18th Century Embroidered Apron

What's this? Another blog post so *relatively* soon after my last? It's shocking I know... But in keeping with the spirit of my blog- the idea of creating an ensemble from the 18th century from the beginning, I'm going to be skipping around a little bit in the next few posts. Meaning, I'm going to …

18th Century Shift

Hello again lovelies! I'm hoping that for most of the country the snow has finally melted and Spring has sprung! Here in North Carolina we went straight from the 50s and 60s into the 80s. So for us, summer is already upon us. With April though comes the wonderful Fort Frederick Market Fair held in …

1780s Ruffled Apron

Hello Lovelies! Sorry it's been a little bit. It's been a busy start to the season at the museum I work at and actually finding the time to sit down and sew was pretty rare. Having the time to take pictures and actually write up this post was a whole other story 😉 Ever since …

Introduction to Sewing: Part III- Stitches

Hello again Lovelies! What I want to do today is to go over some basic knowledge of sewing notions and the stitches I have learned that factor into 18th century garments.  Some of this information I have learned from the American Duchess Guide to 18th Century Dressmaking while some I have learned from the online course with …

Introduction to Sewing: Part II- Sewing Notions

Let's Talk About Thread! Hello again lovlies! Hopefully your'e still reading, thread doesn't seem too exciting at first.  But the tools you use to sew can be very important, especially if you are trying to take historic accuracy into account.  One of my goals of this blog is to start from the beginning with baby …

Introduction to Sewing: Part I

Phew...it has been an interesting couple of days. I hope everyone on the East Coast is safe and sound with the "Bomb Cyclone" passing by.  Here in coastal North Carolina we actually got about 3" of snow and ice, which is just enough to shut the entire city down.   What this means though is …

About This Blog…

Thanks for joining me! I created this blog as a way to gather ladies (and gents!) together to help spread the love of historic costuming. I know...I know...another costuming blog. But stick with me here. How hard was it for you to get started? Did your mother or father teach you how to hand sew …