Everyone! I am incredibly happy to announce that I have signed a contract with Routledge to produce a book of patterns of eighteenth-century women’s garments!
18th Century Women’s Dress Book!
In Defense of Embroidery
Embroidery is routinely used in historical fiction to represent women's oppression. And I ask, why? And what if it weren't like that?
Weekly Roundup, 4/28-5/4
Jane Austen's World: The Lefroy Family and the Church of Holy Trinity and St. Andrew at Ashe (Jane Austen’s Family Churches) Lilacs and Lace: Out of Character The Dreamstress: The Cassandra Stays Sew Along: Boning Channels Avant Garbe: A (mostly self-drafted) Lamour Dress Opus Anglicanum: words n’ stuff, how to housetrain your dragon a garden … Continue reading Weekly Roundup, 4/28-5/4
Weekly Roundup, 4/14-4/27
I missed a week due to some events that took up all my executive function last weekend (buying a car!) so this is technically a bi-weekly roundup. The Quintessential Clothes Pen: 1940 Schiaparelli Inspired Dress: Finished Ensemble Jane Austen's World: Cleaning & Protecting Carpets Regency Style Pour La Victoire: 1780s Sleeve & Neckline Ruffles | … Continue reading Weekly Roundup, 4/14-4/27
Strange Choices in “The New Look”
I want to start by saying that I'm not opposed to inaccurate historical fiction. There are a lot of great things that can be done with inaccuracies in historical fiction: highlighting figures who never got their due, crossing a modern story with a setting that imposes un-modern limitations. I love Our Flag Means Death, one … Continue reading Strange Choices in “The New Look”
Mimic of Modes 