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Category Archives: 19thc
The low or no sew guide to making a regency or Jane Austen era outfit for those unable to sew
The Regency is an era that ought to be very easy to replicate and to some extent this is true ,but there are a number of finer details in Regency costuming that merely buying a long straight dress and … Continue reading
Posted in 18thc, 19thc, low sew no sew costumes
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An easy guide to making your own victorian accessories part one,Muffs, capes and other things
Making almost all Victorian accessories is quite easy and usualy very cheap and those which cant be made are usually easy to buy of ebay or from fancy dress shops. Before I show how to make mittens ,capes ,cloaks ,collars … Continue reading
A possible Bronte Photograph?
As I have occasionally been asked about the possible “new Bronte Photograph “,it has a fascinating history and is interesting in its own right .I do not however belive it’s a photograph of the sisters. Photo from http://www.brontesisters.co.uk/ please follow the … Continue reading
The hidden Charlotte Bronte
I am going to be at the Bronte parsonage museum for Charlottes birthday next weekend and I have been working on a talk to give visitors who may not know much about the Brontes an introduction to Charlotte ,but which … Continue reading
How to put victorian or replica victorian clothing on
Just a very quick post on dressing in period costume as WGW is coming up and Haworths going steam punk in Nov The most important thing is highlighted in the Goth day public service announcement First some donts If your … Continue reading
Lucy Locket lost her Pocket,,A short look at a forgotton treasure
(http://www.mfa.org/collections/object/pocket-112116) The almost forgotten rhyme “Lucy locket lost her pocket ,Kitty fisher found it ,not a penny was there in it but the binding round it ” Is the only remaining record in popular culture of a little known yet … Continue reading
Posted in 15thc, 16thc/17thc, 18thc, 19thc, brontes, costume research, Georgians, Hathaways of Haworth, history, Tudors
Tagged 19thc costume, Lynn Cunliffe, mrs l cunliffe, pockets, womens pockets
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Victorian Mourning part two,The clothing
Victorian mourning after the funeral was ended became the domain of the ladies closest to the deceased.While men wore black ties and perhaps carried momentos such as hairwork watch “chains” Women had months or years of wearing mourning clothing ahead … Continue reading
A day in the life of Emily Bronte ?
I thought “a day in the life ” of Emily Bronte would be something that people would find interesting and which I could probably put together with a reasonable amount of accuracy having lived from time to time in a … Continue reading
Posted in 19thc, brontes, Hathaways of Haworth, history, Uncategorized, work
Tagged bronte, victorian ladys day, victorian womens lives
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The old Parsonage B&B or (Imagine a world without any Brontes)
I thought it would be interesting to imagine a world were the Bronte sisters had never published their works,I have already done a post which examined the effects on Haworth and the surrounding area and also on popular culture ,I … Continue reading
Posted in 19thc, brontes, Hathaways of Haworth, Uncategorized, work
Tagged Bronte parsonage, Bronte studies
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