Stockings

"The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, in hope that St. Nicolaus soon would be there."

My friend Rose gave the me photo prompt "Stockings."

That led me to sew four stockings from felt, from a pattern by Lee and Pearl.

The resulting pictures are very cute!

Patterns and Ethics

So I was looking for the Sofie Clareese Perfectly Pleasant Sundress on Pixie Faire, and not finding it.



I did find a surprisingly similar dress, that to my eye was almost the same, but in my opinion was not quite as cute.

That was the BuzzinBea Marguerite dress.



To me, it looks like a cross between Sofie Clareese's Perfectly Pleasant Sundress and  its Sweetheart Bow Front Dress.



Then I noticed that BuzzinBea also has a pattern called the Wildflower Dress.



This dress bears a great similarity to the Lee and Pearl Ola Brasil pattern.


Both the Sofie Clareese patterns and the Lee and Pearl patterns pre-date the BuzzinBea patterns.
The Ola Barsil pattern was generously offered for free by Lee and Pearl for a year to its subscribers.

Both the Sofie Clareese patterns and the lee and Pearl patterns are sold on etsy.

I think it's highly questionable that BuzzinBea is offering patterns that are so similar to those offered by competitors on etsy.

I also think it's highly questionable that Pixie Faire agreed to list these patterns.
Sofie Clareese used to list on Pixie Faire, so Pixie Faire would be aware of these similairities.

I will not be buying any BuzzingBea patterns, and I will seriously consider a ban on Pixie Faire as well.

Medieval and Renaissance Patterns

Most of my patterns lists are for named characters, but it was suggested that I do a list of Renaissance and Medieval patterns, and I am too much of an art history lover not to follow through on this.

I was surprised at how many patterns exist for these periods!

Medieval Patterns:


Carpatina Medieval Wedding Dress

Fashioned by Rebecca Regal Maiden

Jinjia Mixed Goods FREE Fantasy Adventure Dress and Accessories

Melody Valerie Couture Ivy Cape

Lee and Pearl Medieval Lady's Wardrobe

Mother of Nine Circular Cape

Read Creations Medieval Cape

Read Creations Medieval Dress




Renaissance Patterns:

Carpatina Tudor Style Tunic

Lee and Pearl Pirates Patriots and Princes (with a little tweaking)

Read Creations 3-Looks-in-One Tudor Ensemble

Read Creations Tudor Jewelry

Swish and Swirl Catherine Howard Gown

Thimbles and Acorns Hampton Court Gown

Thimbles and Acorns Side Laced Kirtle

Wren*Feathers Princess Costumes Patterns (includes a Renaissance dress)

There is also Simplicity Pattern 1134.

Simplicity 1392 might be usable as well.

Patterns for Felicity Merriman- Revolutionary War Patterns

Felicity is coming back TOMORROW!

There is great rejoicing among the American Girl community!

Now, what can we sew for her?

Patterns for Sewing Doll Costumes

I thought it would be fun to do a list of patterns of costumes that your doll can wear to cons, for Halloween, costume parties, or other fun events!

This is not going to be a complete list, because that could go on forever!
Instead, it's a list of patterns that I really like!