Adieu for now... I'm going with my family to "the lake district" for the weekend... I hope you all have an equally wonder...

Commit thy works unto the LORD, and thy thoughts shall be established. Proverbs 16:3  Love to you all on this lovely Sunday....

 Hello my friends. If you've been wondering where I've been, I've been gardening. And making dresses out of strips of fabri...

I'm still reading this lovely book month by month and enjoying every little detail! It has even inspired me to paint and I am copyi...

Here is a most entertaining and eloquent article that my cousin Olive found on the Dreamstress Fashion blog .  The Death of Bi...

This is such a fun, beautiful website that I wanted to share with you. If you like embroidery or weaving or costuming or anything folksy ...

 Well, hello! I am finally here again! It is so lovely to be back. I finally was able to make some changes and now, with the help of ...

This is a tragic day. As I tried to upload a picture to this blog, a message popped up and said "Whoops! You have used all the picture ...

 Here are my 18th c. shoes! These were so much fun to make. As usual I used the "drape" (or in this case, 'wrap')...

Hello my dears!  Here are the 1750's underpinnings. The chemise I already posted here . Here is the corset. It is Linen, line...