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Posted in 1830s, 1840s, 1850s, Commissions, Historical Sewing, Romantic, Victorian-Crinoline

Past Patterns #017

We recently made this gown for a client who serves as a living historian in Nashville, Tennessee. For this gown, we used our favorite historical pattern company- Past Patterns! Past Patterns has been making authentic, reliable historical sewing patterns since…

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Posted in 1830s, 1840s, 1850s, Children's Fashions, Commissions, Costume Design

1830s-1850s era Historic Boy’s Clothing

The final addition to our Oliver! The Musical costume commission for the Det Ny Teater in Copenhagen, Denmark are these boy’s shirts, sack coats, and boy’s skirted jacket. These shirts are part of our children’s catalog and the jackets are…

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Posted in Commissions, WWI

A WWI Australian Nurse’s Uniform with tippet

We recently completed a WWI era nurse’s uniform with tippet made from a beautiful grayish-green melton wool. This uniform will be used as an educational tool to teach about medical advancements brought forth by the first World War. You can…

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Posted in 1830s, Commissions, Costume Design, Romantic

Oliver! The Musical Costumes: V

Our final installment of costumes for the Det NY Teater (Copenhagen, Denmark)’s upcoming production of Oliver! The Musical consisted of variations on our Anne dress and our Brooks Dress in our exclusive collection of historical reproduction cotton prints! So without…

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Posted in 1830s, Commissions, Costume Design, Romantic

Oliver! The Musical Costumes: IV

The final installment of our custom commissioned costumes for the Det Ny Teater’s upcoming production of Oliver! in Copenhagen, Denmark consisted of a multitude of our Emily Dresses in pastel cotton prints. Here they are in no particular order: Our…

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Posted in 1910-1920, Commissions, Corsets and Underthings, Edwardian, WWI

A WWI era skirt and Petti for modern wear

We recently made one of our Teens Era A-line skirts from our medium weight salmon woven cotton for a client who will be wearing it for both historical wear and every day wear. Wearing historical fashion every day is not…

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Posted in 25th Anniversary, Atelier, Business Bevies, Musings

Business Bevies: Webshops and Social Media for Small Business

(This blog post has been updated from its original posting date in November 2019.) This week the FTC announced new internet guidelines that will effect both digital users and publishers alike. Youtubers in particular are now having to rethink the…

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Posted in 1830s, 1840s, Commissions, Romantic

Our Anne Dress in Blue and Red!

We recently completed one of our Anne dresses is this lovely geometric blue and red reproduction print cotton fabric for a museum interpreter in New Jersey. Our Anne dress is shown over both our quilted petticoat and our extra full…

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Hi! I’m Susan!

I am a social historian and preservationist who uses historical clothing to interpret the stories of the past. Since childhood, I have been fascinated with folklife, history, and the “old ways of doing things.” When I was six years old, my mother (named Maggie May), made me my first historical costume- a Holly Hobby calico dress with matching sunbonnet. I wore it everyday. As I grew older, I came to understand by wearing the clothing of the past, I could obtain a deeper understanding of the folk who came before us. This fascination has followed me throughout life. I am now a University trained historian, artist, and educator. I rely on my extensive knowledge of diverse cultural heritage to design, drape, and build high quality, authentic, historical garments. I love to recreate clothing of the past to preserve histories for the future.

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