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Hello,

I've been lurking around these boards for the last week or so, so I thought it's time I finally registered and introduce myself. My name is Catherine and I currently live in the middle of nowhere in the north of the province of Quebec, in Canada. I'm a librarian, and, up until now, have mostly been collecting antique victorian clothing. but... I can never wear those, because they're too small or too fragile. So, now I found the truly victorian patterns and will try to make my own (despite the fact that I live too far to have any event to wear them to lol...) I really am a newbie at sewing. I learned basics from my mom and home economics class, but I have very little pratice, so I'll probably be asking quite a lot of questions! I'm really looking forward to starting my first dress...

MissieCat

Dear MissieCat,
Welcome aboard! This is the best place to go for Victorian dresses.
TV patterns are incredibly easy to work with and logical and beautiful. Jump in and enjoy. I still feel like a newbie at sewing, tho' I have been working on it for a few years. Heather's patterns will help easy that fear factor. And Heather is such a wonderful help!
Looking forward to seeing your creations.
And if it helps you any, I live where there are no Victorian activities, but it has not stopped me from enjoying these wonderful dresses.
Sincerely,
Miss Cindy

Something I've sometimes thought about for a small town event might be a combined Victorian dress/Sherlock Holmes Fan get together. Since a lot of Sherlock Holmes was set in the 1890s, if you get those fans to dress up plus a few Victorian clothing fans and well maybe you could get enough together for a Victorian tea or small dinner party...or at least tea for two?

Drag in a few Amelia Peabody fans too, so long as they and the S H fans agree to play nicely together (after all S H is referenced in several A P books).

The librarian at my kids' kindergarden center had an astonishing collection of costumes to use in her time with the children. Declare a day-/week-/month-long program in the interest of Victorian era literature and wear your dresses to work!

Thank you everyone for your kind replies. A Sherlock Holmes night might be interresting, especially at Halloween. Or even just a costumed events with a litterary theme. I will certainly think about it very seriously! It's hard to have people participating around here, but this just might work.

How about dressing up for literary birthdays? Lucy Maud Montgomery's birthday; Louisa May Alcott's; Laura Ingalls Wilder's; Caddie Woodlawn's; etc...

:: smacks forehead ::
How could I forget Beatrix Potter?!!