This post isn't about a petticoat. During a walk this afternoon, all bundled up against a sneaky breeze and November's weakening sun...

Never trust your first draft, right? Edits are always necessary, and the truism held here, too. Only, for once it wasn't my fault, but a...

The past few days saw me camped out on the den floor, stretching and leaning and murmuring "ooph, ow!" as I drafted the Illustrier...

Finally, life has a bit of sewing in it again. The energy simply hasn't been there, a common refrain during  annus horribilis 2020 . Beh...

Updated August 28, 2021 to add additional information Goodness gracious, the set of posts about 1890s skirt fullness, of which this is ano...