tailcoat - Kirsten Hammerstrom

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Replication and Responsibility

Posted on September 18, 2014 by kittycalash

If I examine and exactly replicate a coat for personal use, what do I owe the museum that owns that coat– anything? I think I owe the museum any informati...

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Half Robe or Jacket: How Do You Wear One?

Posted on September 10, 2014 by kittycalash

What Cheer Day is coming, and I hate to miss an opportunity to make a new gown (despite having just made one, and despite needing to make some waistcoats and tr...

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Can’t Type: Sewing!

Posted on July 23, 2014 by kittycalash

What has kept me so busy I can’t blog? Mostly preparing for the millinery shop in Salem, which I am really looking forward to! In just about a week, I man...

Clothing/Events/Living History/making things/Reenacting

Six Toiles, a Coat and a Bonnet

Posted on July 7, 2014 by kittycalash

Yes, six toiles. That’s how many it took to get a coat pattern to fit Mr S the way I thought it should. I finally built the pattern around a sleeve and ar...