Monthly Archives: March 2015

Victorian Porte Jupe Skirt Lifter – 1860s Looped-Up Walking Skirts

Victorian Porte Jupe Skirt Lifter 1860s Drawn Up Walking Skirt

In the Victorian era, especially in the 1860s, walking skirts were sometimes drawn-up or looped-up: This made the long, voluminous Victorian skirts shorter and therefore more practical. It also protected the hem of the skirts from mud and dirt. Continue reading Victorian Porte Jupe Skirt Lifter – 1860s Looped-Up Walking Skirts

Handsewn Victorian Cotton Sunbonnet

Victorian Working Woman Black Wool Stays

In the Victorian era, sunbonnets were worn outdoors to protect the face and dress from the sun. Because a white complexion was fashionable, subonnets were worn by ladies in the garden (straw hats were only worn at the seaside, in the country, or by young girls), as well as working women during field work. The brim of sunbonnets was often corded or strengthened with slats. Sunbonnets could be made either from printed or plain fabric. Continue reading Handsewn Victorian Cotton Sunbonnet

DIY Paper Flower Garland Tutorial

diy paper flower garland tutorial

Here’s my tutorial for this pretty, but easy paper flower garland. You could make this cascading paper flower garland for Easter, spring, or summer decorations. My paper flower garland is inspired from this artificial lily backdrop for a wedding, this paper flower Diwali decorations, and mainly this flower garland tutorial (but my paper flowers don’t need to be glued). Continue reading DIY Paper Flower Garland Tutorial