It's evening three after the steampunk tea, and outside the breeze is still blowing the last bits of Autumn off the record. Yet how can...

Natalie cannot hit an airship pinata to save her life. After a few good whacks at thin air, her hat slips askew. My dearest Ladies a...

Sorry, Mrs. C.: you thought the gargantuan cuff mad and Victorian, and it was definitely Steampunkish, but I thought it might attack me,...

  Lord love a duck, what is that THING at the end of my so-elegant sleeve?     A sleeve ruffle, made smaller than the original, ...

Creep under a rock, did I? No, just lots going on, and so working on this dress had to go into background mode. Nevertheless, except for th...

Today I took a few minutes to loosen up the shoulder muscles after hunching over a computer all day to...pin an overskirt toile. Take n...

An award awaited a morning or two ago! Sarah of Romantic History sweetly presented me with the Sewing with Babies Award. It recognizes m...

Here it is. Unpressed, untrimmed, but functionally complete. The black bodice, which is really black and cream, and therefore in most light...

Serious concern about fit; seriously silly picture. Edited September 8, 2020 Wheeeee-ooooo! It fits with no tweaks needed. [Wipes brow ...

Are you ready for me to show you a period method for making a well-fitting front closure with hooks and eyes, taken from a mid-19th-centu...