Mimic of Modes

grand project

  • The Pink Pingat

    I haven’t written anything here in a while! The main reason is that I started to take a pattern from a corset at work to share, as I don’t have one in my notebook already for the 1830s, and then… Continue reading

  • Not moving, but not standing still

    I’ve been in a reading/writing/sewing slump for a good handful of months now, due to a number of factors: – The last dress I tried to make for myself ended up looking terrible, due to the fabric being too polyestery… Continue reading

  • P.S.: Happy Birthday to Me!

    And what a great birthday it is! For this morning, as I came here to post a link to the Amazon US page for Regency Women’s Dress, as it’s now pre-orderable … … I noticed that I’m listed as the… Continue reading

  • The Clothing Project

    No substantive post this week – and there won’t be one next week, either. Probably you will get one the week after. (I had a great idea for one that I’ve lost, but I’m sure it will come back to me… Continue reading

  • The Latest Patterning Visit

    Hello, all! I have a series of meaty posts in the works, but they’re not quite ready yet, so let me tell you about the most recent visit I made for patterning at the Albany Institute. I’ve really been concentrating… Continue reading