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Permalink Reply by The Alliance on February 21, 2012 at 10:15am

Bonnets & Reticules - Saturday, March 3

Time: March 3, 2012 at 1pm to March 4, 2012at 4pm
Location: Edwardsburgh-Cardinal Town Hall, Upstairs
Street: 18 Centre Street
City/Town: Spencerville
Website or Map: http://www.spencervillemill.c…
Phone: 16136585885
Event Type: 1812 workshops
Organized By: Spencerville Mill Foundation

Cost: $20 per person.

Learn how to fashion your own bonnets and reticules, with this series of workshops on historical dressmaking.
 
Pattern and supply information will be emailed to registrants. The cost of supplies is not included in the workshop fee. Participants must bring their own supplies.

Taught by Mardi MacFarlane.

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Permalink Reply by The Alliance on February 21, 2012 at 10:16am

What to Wear to the Bicentennial

Time: March 10, 2012 from 2pm to 4pm
Location: Bath Fire Hall
Street: 241 Church St
City/Town: Bath
Website or Map: http://g.co/maps/vah9y
Phone: alicia@celebrate1812.ca
Event Type: 1812 workshops
Organized By: Fairfield-Gutzeit Society
Latest Activity: Feb 13

Cost: $5 per person

Join three reenactors and dressmakers for an information session on dressing the part in Regency Upper Canada:

• Mardi MacFarlane, Canadian Fencibles & Civilians in the Midst of Alarums
• Sharon Miller, The Seamstress Miller
• Alicia Wanless, The Alliance & The Spencerville Mill

This information session will set the stage for creating costumes from scratch, piecing together outfits from consignment finds, and renting clothes. Topics will include:

• Historic fabrics
• Clothing components for both men and women
• Patterns, including reviews of how they worked
• Show & Tell of existing costumes

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