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'Tis the time for Bluebells!

'Tis the time for Bluebells!

Can there be anything in this World as breathtaking as an ancient English bluebell wood? Blue is the most glorious of colours. Every...

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Furbelows, Fly Fringe, Fall cuffs & French!

Rare Edwardian Suffragette hats

Slip-ping back into the 17th Century again!

Learning about 17th Century clothing from a fragment

A young girl's dress, c1790-1810. Is it? Let's be costume detectives!

An exciting discovery inside an early 17th Century embroidery!

Condition photographs of the straw work Regency hat, c1800-1810

Take Two Gowns: Mid 18th Century Features

Pink Love Hearts! Mid 18th Century quilted petticoat

Dresden Work & Shadow Stitch - an 18th Century puzzle.

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