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The 1900s tea gown: beginnings
I’m doing this a bit backwards as clearly you know that the tea gown is done (albeit done in a sort of “sew in haste, unpick at leisure”). However I did take photos and notes as I sewed, and as I...
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The 1900s tea gown – fabrics
When I decided to make a 1900s tea gown I also decided that I didn’t have the budget to go buy fabric for it. Whatever I made was going to have to be stash-based. I kept what I had in-stash in mind as...
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The tea gown: draping the bodice
With my design worked out and my fabric sorted, it was time to drape a pattern for my tea gown. First though, I had to figure out how it was going to go together and fasten. So here is my basic design...
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Afternoon tea at the Coronation Cafe
Today I gave a talk on the interaction between tea and fashion at an afternoon tea charity fundraiser for Ronald McDonald house. It was held at the Coronation Cafe at the Museum of Wellington City and...
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Tea times two
Here are a few more photos from the Afternoon Tea fundraiser for Ronald McDonald House. There is a funny story behind why I am posting these photos involving certain people thinking that the gorgeous...
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Rate the Dress: a tea gown with attitude
Today was a public holiday in New Zealand (Waitangi Day). Most people took a four day weekend, so it’s thrown my usual scheduling out. So apologies for the slightly belated Rate the Dress. To make...
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Rate the Dress: Tea Gown Time
Well, I appear to be on a theme roll, because once again I’ve picked a dress with front view vs back view. This one is quite intentional though: it’s a tea gown with a specific over-robe effect. Last...
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Rate the Dress: a Worth tea gown for the wealthiest woman
I gave you an extra few days for Rate the Dress, because last week’s was so late. And I’m still feeling very rushed and busy, so have picked a Rate the Dress that’s all about relaxing, albeit in the...
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Rate the Dress: a tea gown for the teens
Last week’s spun sugar confection of a frock was as popular as a pavlova (aka, almost everyone was delighted by it, but a small percentage thought it was revoltingly sweet). I did think of choosing an...
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Rate the Dress: Pink Aesthetic Tea Gown
It’s been a while since I did a Rate the Dress post. I was (and am) struggling to keep up with blogging and life in the era of Covid. Then a WordPress update borked all the formatting on my blog,...
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