True confession time, sometimes when I see accessories from different time periods, I feel envy. This week that envy was … More
Tag: 16th century florence
Impunture (Specialty Stitches)
I have just started my wool sottana senza busto which means I am deep into the process of interlining. It … More
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 … More
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 … More
Lapis Lazuli
Believed to be the oldest commercially mined gem, Lapis came primarily from Bactria or what is modern-day Afghanistan. Lapis has … More
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