theladydetalle

I wanted to share some of my earlier CoCo sewing progress. I did some bodice fixes (so it would lay flatter) and I'm adding black triang...

Here's the finished challenge, a cream quilted silk petticoat lined in cream silk dupioni, pictured here with my pink 18th century staty...

For Costume College's Gala event, I'm doing early 19th century court attire: an open robe and gown, I'm fondly terming 'Bees...

Guess what?! I'm teaching at Costume College this year! I'm pretty excited about it, a workshop class to make a late 18th century ho...

For March's Protection challenge, I decided to create a piece that protects from the cold, in this case a small 'fichu' to go w...

Whew, well, the 5th Annual Francaise Dinner has come and gone (last weekend) and by all accounts it was another success! Thanks so much to m...

My latest project is to finally tackle a style of gown from the 18th century that I haven't attempted yet: a Francaise gown or Robe a la...