19th century clothing

52 Weeks of Historical How-To’s, Week 27: Embroidery

Four weeks ago, we described how to make a linen shift using the directions in Robert Byfield’s Sectum: the Universal Directory in the Art of… Read More »52 Weeks of Historical How-To’s, Week 27: Embroidery

52 Weeks of Historical How-To’s, Week 23: Dressmaking

For this week’s historical how-to, we return to the early 19th century with a book entitled, Sectum: the universal directory in the art of cutting,… Read More »52 Weeks of Historical How-To’s, Week 23: Dressmaking

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