Posted in 1830s, 1840s, 1850s, Commissions
I recently completed four silk drawn bonnets for Lowell Mill National Historic Park in Massachusetts. Two were trimmed and two were plain. These bonnets are for their historic interpreter program. ���
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In 1998, Tony Horwitz ruffled the feathers of American Civil War reenacting hobbyists with his tale of a journey across the American South in search of answers to why people are obsessed with a war that happened over 150 years…
Posted in 1830s, 1840s, Children's Fashions, Commissions
One of our first commissions of the year was for Brazos State Historic Park in Texas. They are working on an 1830s era project. They commissioned the following pieces: Two girl’s homespun dresses And a boy’s linen shirt, cravat, and…
Posted in 1800-1810, Commissions
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…
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Last year, Labluebonnet over at Teacups Among the Fabric�listed my blog as one of her top five favorites. A very big belated thank you! As part of the award, she requested answers to a few questions. Here they are: 1.What…
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Did you ever wonder if all those weird and crazy stories and superstitions from the past are really true? Well, now you can read the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth in paperback form! One of my…
Posted in 1830s, 1840s, 1850s, 1860s, Children's Fashions, Costume Design, Historical Sewing, Research
Butterick has released some gorgeous (and pretty darn authentic) new patterns by Nancy Farris-Thee this season! While Simplicity seems to have had the upper hand on market for the past few years, it looks like Butterick might be giving them…
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IF YOU HAVE NOT YET SEEN THE END OF SEASON 3- You may not wish to read this post as it contains SPOILERS! It seems there is much ado about the season 3 finale of Downton Abbey. The choice to…