Tag Archives: hats

Bergère, Poke and Cottage: Early 19th Century Headwear

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Serena Dyer’s Millinery Masterpiece, A Review

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DIY Tea Wreath

Kojo Designs' DIY Tea Wreath

Craft a ‘tea-lightful’ gift for yourself or a friend

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In Love with “La Pomme D’Amour”

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Preserving summer’s favorite fruit: Tomatoes, or, as the French have it, “Love Apples”

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Dressing Up Regency Style with hats, bonnets, reticules and scarves

Trying on some Regency Costume

We’ve recently added a new section to the exhibition where we allow our visitors to dress up using Regency bonnets, top hats, shawles, fans, reticules and parasols. As you would imagine, it is going down very well and everyone is having a lot of fun.

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Creating a Straw Bonnet from “Scratch”

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The base of the millinery industry

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In the Kitchen with Jane Austen

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How using period recipes helped me understand Jane Austen a bit better…

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How to Make a Regency Era Bonnet

Easy instructions and historical information from Simplicity.com

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Paper Dolls

A history of Paperdolls and your own Regency Doll to print and cut out

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The Straw-Hat-Maker

The labourers behind High Fashion

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Beaver Hats Build a Nation

or History Goes Into the Closet (Following the Money)

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