Newport Historical Society - Kirsten Hammerstrom

Quaker Dress

Posted on February 17, 2014 by kittycalash

I’m still struggling with the Quaker Dress conundrum, both because I want a challenge and I want to be as accurate as I can be. So, not unlike my stubborn...

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Consider the Collar

Posted on January 31, 2014 by kittycalash

The Newport dresses seemed a little strange to me, in that the collar treatment was more like what I would expect to see on a pelisse than on a gown. But I am w...

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Newport Friends

Posted on January 30, 2014 by kittycalash

I had a bit of a surprise when details emerged about the program Sew 18th Century and I will be doing in early March at her workplace. I’ve known about th...