A few Saturdays from now, our Ladies' Historical Tea Society will gather at White Hall , home of Cassius Clay, for an Edwardian-inspire...

Last I wrote about this project, I had attached the sleeves to the lingerie dress bodice and had added cuffs of antique whitework lace.  Th...

One day last week Christopher sat on the deck. Not a very extraordinary event in itself. However, he couldn't seem to get up. I didn...

Multiple photographs of an antique garment that detail the garment's design, construction and interior are precious to costumers. There ...

One warm April afternoon, under the sprinkler... There was a little snortle in there, as Mom talked of watering the wilac bush. One cool May...

One of the first warm weeks and the twins have begged to be outside as much as possible. Last evening Noah wanted to eat yogurt outside of h...

Who would like to purchase a plane ticket with me to fly to Paris and to travel out to Versailles to see the superb exhibition of court dres...

On a chilly spring Sunday morning my little nephew Tommy was christened in Atlanta. He was quite sunny about it, what with smiling family an...

Those of us who love Edwardian fashion are often curious about hobble skirts. Their cut seems so modern and so antiquely confining at the s...

Do you want to understand how to construct 18th century clothing from the inside out? Do you want to get close-up shots of cutting, stitchin...

To all mamas and daddies from their sweet little tots, To all family and friends, from their little buddies, With love. Photo: Christopher a...

First, hairpins! They appear to be made of a sort of plastic, but they vary a good deal in color and pattern, which I am not used to plastic...

Note: As June 2012, this project has been on hold for some years, since Regency projects intervened, but I may take it up again. Having ...

A red-letter day! Cornell University's HEARTH site put much of Harper's Bazar online...from the magazine's inception in 1867, ...

Several weeks ago my friend Polly told me about Sophie, a four-year-old cat up for adoption from the Scott County Animal Shelter. Polly had...

We've done it! A group of us are trying out a period sewing circle, to meet on the last Saturday of every other month. At this inaugural...