I’ve been away for *ages,* so sorry! Some things happened – some good, some bad – and of course I’ve been in Colonial Williamsburg for the past week and without time/computer/sleep enough…
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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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Re-Fit ALL the Things!
The Met, 1774-93 – Evidence of a gown let out to accommodate wide shoulders. As you all know, in our sewing journeys, no matter the years that have passed, things change. Our…
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Behind the Scenes at the Antoinette/Highbury Photoshoot
Last week Chris and I worked on a new shoot for Antoinettes and Highbury. We wanted to create a ladies’ boudoir space, similar to the interiors in these paintings: Francois Boucher, La…
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LACMA Sacque – Done! And I Love It!
Sometimes it’s really does pay off to just press through the rough patches and finish a costume, even if you hate every stitch along the way. I’m glad I finished this one.…
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LACMA Sacque – The Home Stretch (Maybe?)
I have been working on this gown on-and-off for, gosh, a year? I’m ready for it to be done, but not willing to put in the effort to get it there, lol.…
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18th Century Riding Habit Waistcoats for Women
Lately I’ve been working on a waistcoat to go under my Snowshill riding habit. I really love the look of this menswear inspired style, but before jumping in, I needed to take…
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Accessorizing for Williamsburg: The Do-It-Again-George Cape-Mantle-Thing
Of course, my cape looks nothing like this… I’m off and running on my Williamsburg accessories. Feeling good about the muff, I jumped into making a cloak…something simple, easy, quick, right? Uh,…
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Accessorizing for Williamsburg: An 18th Century Fur Muff
On my list of things to make for our March trip to Williamsburg was a fur muff to keep the hands warm, in case of chilly weather. Mrs. Wilbraham Bootle, 1781 by…
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Accessorizing for Williamsburg, 2014
For once I have a decent number of gowns to wear to a big event, but what I *don’t* have is a selection of accessories to help with what might be quite…
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Returning to Williamsburg in March 2014
Colonial Williamsburg, here we come! I’ll spare you the “squee” (but know that it’s happening) – my dear friend Maggie and I will be attending the Millinery Through Time conference in Colonial…
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Test Driving “18th Century Hair & Wig Styling – The Book”
As all of you 18th century beauties will already know, Kendra Van Cleave, the intrepid costumier and long-time blogger of Demode, has finally produced a how-to book on authentic 18th century coiffures.…
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18th Century Mules in Art
Some of you may be wondering how, when, and where to wear the new “Antoinette” 18th century mules, thinking they look oh-so delicate, and not at all practical for anything. To answer…
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Glorious 18th Century Mules, and some 19th Century Wanna-Be’s
Antoinette mules in French blue Today is the day to celebrate mules, those pretty little backless, heeled slippers that have been gracing the feet of ladies for hundreds of years. In honor…
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More LACMA Sacque-Ma Progress
Yesterday I was worried that I wasn’t going to have enough fabric to do the trimmeries on the LACMA sacque, but today, oddly enough, I think it will all be okay. Here’s…
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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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LACMA Sacque-ma: Beginning the Robe
I’ve finally started in earnest on the LACMA Sacque-ma. For a reminder, because it’s been too long since I posted about this, here’s the original dress: LACMA, 1765 I don’t have any…
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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…
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The Angel Wing Bum, 1785
Save for one tiny bit of stomacher fabric, my wedding gown is DONE! *happy dance* Last week, when sorting out hems and skirt volumes, I decided I needed a new bum. The…
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Weddingote: The Home Stretch
I’m happy to report that my wedding gown is nearing completion. It’s to the point now where I shall tease you with detail shots and save the full “reveal” for later. The…
