The DuPage County Historical Museum is currently hosting an exhibit of 17th/early 18th century French clothing until September 9th. All … More
Tag: 1700s
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
Quick and Cheesy Shoe Mod: Loafers to Colonial
Sometimes, in theater, you need a specific period shoe and you don’t have the time to order it from the … More
A Pattern is More Like a Guideline, Really…
So, Laura said she was looking forward to a demo on how I made the Frock Coats for 1776. I … More
How to Turn Out a Passable Rev War Uniform Jacket from Goodwill
Have I mentioned that my show has, by and large, come from Goodwill? Yes, indeed. One of the characters in … More
How to Find Colonial Britches at Goodwill
Oddly enough, I needed 19 pair of Colonial britches to go with my 25 Colonial vests. (Because I had much … More
How to Find Colonial Waistcoats at Goodwill
I needed 25 Colonial-looking vests for 1776. Because I wasn’t sure that I’d get round to making a coat for … More
Quick Fakey Shoe Roses for Strappy-shoes
I’m a huge fan of shoe roses (aka, “shoe hoo-ha-s”, “shoe hooters”, “shoe dec”, etc). Whatever you want to call … More
Adjusting the Basic Conic Block for an Athletic Shoulder or Curved Back
I’ve been doing some background work for a project, and I had to do up a Conic Block for Lizzle. … More
Printer Friendly Version of Basic Conical Draft directions…
I realize that instructions are far more helpful when you can print them out and put them on the worktable … More