I decided to continue my series on Staring at Fashion Plates to Learn Vocabulary when I found some polonaise caracos, and I realized that I'm not entirely sure what constitutes a caraco in-period. I feel like I usually see it used for something that's between a jacket and a gown in length, but I'm not … Continue reading The Caraco
Tag: 18th century
New Commission: Breeches
I don't think I've posted about this before. A local re-enactor and photographer who's also a family friend has asked me to make him a pair of woolen breeches for his impression of a slave at the Schuyler Mansion in Albany. He gave me three hand-woven (they have real selvages) black-and-white striped wool blankets to … Continue reading New Commission: Breeches
This outfit is coming together
So, I still need to make a stomacher and a cap, but at last the jacket is finished enough that I can put it on with everything else and see how it fits. I won't be wearing it this weekend at Fort Ticonderoga, but the Old Stone Fort Museum in Schoharie is having a re-enactment … Continue reading This outfit is coming together
Sorry!
I keep posting today, but - my Fugawee Annas just came in the mail! I've tried them on and they fit perfectly (although I need some kind of protection for the back of my heel).
Jacket progress
(This new Blogger interface! I like it on its own, very clean, but it's hard to switch to.) So, I have done quite a lot on the jacket since Mom draped the pieces on me last Wednesday. On Sunday, I pinned the muslin pieces together and tried them on over my stays in front of … Continue reading Jacket progress
Mimic of Modes 