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Victorian-Era Style: DIY Little Girl’s Fur Muff with Matching Doll Fur Muff

August 28, 2015 by Carolyn Wainscott 2 Comments

#DoYouRemember Sunday afternoon strolls in the park in your very best finery?

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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.

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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.

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  Here is a closeup of her fur muff that I decided to add some buttons from my collection.

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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:

  1. Sew short ends of muff and lining together to form tubes.

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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.

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3. Sew other ends by hand or machine

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4. Attach cording and trims.

Pattern:

DOLL MUFF

MUFF-CUT 1

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Muff-Lining-#2

Happy sewing and may the joy of crafting be upon you

Carolyn Wainscott

 

What’s your favorite craft from the Victorian era?

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Carolyn Wainscott
Blogger at Carolyn's Canvas
I am a 75 year old widow of 3 years after 55 years of marriage whose main focus in life has been my family and homemaking. I love designing, creating, and re-purposing. I was very involved with my children and their activities, then my grandchildren, and now with my great, grandchildren. My first love in crafting is in textiles, mainly quilting. The first quilt I designed was for my grandson over 30 years ago and that pattern will soon be available online. I am loving the internet world where I can market my designs, publish tutorials and talk with crafters all over the world from my own little corner of the world even though never having a lesson on the computer or internet networking I do have to call on my grandchildren at times for help. They still think I rode in on a dinosaur but that's ok, I'm having a great time. I have enjoyed a great deal being able to share my love of crafting on FaveCrafts and FaveQuilts.
Latest posts by Carolyn Wainscott (see all)
  • Vintage Christmas Crafts: The Tussie Mussie and the Language of Flowers - December 15, 2020
  • Victorian-Era Style: DIY Little Girl’s Fur Muff with Matching Doll Fur Muff - August 20, 2020
  • My Granddaughter Hannah’s DIY Duct Tape Mannequin for Sewing Projects - May 27, 2020

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Comments

  1. Nina says

    August 28, 2015 at 2:05 pm

    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.

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    • Carolyn Wainscott says

      August 28, 2015 at 8:32 pm

      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.

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