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Intro: 18th Century Sewing
Clothes and sewing methods of the 18th century reflected the extremely high cost of materials, and a comparatively low cost of labor, prior to the Industrial Revolution. Everything was made by hand,...
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Intro: Mid 18th to early 19th century red wool cloak
Inspiration: The general fabulousness of red wool cloaks (also, piles of snow!) Pattern: Drafted from Costume Close-Up, #10, Cloak, c. 1750-1810, in the Colonial Williamsburg collection (#1953-968), p...
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Intro: 1780s man’s caped topcoat
For: Zachary….at some point….maybe…… Inspiration: Images in Men’s 17th & 18th Century Costume, Cut & Fashion: figure 89-A, 1780, on page 124; figure 113-A, c. 1780, on page 144. Pattern: To be...
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1830s pair of pockets in calico with piecing
Updated January 12, 2012 – finished object pictures coming soon This garment was created as part of my 1830s clothing independent study during the spring semester of 2010, and was documented using...
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Collected Resources: Cloth Fingerless Mitts
Even though I have no immediate plans to make cloth fingerless mitts, I’m very interested in exploring the possibility of making them, especially since the basic skill, and base pattern, would...
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Collected Resources: Underclothing Cartoons
Over the course of my Div III research — and especially while preparing the lecture on corset history that I gave in the Hampshire course Sex, Science, and the Victorian Body — I have found a variety...
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