tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1544576995054534446.post1984906639850139267..comments2024-03-25T19:55:04.611-07:00Comments on Beauty From Ashes: Victorian Boise at The Bishops' HouseGinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14345391863552645466noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1544576995054534446.post-78336405280219922892013-10-17T16:39:19.477-07:002013-10-17T16:39:19.477-07:00Hi Nora!
Thank you so much! I too love military...Hi Nora! <br /><br />Thank you so much! I too love military inspired fashions! I have an 1863 green military-inspired dress as well and am seriously looking at a 1912 military inspired dress...in green!!! I think I have a pattern emerging here! hahahaha!!!<br /><br />Blessings!<br /><br />gGinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14345391863552645466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1544576995054534446.post-74414251952636404032013-10-15T06:22:26.356-07:002013-10-15T06:22:26.356-07:00Beautiful ensemble! I love military-inspired fashi...Beautiful ensemble! I love military-inspired fashions in any era and yours has such attention to detail. And that hat! Perfect :)Norahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15770653136515096726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1544576995054534446.post-61849553680618541402013-10-05T22:55:23.653-07:002013-10-05T22:55:23.653-07:00Oh wonderful! I can't wait to see your new cr...Oh wonderful! I can't wait to see your new creation!! I love it when a plan comes together!!!!Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14345391863552645466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1544576995054534446.post-7610628541498564842013-10-05T21:13:18.946-07:002013-10-05T21:13:18.946-07:00Thank you, Gina, for setting me on the right track...Thank you, Gina, for setting me on the right track! Following your advice, pinterest and google images have proven great resources for inspiration - I have a plan in place! Anneliese :)Anneliesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04599491060500377688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1544576995054534446.post-50894397458816351092013-10-01T14:33:38.964-07:002013-10-01T14:33:38.964-07:00Hello Anneliese!
Oh dear...Pinterest is my downfa...Hello Anneliese!<br /><br />Oh dear...Pinterest is my downfall!! I am a little bit too addicted to it!! When I am sick or hurt my back, it truly is a life saver! hahahahaha!!!<br /><br />As for the teenage girl clothing, I would type in "young ladies in 1860" "Victorian girls clothing" "Victorian girls fashion" or any number of those words onto google or Pinterest...those should bring up a lot of fashion plates of photographs.....Yes! I just typed in "Young ladies 1860" and a ton of images showed up! that should help you!!<br /><br />I can't wait to see what you come p with for Sarah!!!<br /><br />Blessings!<br /><br />gGinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14345391863552645466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1544576995054534446.post-86359094010010778032013-09-30T21:27:30.046-07:002013-09-30T21:27:30.046-07:00Dear Gina,
I would never have guessed - you alwa...Dear Gina, <br /><br />I would never have guessed - you always look like you have just stepped out from the past! I sincerely appreciate your help and advice! No wonder your costumes look spot on - I will definitely have to start researching fashion plates, photographs and existing garments. (In fact, pinterest is my newest online discovery and I am spending way too much time pinning historical clothing, especially from your numerous boards :). Thanks also for the blog links, I'll send my questions to them too. <br /><br />Many thanks,<br />Anneliese :)<br /><br />P.S. By the way, do you by chance know of any resources for teenage clothing of the Civil War era? Sarah, my character, is around fifteen years old :)Anneliesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04599491060500377688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1544576995054534446.post-92195144984802592182013-09-29T11:05:51.813-07:002013-09-29T11:05:51.813-07:00Hello Anneliese!!
Thank you so much for admiring ...Hello Anneliese!!<br /><br />Thank you so much for admiring my work!! I will attempt to answer your questions and steer you in the direction you need to go for your needs! How fun to be asked to be Miss Sara!! I am truly excited for you! Since I am not a re-enactor, just a re-creator of Victorian clothing, I can't help you with what to expect from an event or how to better become your character. I will share some blogs from re-enactors who would better answer your question. I hope that I can cut and paste them here....<br /><br />As for your outfit, what I do for myself when looking to recreate an outfit is research three things....fashion plates from the era I am looking to recreate, photographs of women wearing those outfits, and then photos of extant garments from museums and online antique stores...those combined are a great wealth of resource! Pinterest is also a wonderful place to find these things!!! It actually takes me about as much time researching my outfit as it does making it! Well pretty close anyways!!!<br /><br />Ok, here are the blogs I think you would find handy or at least you could ask them questions! I am sorry that I could not be a better resource for you in this area!!!<br /><br />1) http://www.abrahamslady.com/<br />2) http://romantichistory.blogspot.com/<br />3) http://couturecourtesan.blogspot.com/<br />4) http://adayin1862.blogspot.com/<br />5) http://www.cwreenactors.com/index.php<br /><br />I sincerely hope this helps!!! If you still have questions about researching outfits, I would be happy to lend a hand!!<br /><br />Be blessed!!<br /><br />gGinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14345391863552645466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1544576995054534446.post-85178772475279753132013-09-29T10:52:39.991-07:002013-09-29T10:52:39.991-07:00Hello there Val!!
