This week’s embroidery inspiration is a popular one – waistcoats and doublets. Embroidered menswear seems to be a holy grail[...]
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I spent 10 glorious days in Paris this September, exploring, working on embroidery designs, and visiting museums for inspiration. One[...]
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Do you have one of those friends who will come over and ask the exact question you’ve been trying not[...]
Read MoreWithout question, what most people ask me for are 18th c. embroidered waistcoats. It makes sense, since that was the first truly[...]
Read MoreI am such a sporadic blogger that I don’t know if anyone is even still reading along. However, I am[...]
Read MoreI locked myself out of the sewing studio for a few days, which meant no sewing at all aside from[...]
Read MoreThis is my 2011 Double Period Project for Your Wardrobe Unlock’d. I don’t have pictures of the process, as I[...]
Read MoreSorry, this is a long post without any pretty pictures. I was hurrying along to finish the coat, and didn’t[...]
Read MoreLast week was a flurry of sewing. We had an 18th century event that was fast approaching, and a client’s[...]
Read MoreParts of the coat are coming along nicely: The fronts and back vents are embroidered, pocket flaps spangled and assembled,[...]
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