On a sunny Saturday in late winter, Fall Creek Falls State Park (est. 1944) out on the Cumberland Plateau hosted the first of what is to be a series of heritage craft workshops at the park’s Nature Center. Kicking off…
Over the Thanksgiving holiday, I took a little road trip into the mountains to see the Downton Abbey exhibit at the Biltmore Estate in Asheville, North Carolina. The full exhibition consisted of a multi room costume display and a separate…
Just a few hours from my studio, the Jane Austen Dresstival in Louisville has been a destination for historical costume enthusiasts and Jane Austen fans from across the nation. The festival has cultivated a serious following for over a decade…
Posted in Commissions, Exhibits, Symposiums, and Workshops, WWI
This series of garments was created for The Maryland Military Museum’s 2017 exhibit on Johns Hopkins Base 18 and WWI era nurse Bessie Baker. After looking at several original images of Bessie Baker both prior to and during the War,…
Posted in 1840s, 1850s, 1860s, Children's Fashions, Commissions, Exhibits, Symposiums, and Workshops
We made these mid 19th century girl’s garments for The Andrew Johnson Homeplace for their education and interpretation programming. Sizing is for girls ages 12-14. For more information about our historical children’s garments or any of our custom made clothing, please…
Posted in 1780s, 1790s, 1800-1810, 1820s, 1830s, 1840s, 1850s, 1860s, 1870s, 1880s, 1890s, Atelier, Book Reviews, Children's Fashions, Commissions, Corsets and Underthings, Costume Design, Exhibits, Symposiums, and Workshops, Extant garments, Fashion History, Historical Sewing, Millinery, Opportunities, Reproduction Fabrics, Research, WWI
Wow! We’ve had an amazing year! I feel like I say that at the end of every year, but 2015 really turned out to be one of our busiest of all time! I estimate over the course of the past…
On Friday, February 20, 2015 I’ll be leading a quilted petticoat workshop at Historic Burritt on the Mountain in Huntsville, Alabama. This sewing class is part of the preconference workshops for the regional meeting of the Association of Living History,…
Posted in 1790s, Exhibits, Symposiums, and Workshops
Another conference! Another decision! What to wear? Last time I attended an Association for Living History, Farm, and Agricultural Museum conference, I sported a lovely 1840s gown inspired by an original in the Met. That conference was in the…