2023 Sewing Plans

For 2023 I decided to mostly include projects which either build on eras I have already done or or which I already have the materials (I've marked these with an asterisk.) This is because I need first and foremost to prioritize finishing my thesis. Most of the projects also require very little fitting, as that…

2022 Year-in-Review

What a year! I can't believe how much I accomplished, although having no classes and only working part time after May really freed up a lot of time for me. This allowed me to complete 11/12 Historical Sew Monthly challenges. I also attended several costumed events, so that was very enjoyable after being cooped up…

2022/23 Historical Sewing Plans

Since I didn't do a plan at the beginning of the year, being in the throes of my final semester of grad school, I figured I could play catch up now! I am not sure how realistic I am being, as I still have to finish my thesis by the end of summer, and also…

Planning for a Picnic: New Regency Accessories

Our little group of regency picnickers has decided to get together again this June, so I am trying to use the deadline to motivate me to sew some new regency accessories. Black Snail's Sleeveless Spencer I bought all the regency era Black Snail patterns during a sale awhile back, but have yet to use them.…

A Regency Redingote Update

For the month of January, I hosted a #wednesdaywinterhistoricsewalong on Instagram, and coordinated a weekly Zoom sewing hour with some friends to motivate us to do just a bit each week. I'm not good at chunking out a project in this way, usually I start dreaming that "I'll finish a whole project in no time!…

2021 Historical Sewing Plans

I haven't posted sewing plans here before, so why not start now? I am adjusting to the idea that school leaves me very little time to sew, but I can still hope to get something done. Also there is obviously little in the way of historical costume events right now, outside of whatever my local…

What to Wear on New Year’s Eve, 1919

In response to the influx of online articles disguised as "what to wear to a 1920s/2020s NYE party" that are really just ads for expensive and poorly made sequined "flapper dresses", I thought it would be interesting (and hopefully educational) to dig up some images of what women would have been wearing on December 31,…