Here is a snapshot of a recently completed red shot- silk drawn (or gathered) bonnet. It is the same color and style as the one shown on my website. This is a soft bodied bonnet. I developed the pattern for this…
Colonial Williamsburg’s virtual museum: Browse their collections online! -And- Kent State University’s upcoming exhibit commemorating the American Civil War. September 30, 2011 – August 26, 2012 Click here for the link to the upcoming exhibit. Also, Kent State University is…
The Charleston Museum in Charleston, South Carolina currently has on exhibition clothing and textiles from the Civil War Era. Exhibit highlights: (From their website)“This original exhibition offers a peek into the lives of those left on the home front and…
First commission of the year! Here are a few images of a recently completed late 19th century corset. I spent last summer drafting this pattern. It is an over the bust, shaped- seam corset. This commissioned corset if made…
Sometimes a good idea just has to wait. And when it does, I keep a sketchbook on hand for those moments of great inspiration. Like a writer, I quickly record what is in my mind, making as many notes about…
Now that things have slowed down a bit, I have had time to work on a personal project I have been putting off forever. It was one of those projects I cut out, stuck on my cutting table, and waited…
Image copyrightColonial Williamsburg Hello Everyone!Hope you had a wonderful holiday. Get your sewing machines primed and your sewing needles sharpened because 2011 is already here!There is much going on this year in the costume world. The Costume Society of America…
Here are a few images of a recently completed soft bodied 1860s era high fashion spoon bonnet I completed for a customer attending a San Francisco Dickens Festival. My poor Styrofoam head has seen better days! It has been…