Self Portrait by Vigee-Lebrun, 1791 Those of you who have been following for awhile will know I’m not a huge fan of, well, anything with an empire waist. I just can’t seem…
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Spotlight: New “Fraser” Early 18th Century Leather Shoes
Lauren reporting – As you all know, this year we’ve opened all of our new Fall/Winter historic styles for pre-order at the same time. We’ve also made the pre-order period longer –…
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My Big Fat Yellow English Gown – Finito!
Lauren here – Doesn’t it just feel *so good* to best a cranky project, wear it, and love it? I’d been working on my yellow English Gown for most of 2016 and…
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My 1740s “Mutton Chop” Cap
The Athenaeum – Lettice Mary Banks (William Hoare – ) English 1746 It’s getting down to the wire on Costume College preparations. Most of my major projects are a few steps from…
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And It Was All Yellow…
You’re going to think I’m all-over-the-place right now, and you would be right. Projects here, projects there, moving house, moving business, omg! It’s been stressy, for sure, but this is also the…
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The Silver Ghost 1770s Robe a la Francaise at Costume College
It was a good hair day Posting from the future – 2020. I realize I never completed the project link for the Silver Ghost Francaise. To be honest, I have very few…
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A Visit to l’Hermione at Yorktown
The third day in Williamsburg we actually spent in Yorktown, on account of the tall ship l’Hermione having put in there the night before, and it being an event not to be…
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Progress on Le Polonaise AKA The Creature
Trimming the bodice – the left side was done with the roll hem foot and it really “ate” the fabric – the right with a different method. I will need to remove…
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1770s Polonaise – Progress, but Slowly!
1770s Polonaise – the skirts are drawn up with cords, to create the three partition effect the gown is named for Work on this crazy froofy dress comes in spurts, but now…
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Shoes of the Revolution – More About “Dunmore” 1770s Shoes
As most of you know, yesterday we opened for pre-order our latest 18th century shoes, “Dunmore,” named for Lady Dunmore, and developed with and for Colonial Williamsburg. “Dunmore” has been a year…
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1770s Powerpuff Polonaise Progress
I’ve been working little by little on the pink polonaise I started last weekend. It’s been incredibly tricky to figure out, but it appears to be working. I re-fit the side pleats…
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New Project: 1770s Powerpuff Polonaise
I have terrible Costume A-D-D right now. I want to make ALL the 18th century things! It’s good to be inspired, though! I have a trip to Colonial Williamsburg coming up in…
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Larkin & Smith 1770s English Gown Progress
Last night I finally got back to work on the 1770s English gown. I’d only pleated the back and stitched one side down, before, but here’s what I did last night: It’s…
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English Gowns of the 18th Century
I’ve had my sewing confidence rattled lately by the utter failure of my Robe a la Turque, so I’m sorely in need of some hand-holding through a project. Enter the Larkin &…
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1740s Scottish Tartan Outfit – Done!
1740s Scottish working woman’s tartan wool ensemble (Here’s another I’m posting about from *the future* – ah, how remiss in never finishing up these projects! But here goes…) There wasn’t much for…
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Plannings For A 1740s Scottish Ensemble
I do love me some OL and the show’s been inspiring some Scottish-themed ideas, especially since I “rediscovered” a gorgeous tartan skirt that’s been lurking in my closet the last 11 years,…
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More Highlights from Williamsburg and Jamestown
I was quite terrible (and busy) and didn’t take a lot of photos, but here are a few more from the trip… Day 1… Maggie and I arrived, dropped our stuff at…
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1740s Riding Habit Waistcoat and Shirt
It’s been a flurry of sewing madness here, getting ready for Colonial Williamsburg next week. I’ve ripped into a lot of garments, and made some pretty big changes to many – necklines…
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Non-Matching Trim Options for Robes a la Francaise
So as I bimble along on this LACMA-Sacque-ma, diligently cutting out all the many pieces, and saving every little scrap, I’m getting the feeling that I’m not going to have enough fabric…
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Green Gowns of the 18th Century
I have a house full of people here for The Wedding, so forgive me for being quite absent. It’s all a bit mad here! So in honor of the Historical Sew Fortnightly…
