#DoYouRemember Sunday afternoon strolls in the park in your very best finery?
Parasols, velocipedes, horses and buggies? Top hats, long flowing dresses and cloaks? Well, I am old but neither do I, that is even way before my time in the Victorian era, when Momma wore a beautiful chapeau and instead of gloves, daughter had her own little fur muff.
Carolyn Wainscott here from Carolyn’s Canvas. Even though muffs and capes weren’t in style when my girls were small [now they are grandmothers-all three of them] I made them matching capes and muffs, loved them, and still do as you can see from these photos of my great, granddaughter, Hannah, with her doll.
Here is a closeup of her fur muff that I decided to add some buttons from my collection.
Materials:
- 1/2 yard fur/velvet/wool or other choice
- 1/2 yard lining material-I used leopard print fleece because Hannah loves the print
- 1 1/2 yard cording
- optional buttons, trims
- Doll muff just takes scraps of leftovers
- Following patterns [lining pattern may look weird but the muff has a secret pocket]
Instructions:
- Sew short ends of muff and lining together to form tubes.
2. Turn lining right side out. Insert into muff, right sides will be facing, sew around one end, turn muff right side out, insert lining back into muff with wrong sides facing, smooth secret pocket between layers.
3. Sew other ends by hand or machine
4. Attach cording and trims.
Pattern:
Happy sewing and may the joy of crafting be upon you
What’s your favorite craft from the Victorian era?
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I can remember my grandmother making me a winter coat with a matching bonnet. Somewhere I know there’s a picture of me wearing it. I know my Great grandmother
made different things, but I don’t know what & when, she passed away when I was
in elementary school.
would love to see your photo. I have crocheted things I made for the grandchildren. My daughter couldn’t believe that I have the outfit I made for her son when he was a baby. Now she has a grandbaby that i will put the outfit on and take his photo. She said she has a photo of her son in the outfit.