Costume Exhibit at DuPage County Historical Museum

The DuPage County Historical Museum is currently hosting an exhibit of 17th/early 18th century French clothing until September 9th. All … More

Fake Fall Front for your Britches

Nothing makes a pant look as fantastically olde-timey as a fall front. Unfortunately, a real fall front is a pain … More

Sometimes, in theater, you need a specific period shoe and you don’t have the time to order it from the … More

So, Laura said she was looking forward to a demo on how I made the Frock Coats for 1776. I … More

Have I mentioned that my show has, by and large, come from Goodwill? Yes, indeed. One of the characters in … More

Oddly enough, I needed 19 pair of Colonial britches to go with my 25 Colonial vests. (Because I had much … More

I needed 25 Colonial-looking vests for 1776. Because I wasn’t sure that I’d get round to making a coat for … More

I’m a huge fan of shoe roses (aka, “shoe hoo-ha-s”, “shoe hooters”, “shoe dec”, etc). Whatever you want to call … More

I’ve been doing some background work for a project, and I had to do up a Conic Block for Lizzle. … More

I realize that instructions are far more helpful when you can print them out and put them on the worktable … More