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December 28, 2018

I aten't dead!

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November 21, 2018

Photo fail...

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November 06, 2018

Two Lois Weber silent films, live

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November 05, 2018

The retro style of The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina

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October 28, 2018

The dress of dreams

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October 25, 2018

Pan-tastic!

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October 24, 2018

Caro Emerald in concert

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October 03, 2018

Bloofer Lady: Winona Ryder

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September 17, 2018

Been to That London

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September 12, 2018

The fear of looking like a sofa

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September 07, 2018

New India-set historical drama for ITV

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September 03, 2018

It does not fail to please

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August 29, 2018

Simplicity 8246: the return!

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August 27, 2018

Cast on: a 60s cardigan

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August 26, 2018

A Peggy Page jacket

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August 22, 2018

The Classic Car Boot Sale

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August 16, 2018

The Pincers of Death – Toby Frost

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August 15, 2018

Crinoline Robot's vintage week

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August 03, 2018

The return of Jean Patou?

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August 01, 2018

Miss Fisher: the psychedelic years

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A day at Ickworth

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Green with NV (nail varnish)

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Victory Cookbook

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Take note

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Lessons from the moths

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Ready for the weekend

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Shopping is no substitute for doing

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Rolling Stones in Cardiff

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A Quant of Solace

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New hair and bimblings

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Sewing frustrations

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Living Literature: Frankenstein

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Off the top of my head

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Argh!/yay!

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Crinoline Robot's vintage week

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Dusty In Memphis [music]

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Uranium glass dessert bowl set

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Erse!

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Weekend sewing: peg bag

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Outfit post: here comes the sun!

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Shiny new 60s shoes

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Go go gadget green fingers

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Two current 1940s TV shows

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Sew and… no

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Jerusalem: 1940s-set espionage drama for Channel 4

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Is the vintage trend over?

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Little stitching projects

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New makeup for me - and for Agent Carter

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My first home-sewn garment

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Shopping at the Vintage Bazaar

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The Parasol Protectorate [books]

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Mim: This blog is a sort of mini-magazine about things I'm interested in, all with a vintage, alternate reality or retro-futuristic theme. There is no commercial aspect to this blog: no sponsorship, no advertising, no affiliations. However, if you need to contact me, crinolinerobot AT yahoo DOT com is the email to use.

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