When the Hardest Part of Sewing Isn’t the Sewing
I have to confess to an embarrassing weakness. I do my best to hide it. I have my private "accommodations". But sewing for such a tiny doll has tested the limits of...
Hattie’s Wardrobe
In the Beginning . . .
Hattie has been with me for about a year, and even though sewing time has been sparse, it's safe to say we've made the most of it. I began with "whites" which...
No Wagons Here!
The fashion plate above represents clothing worn by children in 1857. It falls right in the middle of the years when firms like Kister, Kestner, Hertwig and others were exporting thousands of...