The Challenge: #1 – Make Do and Mend I’ve recently joined an F&I era group and the one winter event I went to, they just could n...

Working at a library, sometimes I run across sources for 18th century details I would not have expected to find; my co-worker found this on...

Oh, I am SO excited for this coming year as far as sewing goes. Please pardon the long absence....I have been struggling with increasingly s...

Ok, I'm trying to convince myself that I can do this: Kendra is inspiring crazy seamstresses everywhere to make Court Gowns, and I w...

The Challenge: #18: Re-make, Re-use & Re-fashion   Fabric: White linen for the heel, heavy crewel-work (machine-made, though) upholst...

NOT that I think anyone is eagerly hanging around here for my every post, but I just wanted to throw out a warning that I'm on a bit of ...

Ok I have been sewing like a house afire for the past month or so, and the big event around here is over now so I can feel justified in post...