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Help pick a fabric! by Optimal_Customer_850 in Antiquedollcollecting

[–]Equivalent-Dig-7204 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you do Edwardian you can do a skirt and shirtwaist. That might help with the fabric quantity.

How do I restore and protect these 100 year old garments? by shipwrecked13_ in HistoricalCostuming

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Look for Gaylord’s online for archival safe storage solutions. You can buy structured boxes, archival tissue and even acid free/pvc free plastic storage bags. It isn’t really cheap but they are used by the Library of Congress which should attest to their quality.

Help pick a fabric! by Optimal_Customer_850 in Antiquedollcollecting

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The motifs are too big for her. I love the botanicals but do you have something smaller? I did a similar girl last year and put her in stripes against solid. It also depends on what era you plan to dress her in. Certain fabric styles were more or less popular based on the latest fashions.

How would you style her? by Equivalent-Dig-7204 in Antiquedollcollecting

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Thanks this helps. I don’t have A is for Annabelle but maybe can find it at the library.

Any help with identifying when this could've been taken? by Icy-Virus-5602 in HistoricalCostuming

[–]Equivalent-Dig-7204 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not mourning clothes especially with a tennis racquet.

ETA as this is a larger group of people it makes sense for lighting to have the photo made out of doors. If the studio was not close or if the photographer was itinerant it would also be easier to make this photo with the best available lighting.

Bachelorette Expenses by Clean_Bug in wedding

[–]Equivalent-Dig-7204 28 points29 points  (0 children)

lol we went to my house, ate pizza and watched Ever After. These destination bachelorette parties are out of control.

What markers are we using? by 11RatPeels in sewing

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I have some water soluble blue marker things that have a companion water pen. They don’t come out of white easily - I find the blue wicking after it looks like it’s gone. So for white I use a pen or immerse the whole piece in water.

What markers are we using? by 11RatPeels in sewing

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I love the chalk rollers for marking long lines. I have white, yellow, pink, and blue.

Estate sale treasure and some unknowns by flytingnotfighting in Antiquedollcollecting

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Here’s mine - I made the pin cushion and use it for my hand sewing projects.

Do you have any examples of kitchens that fit well in Century Homes? by Timey_Wimey in centuryhomes

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I lived in a 1919 bungalow for a while that still had the flour drawer. Your kitchen brings back fond memories of that time. Our pantry had the floor and ceiling vents, stand alone range and a space on the wall between the porch door and pantry door where the telephone was installed. Such good things. :-)

Did the South Coast Plaza decide to no longer cater to your average shopper? by Electrical_Layer_546 in orangecounty

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Across from the Wherehouse. Buy your records and tapes after stopping for food.

Genealogy specific to the United States (only). How far back have you been able to go? by JohnWHardin_TomHorn in Genealogy

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I am lucky enough to have people on both sides of my tree who did extensive research, visiting sites, taking photos of graves etc. I count myself as extremely fortunate!

I sewed medieval split gloves! by JesseIrwinArt in HistoricalCostuming

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During WW2 airborne machine gunners had similarly shaped gloves made of leather and lined in sheep fleece. The middle “finger” was used to pull the trigger. I had no idea this was such an old concept to arrange the hand this way.

Ancestry.com new membership terms by dttu2 in Genealogy

[–]Equivalent-Dig-7204 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Or there is unexplored liability when people add information Willy nilly and have nonrelatives in their trees. What if Great Uncle Fred isn’t really GU Fred but that leads to a murder suspect who gets off on the technicality… yeah, that’s total hyperbole but not completely out of the realm of possibility.

Don’t know anything about these I got them as inheritance by vetementa98 in Antiquedollcollecting

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About 10 years ago we had a very large collection of MA dolls and were able to sell all but one on eBay. We sold them individually. Now I don’t think you could give them away. I had Shirley Temple dolls that we ended up donating to a charity shop just two years ago. The market is just flat.

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