greatcoat - Kirsten Hammerstrom

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[Not Quite] Good Enough Coat

Posted on January 15, 2015 by kittycalash

When not working on the Unified Theory of Living History,* I’ve been sewing for the February program in Newport. You know about the skritchy brown gown, a...

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Good Enough Coat

Posted on January 5, 2015 by kittycalash

Winter is firmly here, with the snow, fog and ice that marks the season in the Ocean State. It’s not fun weather for living in the past, though there̵...

Clothing/making things/personal

One Coat Two Coat Red Coat Green Coat

Posted on November 15, 2014 by kittycalash

I cannot manage to find the button I need to sew onto my real-world everyday winter coat, but I’m pondering and plotting how much broadcloth a Redingote (...