Edited April 23, 2021 Today I have something special to add to the research on period methods of adding skirt fullness in the mid-1890s. A l...

Where were we? It's been a little while since I worked on this project. Oh yes, we're cutting the pattern to petticoat length and fi...

Happy Holidays, everyone! As I look out the front windows, a soft snow is fluttering and the temperature is dropping rapidly. Snuggle up, Ke...

From Lana and Nina's fleece to mitts My goodness, it is gray outside. So gray that, unusually for me, I am sitting facing away from the ...

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...