True confession time, sometimes when I see accessories from different time periods, I feel envy. This week that envy was…
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Impunture (Specialty Stitches)
I have just started my wool sottana senza busto which means I am deep into the process of interlining. It…
Giubbone e Sottana Senza Busto di Panno Alto (Doublet and Dress without Bodice of Quality Wool)
On a recent trip to Mood NYC, I was fortunate to have skilled help in the wool department looking for…
Illegitima e Un Po Nera (Illegitimate and a little Black)
Author’s note: The title references one of ways in which people in 16th century Florence would refer to people of…
Ropa Española (Spanish Coat)
I took a little clothing project rest after Investiture but events conspired against me. My child continues to insist on…
Lapis Lazuli
Believed to be the oldest commercially mined gem, Lapis came primarily from Bactria or what is modern-day Afghanistan. Lapis has…
Sottana nel 1589 (1589 Italian Dress)
The Sottana is a fascinating garment (FYI: it shares its name with an unrelated clerical dress). As far as we…
Sartoria (Tailor’s Shop)
It has been a minute, my friends. The fact is that I haven’t built much clothing at all since my…
Giubbone – Imbottitura (Doublet – Interlining)
The construction of this doublet is a gift of lessons. Although I have constructed quite a few complicated interlinings, this…
Giubbone – Pancia (Belly)
Thinking is dangerous. The doublet padding kept bothering me and I kept returning to the Moroni painting. I was reading…
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