Bibliotheca May 2023 – Royalty: The Courts of Hell Enforce Copyright Law Welcome back to Mukashi no Sewing! This month’s theme for the Bay Area Kei Bibliotheca blog circle is “Royalty.” Originally I intended to write about how denizens of Hell were depicted in Chinese and Japanese art (with a little weirdness thrown in fromContinue reading “Artificial Intelligence, Creativity, and Intellectual Property Rights in Fashion and Art”
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One Little Word: Illuminate
One Little Word 2023: Where There Is Light Welcome back to Mukashi no Sewing and Happy New Year 2023! I don’t really do “resolutions,” per se, but since 2011 I’ve taken part, more or less, in a project started by scrapbooker Ali Edwards called “One Little Word.“ In 2006 Ali began the tradition of choosing oneContinue reading “One Little Word: Illuminate”
Spotlight: Storage and Curation (Part 4)
Spotlight 11-4: Small But Mighty (Part 1, part 2, part 3 here) Welcome to the fourth and final (for now, at least!) part of Mukashi no Sewing’s eleventh spotlight! As I mentioned previously, the original curation post ended up being SUPER long, so I’ve split it into three sections. This is the third curation post,Continue reading “Spotlight: Storage and Curation (Part 4)”
Seasonal Dress Changes for Autumn/Winter in the Victorian and Meiji Eras
Bibliotheca September 2022 – Preparation: Here We Come to the Turning of the Seasons Welcome back to Mukashi no Sewing! This month’s theme for the Bay Area Kei Bibliotheca blog circle was suggested by the fabulous Cupcake Kamisama: “preparation.” And what perfect timing! Last week (at the time of writing) was the Autumn Equinox hereContinue reading “Seasonal Dress Changes for Autumn/Winter in the Victorian and Meiji Eras”
Victorian Era Undergarments: The Drawers Sewing (Stage 1)
Project 7, part 8 – Patterns Are Weird (Part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4, part 5, part 6, part 7 here) Welcome back to the Victorian Era Undergarments project! I did a bunch of photography for another project, and had my ISO set completely wrong and everything turned out absurdly blurry…so I haveContinue reading “Victorian Era Undergarments: The Drawers Sewing (Stage 1)”
Clothing and Mannerisms of Edo Period Japanese Ghosts
Bibliotheca August 2022 – Spooky Summer: How to Dress a Ghost Welcome back to Mukashi no Sewing! Or, if you’re here for the first time from the Bay Area Kei Bibliotheca blog circle – then just plain welcome! ❤ This month’s theme for the Bibliotheca bloggers was actually suggested by me – “spooky summer.” Now,Continue reading “Clothing and Mannerisms of Edo Period Japanese Ghosts”
Victorian Era Undergarments: The Chemise Finishing
Project 7, part 7 – Who Needs an Iron? (Part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4, part 5, part 6 here) Welcome back to the Victorian Era Undergarments project! It’s been a long road, but I finally was able to finish the chemise this week, and I’m SO delighted with it. It turned outContinue reading “Victorian Era Undergarments: The Chemise Finishing”
Victorian Era Undergarments: The Chemise Sewing (Stage 4)
Project 7, part 6 – Ribbons and Lace (Part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4, part 5 here) Welcome back to the Victorian Era Undergarments project! I spent nearly all day Sunday getting more done on the chemise, and it’s so close to done I can feel it! 😀 The first step was stabilizingContinue reading “Victorian Era Undergarments: The Chemise Sewing (Stage 4)”
Vacation Dress and Destination in the Victorian and Meiji Eras
Bibliotheca July 2022 – Vacation: What Happens in Ise Stays in Ise Welcome back to Mukashi no Sewing! Or, if you’re here for the first time from the Bay Area Kei Bibliotheca blog circle – then just plain welcome! ❤ My application to join an incredible lineup of bloggers, fashion enthusiasts, and artists was justContinue reading “Vacation Dress and Destination in the Victorian and Meiji Eras”
Victorian Era Undergarments: The Chemise Sewing (Stage 3)
Project 7, part 5 – The Process of Becoming (Part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4 here) Welcome back to the Victorian Era Undergarments project! I took some time over the long weekend to get some more done on my chemise, and it’s hit that stage where it’s starting to look like a realContinue reading “Victorian Era Undergarments: The Chemise Sewing (Stage 3)”
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