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Ice cube: the world’s first flag with six sides!

Excuse my absolute mess, but I started working on a mid 18th century casaquin with HUGE cuffs and the toile was practically perfect!

I took the reference of this style from a 1760s screen by Miguel Cabrera, you know, the pocket flaps and the back pleats. I might add the  decorations, I don’t know yet, but I do know I should style it with a rebozo, because why not.

Since the toile requires no changes, I’ll try to at least cut the fabric this week. It’s nothing fancy, just a plain red cotton to match an old petticoat I have. I’m thinking about adding the buttons from this other casaquin, and you know, a nice ribbon or string to decorate the front:

Also, I’ve been thinking: should I sew the entire fabric and the lining and then join them together (you know, like in a modern manner), or should I join fabric and lining of each piece and then join the pieces together?

Images from top:

Me, in my messy room checking the casaquin toile.

Screen with a gallant scene and musicians (detail), ca. 1760, Miguel Cabrera, Private Collection.

Screen with a gallant scene and musicians (detail), ca. 1760, Miguel Cabrera, Private Collection.

The cuffs look so good! And the back too!

I’m thinking of adding buttons at the front like the ones of the casaquin from the Galliera Musee de la Mode.

Long-legged house centipede, Thereuopoda clunifera, Scutigeridae

Found from Japan through Taiwan and China, and as far west as Thailand.