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Beth's Bobbins

Living history and historic costuming, with a particular focus on women's clothing and hairstyles of the Victorian and American Civil War periods.

  • By Beth
  • Based in United States of America
  • Roughly one post per month
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Posts per month
Month starting Posts
May 2023 4
Jun 2023 7
Jul 2023 7
Aug 2023 4
Sep 2023 9
Oct 2023 7
Nov 2023 6
Dec 2023 10
Jan 2024 6
Feb 2024 1
Mar 2024 3
Apr 2024 2
May 2024 3
Jun 2024 5
Jul 2024 4
Aug 2024 1
Sep 2024 0
Oct 2024 1
Nov 2024 1
Dec 2024 2

Any gaps could be due to errors when fetching the blog’s feed.

Most recent posts

Original: Black Crepe Bonnet, c.1880s
Bonnet, 1880s, from LACMA. I selected this bonnet because I like how the crepe photographed, with its diagonal stripes coming through clearly. The bonnet's plain aesthetic is suited to the purported use as a mourning …
On , by Beth, 55 words
November Mending
No new historic projects finished this month: there are a few in progress that I hope to complete in December, but otherwise most of my sewing time went into repairing modern clothing. Most recently, this …
On , by Beth, 76 words
Sewing Kit Refresh
Backdating this one, as it was actually finished in early October. My rolled sewing kit got hit by a bad rainstorm back in '18 or thereabouts which deformed the cardboard components. It still functioned just …
On , by Beth, 293 words