Denise Hendrick, Author at Romantic Recollections

No matter the type of handiwork, I’ve always hated making swatches. I do them because I know how valuable they[...]

A lot has happened this year to make me take stock of where I’m at and what I really want[...]

It’s been fun to make this hat and brush off my millinery skills, so much so that I’ve been spending[...]

One of my current client projects is a reform corset to be worn with a WWI nurse’s uniform. This corset presents[...]

I love really enormous hats, but have never actually owned one. Well, I did try to make one years ago,[...]

I took some time last week for a thorough spring cleaning of the studio. It’s amazing what odds and[...]

I’ve been on a bit of an embroidery kick lately, and along the way I’ve been dipping into my stash[...]

I am such a sporadic blogger that I don’t know if anyone is even still reading along. However, I am[...]

The black silk petticoat is finally completely sewn, and is now just awaiting the remaining ribbon embellishment. Such a relief![...]

I locked myself out of the sewing studio for a few days, which meant no sewing at all aside from[...]

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