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The Boot Hill Museum in Dodge City, Kansas, has some awesome late Victorian and Edwardian costumes on display. I wish the lighting had been better, and of course, taking pictures thru glass is never the best way. But I hope you enjoy these pictures we gathered on our travels.
Godey's Lady's Book was THE most popular fashion magazine of its day, and still is the most popular one we go to for research about fashions of that time period. Published from 1830 to 1898, it covers a very wide range of fashion history.
It's very important to have an understanding of Ease and Standard Measurement Charts, so that you can accurately determine how much you need to adjust your own patterns.
We found this gorgeous Edwardian Era day dress at Henry Clay's Ashland Mansion in Lexington, Kentucky.
This new video, published on January 7, 2019, shows how to resize sewing patterns by using the Easy Peasy Method. This technique can be used on modern or historical patterns, and it works for sizing up, as well as sizing down.
We found this Late Victorian gown on our visit to White Hall Mansion in Richmond, Kentucky. I do apologize for not taking a full-length photo of the gown. I was so concentrated on taking in the details, that it totally escaped me! LOL.
This video, published on December 1, 2018, shows how to construct the Petticoat from the pattern I made in the previous video. But there is an ooops! See how I dealt with this problem in the video. Do you think the skirt came out better because of the mistake? Let me know in the comments below!
Bennett Place was the location of the surrender of the Confederate forces, under the command of General Joseph E. Johnston, to the Union Army under the command of William T. Sherman on April 18, 1865 -- 9 days after the surrender of Robert E. Lee in Appomattox.
This video, published on November 20, 2018, shows how to make a pattern for an 18th century Petticoat or Skirt.
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