Regency sewing - it was tidy for 10 minutes.

The Polonaise dress!  Made it far too small but it has been an experience. The arm hole shaping was a challenge and the sleeve wouldn'...

 At last finished it! One frock coat in the style of the French court c1700. Nothing like the right fabric, construction methods or even s...

 Oh boy. Never choose fabrics by looks. The sateen frays, pulls, marks and has no emotional integrity - nervous breakdowns in every tight ...

Well this is just about made - it is now in the wash and then a little more hand finishing. Decided against the epaulettes in the end - m...

The latest experiment- this was meant to be a toile but I got carried away as usual. Still needs finishing and tweaking, about time I made ...