Here is the other shoe pattern I found in Peterson’s Magazine of 1860. Like the previous one this does not have instructions thus leaving a lot of room for your own creativity.      Continue Reading

I ran across a couple of Victorian shoe patterns. They did not come with instructions but they are pretty straight forward. This is the first one. They were found in the Peterson’s Magazine of 1860.Continue Reading

Fig. 1.–(301).–The Daisy Ball Toilette, for a young lady. It may be made of pink alpaca, satin, or silk; trimmed with blonde lace. The body of polonaise is frilled and gathered at waist, front, and back, and at the shoulders. The skirt is well draped in front and back, edgedContinue Reading