style - Kirsten Hammerstrom

Clothing/Events/Living History/Reenacting

Hair-raising

Posted on February 22, 2014 by kittycalash

We are going to a ball tonight, and while I am looking forward to seeing Sew 18th Century and the lovely Mr and Mrs B among other friends, this is a different k...

Clothing/Events/Living History

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...

Clothing/Historical Sew Fortnightly/History/Living History/Research

HSF #2: Innovation

Posted on February 3, 2014 by kittycalash

For this challenge, I initially thought I’d be working on the compere fronts for a silk sacque, but then I took another look at the calendar and realized ...

Clothing/Events/History/Museums

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...