clothing was different in New Mexico; clothing everywhere was subject to regional variation, especially in places with substantial...
View ArticleSewing in 1912
Guides for 1912 Reproduction Sewing Sewing Dresses from the Teens Era by Bridget Conlogue, an article at the website of the Greater Bay Area Costumers Guild (GBACG). Titanic Fever: 1912 Garment...
View Article1912 Research and an Update
So! I never get around to doing as much with this blog as I intend, but I did just add a bunch of new stuff, because I registered for independent study hours over the summer, doing research on 1912...
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Sewing with Jersey and Knits: A Heap of Links
I collect useful links. It’s my thing. And now that I’m embarking on some sewing projects which will work better with some of those piles of information readily at hand and tidily organized, it seems...
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Adventures in Blank Canvas Tees
Four Tee Designs, May 2012 The time has come, the walrus said…. to draft a bunch of t-shirts! (Although it’s possible I’m misquoting the aforementioned walrus.) I like to do my pattern drafting and...
View ArticleAnnotated Bibliography Updates
Just a quick update to announce that I’ve gone through my Annotated Bibliography to add 13 more entries (bringing it up to a count of 107!) and to add quick annotations to all of the entries on the...
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