Which came first, the milliner or the polonaise? Technically, the polonaise. I was supposed to be part of a Burnley & Trowbridge master class way back in … March 2020. Not that year, Satan. Fortunately, it did happen, in August 2022!. I was so glad to be part of the pilot master class for this …
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Workshop Lessons
There’s always something new to learn, even when you’ve been sewing for a while. This past weekend, I took the Comfortable Kirtle workshop at Burnley & Trowbridge with Samantha Bullatt. I already had a kirtle that I’d made and fitted myself using The Tudor Tailor, but I was unhappy with the fit and silhouette. By …
The Colour of Things to Come
I have a thing for hats-- well, for bonnets, really. I know I made stays and a shift before I made anything else for the 18th century, but I might have made a bonnet before I made a proper gown. It's a condition I inherited from my grandmother, and a great aunt who was a …
Dresstory: The Green Eyed Lady
I didn’t know then that it was called changeable silk; what I knew was that the skirt rustled when I walked, and spread out like a plate when I twirled. Irresistible. Probably homemade, I would have found it in a junk shop on South Broadway in St. Louis, or at the Veterans Village thrift store …
Kirsten Hammerstrom 
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