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Scrub Cap Instructions for the Intrepid

Scrub Cap Instructions for the Intrepid

Health Care Workers, use this cap to: Cushion your head and ears from the multiple insults of masks, face shields, and/or googles layered on top of each other. Tuck your unwashed, freshly washed, or uncooperative hair away.

The cap is fully lined and can be hand or machine sewn. You need less than a half yard of fabric, two buttons (I used 5/8 in. buttons) and matching thread. I used a quarter inch seam allowance since all the edges are enclosed.

Historically Inspired Costuming: Demelza from Poldark

Historically Inspired Costuming: Demelza from Poldark

I love the color palette of Demelza’s clothes on the first couple of seasons of Poldark. I appreciate the show as a rare one that shows a long term relationship more or less thriving through ups and downs.

This will likely be the first of a series of posts (with a long break between each one, because sewing historical costumes takes FOREVER.) where I share my progress making a Demelza-inspired costume. I’m taking inspiration from the color palette of Demelza’s costumes from the show to make a costume or some mix and match pieces that will be as historically accurate and similar to the show as my time and knowledge allow.

Historical Costuming with Kids: 18th Century

Historical Costuming with Kids: 18th Century

I wanted to pop in with an update on costuming with the kids.

My goal was to create a mid-18th century working class look, with all the visible stitching  done by hand. For the sake of time, all the inner long seams were machine sewn, then hand finished.

Because this is supposed to be fun, I didn’t want to go down a rabbit hole of ideas about how the costumes “should” look and or get too neurotic about what was Historically Accurate.

Mother Daughter Costuming

Mother Daughter Costuming

Costuming is most fun when done with others. Fortunately, I live with lots of others.

A Quilted Jacket

A Quilted Jacket

The Ayora Jacket by Pauline Alice Patterns is a labor of love.