Bronwyn Clarke

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Bronwyn Clarke@bronwync· Jun 19

A series of adverts in The Argus 29 July 1854 by Mrs Tuckett, a milliner in Melbourne Australia includes an intriguing reference to a "Point Lace Berthe, worn in the reign of Louis XVI". Importing bundles of 2nd-hand clothing was common in this time - did she find a treasure? #fashionhistory

A series of newspaper advertisements that read:
Mrs Tuckett has just opened a superb lot of dresses direct from Paris.
Mrs Tuckette has a magnificent Point Lace Berthe, worn in the reign of Louis XI.
Mrs Tuckett, 57 Bourke-street, has just receied a case of elegant French Bonnets.
Mrs Tuckett has for inspection a splendid assortment of Coiffures, in Feathers, Flowers and Velvets.
Mrs Tuckett begs to call attention to her stock of Braided Pelisses and Children's Evening Dresses

Bronwyn Clarke@bronwync· Jun 14

Pippin loves you too. Having moved from the bush to a small city aged 12, she absolutely loves that there are lots of humans here to say hello to and be patted by. (She will love you even more if you take her for a walk!)

A tan and white border collie dog lying in a doorway looking at the photographer with an expectant expression.

Bronwyn Clarke@bronwync· Feb 23

Small joys. A street sweeping truck just passed by. Pippin watched from the window. I was standing further back, probably not visible. And the driver waved at Pippin.

Bronwyn Clarke@bronwync· Feb 10

Pippin thinks I should stop staring at the screen and take her for a walk. She’s probably right. She thinks everyone should go for a walk, ‘cos that would be more people to meet and pat her.

A tan and white border collie lying on her cushion, staring intently at the camera.

Bronwyn Clarke@bronwync· Jan 20

Pippin thinks I should stop doom-scrolling and throw her Dino for her to catch. She is probably right. She is a wise doggy, full of love and energy.

A tan and white border collie holding her green stuffed dinosaur in her mouth and looking up at the camera in expectation.

Bronwyn Clarke@bronwync· Mar 8

One of my next projects - a muslin cap from La Mode Illustrée, 1861, number 48. Stitching helps to keep me sane during these stressful times.

Greyscale drawing from an 1861 fashion magazine of a side view of the head and shoulders of a woman. She wears a sheer cap over an arrangement of braids. The cap has a pleated frill around the head, edged with narrow lace with a ribbon similarly pleated and tied under teh cap at the back. Two 'streamers' edged with narrow lace hang down from the side-back of the cap. The woman is also wearing a close-fittin bodice with a white collar, trimmed with a ribbon bow at the centre front of the collar.

Bronwyn Clarke@bronwync· Nov 16

An outfit from a year or so back, inspired (loosely) by an extant pale green linen skirt and bodice in the Armidale Folk Museum. The original was for a very young woman. Which I am no longer. More info about the original outfit at: stitchinghistory.com/2023/01/1900... #dresshistory

A white lady with grey hair wearing a lavender coloured Edwardian outfit. The blouse has a high neck with white lace trim, pin tucks on the centre front and a row of lace on each side. The sleeves are full and gathered in at the elbow. The skirt is mostly plain but has box pleats at the side fronts from knee to floor held in place at the pleat with lace edging. She wears a lavender coloured belt that dips to a point in the front and has a triangular lace applique. She is standing in front of a plain beige curtain.

Bronwyn Clarke@bronwync· Nov 11

Hello BlueSky. Dress history, historical dressmaking, border collies, writing novels (as Bronwyn Parry), knitting, textile history, and social justice are my things. Also Oxford commas. Latest project: re-creation of an 1884 working class wedding dress: mine on R, original on L in each slide.