A 1780s hat and a chemise-a-la-reine refashion
One of the perks of my job is sitting in on classes from our amazing guest teachers: this year I made a 1780s hat in our millinery class.
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Things I sew – historical and modern
The Frou Frou Française – Finished!
Seven years after I started it, my 1760s Frou Frou Française is finally done, in all its glory of punched silk taffeta ruffles and lace froth.
A Suffragist Shirtwaist
In 2019 the New Zealand government bought the Kate Sheppard House to turn into a museum to tell the story of the suffrage movement in New Zealand. The new museum, in turn, asked me if I could make a garment to represent Sheppard and the suffrage movement!