Great blog that I hadn't seen before. Thanks!
Duchess- I truly think beginners like myself are as profoundly grateful for this blog and your talented enthusiasm as I…
I'm happy to be of help and inspiration to you guys (although I draw my help and inspiration from your…
It's a whole new world for me! Now I want to race on to the next project (riding habit) so…
I just realized something, all this talk of redingotes and jackets as fall is in progress and winter on it's…
I love tailoring, perhaps more than any other aspect of sewing. I haven't learned much from Gertie, but I can…
You know, I actually did a couple months of training with a proper, traditionally trained tailor, and I've done almost…
lovely, duchess! the petticoat is so positively droolworthy. anonymus needs to grow up and get a life, or find something…
You can also use velvet for a riding coat. There are quite a few 18th century examples of velvet in…
Lee, thanks for shedding a little light on the history of this teacup! I was having trouble finding information on…