Category Archives: 1700s
Augusta Stays by Scroop Patterns and Virgils Fine Goods
Back in June I volunteered to be a pattern tester for the Augusta Stays, made by Scroop Patterns and Virgil’s Fine Goods! I was very excited for this pattern, because my previous pair of stays (sheesh, 4 years ago at … Continue reading
18th Century at the Legion of Honor
I’m in the usual sew-all-the-things for Jordan Con mode, which does not leave any time for posting-the-things. But somehow I’ve ended up in a state where I can’t actually progress on anything tonight, so a catchup post it is! The … Continue reading
2017 recap
2017 recap in March, so basically par for the course on this blog. I started off slow by working on a Wheel of Time costume for Jordan Con, of the character Sevanna: From January through July I worked on all … Continue reading
Costume College – Saturday
Lol, my last post was about how I was posting about Costume College a month late. And this post is a month after that one. Saturday during the day, I was so happy to wear the updated version of my … Continue reading
Eliza Schuyler Skirts and first wearing
After fitting the bodice, time to turn to a part I was dreading – the skirts. Me and knife pleating are not friends. I let my perfectionist tendencies go, and pleated this without measuring! Without counting! It did take several … Continue reading
Eliza Schuyler Bodice Fitting
Warning, picture heavy post. Because I’m cheap frugal, I didn’t want to spend $30 for a Larkin & Smith pattern, so I figured I would scale up Janet Arnold and hope for the best. I used one of the Snowshill … Continue reading
Eliza Schuyler Petticoat
Way back in March ahem I told you about my grand plans for my Elizabeth Schuyler dress. I found the most perfect fabric match ever from The Lady Detalle – an aqua silk taffeta. It is shot with ivory, which … Continue reading
Bedazzling 18th Century Shoes
So I had some white leather Kensingtons I bought a while ago from American Duchess in one of the sales of Imperfects (where the shoes have some visual issues or markings that don’t impede the function, so they are sold … Continue reading
A new petticoat and stomacher for an Outlander Ball
(Hah this has been in draft for 2 months now… Finally have time for posting after Costume College. Oh right, and after moving in June. ) The Greater Bay Area Costumers Guild is threw an Outlander themed ball in June. … Continue reading
Eliza Schuyler / Elizabeth Hamilton – what I actually decided to do
So last time, I had decided against making a francaise or a levite, but what was I actually going to make that is somewhat documentable? Somewhere in the middle of that searching, I found this dress: I should have been jumping … Continue reading
Avant Garbe 