fabric - Kirsten Hammerstrom

Material Girl

Posted on October 5, 2014 by kittycalash

Yes, I am a material girl. The Strategic Fabric Reserve has grown beyond the allotted cupboards into plastic containers hidden under living room furniture and m...

Book Review/History/Living History

Book Notice: Wearable Prints, 1760-1860

Posted on January 29, 2014 by kittycalash

This just in, literally, from the mail carrier: Susan W. Greene’s long-awaited book, Wearable Prints, 1760-1860. It’s discounted (and out of stock) ...

Clothing/Research

…For the Approaching Summer

Posted on July 19, 2013 by kittycalash

Summer is, of course, fully upon us and those of us on the eastern seaboard feel its oppressive and sticky heat. Ordinarily, my town isn’t terribly hot an...

1763 Project/Clothing/History/Research

Chintz? Check!

Posted on May 10, 2013 by kittycalash

Because I am prey to a pretty print as much as the next princess costume blogger tenant farmer’s wife, I thought I should go looking for evidence before ...