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A lot of my posts contain how-to material, but these posts are specifically tutorials.

Sense and Sensibility Bodiced Petticoat
  • Part 1
  • Part 2
  • Part 3
  • Part 4
  • Part 5
  • Addendum
Enlarging 18th century (1790s) heavily boned stays with unboned panels

Whipped Gathering a Frill or Ruffle (from post about 1790s "cloak" construction)

Mid-1790s Hair Tutorial and Hat Precis

1796 Bandeau and Hairstyle Tutorial

Making Stroked Gathers on a Mid-Nineteenth Century Petticoat

Hairstyle Tutorial: A 1909 Edwardian Coiffure (with plentiful references)

Making a Fichu-Collar: Tutorial for a Useful Early Bustle-Era Whatsit

Steampunk Black Dress Tutorial: Mid-Century Front Bodice Closure With Hidden Hooks and Eyes

1895 Outfit Tutorial: A Crush Collar, With Neck Bow

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