Thank you for your wonderful co...Hello there Val!!<br /><br />Thank you for your wonderful compliment!!! A real dress is always what I attempt to achieve when making an era dress....so thank you for thinking it looks "real"!!! Yeah!!!<br /><br />Blessings!!<br /><br />gGinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14345391863552645466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1544576995054534446.post-88240344011032396632013-09-28T21:14:26.764-07:002013-09-28T21:14:26.764-07:00Dear Gina,
As always, your creations are absolute...Dear Gina,<br /><br />As always, your creations are absolutely stunning! I especially adore all of your pictures under the arch! <br /><br />I admire all of your work, especially your Civil War Era bonnets and dresses! Therefore, I was hoping to ask you a few questions...I have recently been asked to play the part of Sara Robbins (the sister of Union soldier Silas Robbins) at a local history reenactment event. I have always wanted to be a reenactor, and I am so excited for this opportunity! However, I find myself in need of much advice. Besides my monologue, what should I expect at a reenactment - how do I better become my character? Each of the participants are required to supply their own costumes. I've dabbled a bit, but where do I begin to create an accurate "right-looking" costume (dress/bonnet/accessories) for my character? My event is on October 18th and your advice would be greatly appreciated! <br /><br />Many thanks,<br />Anneliese :)Anneliesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04599491060500377688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1544576995054534446.post-56168106340059891642013-09-24T20:11:15.702-07:002013-09-24T20:11:15.702-07:00I love being able to have lots of details and thin...I love being able to have lots of details and things to look at on a gown, and you my dear, are the Queen of Details. Your dress looks real, not costumey. And such a gorgeous color. <br />ValTime Traveling in Costumehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02353351035426201805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1544576995054534446.post-63412199261268225822013-09-23T13:57:29.665-07:002013-09-23T13:57:29.665-07:00Hello Eleonora!
Thank you so much for your compli...Hello Eleonora!<br /><br />Thank you so much for your compliment! Yes we did have a most wonderful time!<br /><br />Blessings!<br /><br />gGinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14345391863552645466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1544576995054534446.post-46998119435353853852013-09-23T09:09:06.763-07:002013-09-23T09:09:06.763-07:00Oh my! You look just sooo gorgeous!! It seems you&...Oh my! You look just sooo gorgeous!! It seems you've had a great time in a wonderful place! :) Eleonora Amaliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09396687138421644804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1544576995054534446.post-70186468274295481932013-09-23T08:46:27.363-07:002013-09-23T08:46:27.363-07:00Awe my friend! For you of course!!! Thank you so...Awe my friend! For you of course!!! Thank you so much for liking the outfit!! This one was a good one!!!Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14345391863552645466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1544576995054534446.post-90154397278155642632013-09-23T08:45:40.309-07:002013-09-23T08:45:40.309-07:00Hi Emily!!
Thank you so very much!!
Blessings!
...Hi Emily!!<br /><br />Thank you so very much!!<br /><br />Blessings!<br /><br />gGinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14345391863552645466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1544576995054534446.post-61738457650667916492013-09-23T08:45:19.285-07:002013-09-23T08:45:19.285-07:00Hello Quinn!
This House and the grounds truly are...Hello Quinn!<br /><br />This House and the grounds truly are beautiful! I would love to recreate it, but I'm afraid that would take a bit longer than recreating a dress! hahahahaha!!! We had a very delightful time!!<br /><br />Blessings!<br /><br />gGinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14345391863552645466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1544576995054534446.post-33881267635637114762013-09-23T08:44:04.207-07:002013-09-23T08:44:04.207-07:00Hello Jen!
Thank you so very much!!
Blessings!...Hello Jen!<br /><br />Thank you so very much!! <br /><br />Blessings!<br /><br />gGinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14345391863552645466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1544576995054534446.post-28457567198671511002013-09-23T08:42:55.073-07:002013-09-23T08:42:55.073-07:00Hello Gabrielle!
Thank you so very much! I sorta...Hello Gabrielle!<br /><br />Thank you so very much! I sorta like the outfit too! ;-)<br /><br />Blessings!<br /><br />gGinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14345391863552645466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1544576995054534446.post-40977975193802197642013-09-23T08:42:07.965-07:002013-09-23T08:42:07.965-07:00Hi Lauren!!
Yeah! Thank you so much!!!
Blessing...Hi Lauren!!<br /><br />Yeah! Thank you so much!!!<br /><br />Blessings!<br /><br />gGinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14345391863552645466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1544576995054534446.post-28522004920463248022013-09-23T08:41:44.420-07:002013-09-23T08:41:44.420-07:00Thank you so much my friend!!! Our group is at a ...Thank you so much my friend!!! Our group is at a most comfortable size right now!!! And it was a successful outing! Yeah!!! Yes, you may totally borrow the hat my dear!!!!Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14345391863552645466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1544576995054534446.post-41654094891210605232013-09-23T08:13:35.510-07:002013-09-23T08:13:35.510-07:00Your gown and hat are absolutely delicious!! Hope...Your gown and hat are absolutely delicious!! Hope you'll be selling copies of your hat pattern asap!!Kathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14668334533734620900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1544576995054534446.post-35570767955929312592013-09-22T13:48:15.680-07:002013-09-22T13:48:15.680-07:00Great, great, great! Great, great, great! Amaliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01684998609137055875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1544576995054534446.post-1536277580215780282013-09-22T08:11:36.301-07:002013-09-22T08:11:36.301-07:00Such lovely pictures! It looks like a beautiful pl...Such lovely pictures! It looks like a beautiful place and you all express great joy in your smiles. :)<br /><br />Best,<br />QuinnAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1544576995054534446.post-14527436480988989412013-09-22T05:04:37.256-07:002013-09-22T05:04:37.256-07:00That is absolutely stunning! That is absolutely stunning! Jen Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02438676216575488009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1544576995054534446.post-18931465247023593612013-09-22T01:41:52.185-07:002013-09-22T01:41:52.185-07:00Ah, your gown is perfect! And the wonderful hat......Ah, your gown is perfect! And the wonderful hat... I really love your outfit! :) Gabriela https://www.blogger.com/profile/16370436083078880950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1544576995054534446.post-29936286281428514502013-09-21T20:43:17.550-07:002013-09-21T20:43:17.550-07:00AWESOME!!!!!AWESOME!!!!!Lauren Stowellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09008240537371936468noreply@blogger.com