I never seem to get around to taking enough pictures of my projects, or writing up a post about each, so here's a mish-mash of projects that I've worked on in the past few months:


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As confusing as women's 18th Century clothing terminology can be, it's nothing compared to children's clothing. I noticed a reference to a "slip" in Anne Buck's Clothes and the Child. Of course the image of a modern slip jumped immediately into my mind and the term just seemed odd in 18th C. context. Going to the trusty Old Bailey Online records ( Read more... )

Anyone who's looked into making 18th Century children's clothing has probably seen Kannik's Korner's (scroll down) pattern. You can even buy it pre-made from them (again, scroll down ( Read more... )

I may have discussed this before (long before) and if so, please feel free to disregard ( Read more... )