Pappafichi (Hunting Hoods)

True confession time, sometimes when I see accessories from different time periods, I feel envy. This week that envy was … More

Impunture (Specialty Stitches)

I have just started my wool sottana senza busto which means I am deep into the process of interlining. It … More

On a recent trip to Mood NYC, I was fortunate to have skilled help in the wool department looking for … More

I took a little clothing project rest after Investiture but events conspired against me. My child continues to insist on … More

Believed to be the oldest commercially mined gem, Lapis came primarily from Bactria or what is modern-day Afghanistan. Lapis has … More

The Sottana is a fascinating garment (FYI: it shares its name with an unrelated clerical dress). As far as we … More

It has been a minute, my friends. The fact is that I haven’t built much clothing at all since my … More

The construction of this doublet is a gift of lessons. Although I have constructed quite a few complicated interlinings, this … More

Thinking is dangerous. The doublet padding kept bothering me and I kept returning to the Moroni painting. I was reading … More

Cutting out the various layers which are involved in the fitted garments of the late 16th century requires care and … More