New Fashions for a New Empire
One of the final orders in need of completion before we moved to our new location was an Early 19th century spencer jacket to be worn with the evening gown below: The spencer jacket is brown cotton velveteen with tiny…
These sweet little knickers are made of 100% wool with solid wood buttons. Aren’t they just adorable? Makes me wish I had a little boy too!
I recently completed several garments for Perry’s Victory and International Monument- a national park in Put in Bay, Ohio. They are beginning a historical interpretation program this year and needed garments to attend a War of 1812 commemoration this month.…
Everyone has their favorite time period. And life is never dull when getting to opportunity to create authentic garments from over a 200 year time span! However, I will admit I do love-love-love the periods between 1800 and 1840. The…
Here are a few images of a boy’s Regency Era (1790-1820) suit recently made for a family attending an historical event. This suit is also appropriate for the Romantic era (1820-1850) and is a modified version of our�boy’s skeleton suit.…
This Regency Era gown is headed to The Boston National Historic Park in Boston, MA! It is made of 100% block printed cotton in the palest shade of blue with a contrasting linen belt. This gown gives a whole new…
Attention Historic Seamstresses! I am really excited to announce I have begun working with an American fabric distributor who carries an extensive line of high quality reproduction cotton prints!�I am going to do my best to be competitive on pricing.�Many…
Here are some images of a recently commissioned skeleton suit for a young boy. The suit consists of three pieces- full length broad fall trousers, a short unlined jacket, and a white shirt with collar. The skeleton suit was popular…