Martha Washington White House Gowns Sewing Kit Finis
According to a label attached to the case, the fabrics for Martha Washington’s sewing kit came from the gowns she wore in the White House from 1789 to 1797.
Historical Sewing and Time Travels
According to a label attached to the case, the fabrics for Martha Washington’s sewing kit came from the gowns she wore in the White House from 1789 to 1797.
Remembering us from last year’s open house and the nine sewing classes I took with them this year, they gave us excited greetings and hugs!
One of the CW employees pointed out my son should not be using a market wallet because he’s dressed as a gentry boy.
Only the middling were known to use these.
While attending the final sewing class in celebration of the Colonial Williamsburg Costume Design Center’s 75th anniversary, I learned all about pinballs.
Making the class more fun, tavern owners Jane Vobe, Christiana Campbell, and her daughter. Molly, also attended, while bantering tavern humor.
After perusing my homework from the Costume Design Center, I decided to finish covering a straw hat blank with silk, which I began in class.
The Costume Design Center taught us historically accurate stomacher embellishments for 18th century gowns, in this seventh class of nine in the series.
I got to bring my 18th century sewing projects to an individual consultation with the Costume Design Center staff to ask questions. How cool is that?
During Drummer’s Call weekend, my daughter and I took a class with the Colonial Williamsburg Costume Design Center on trimming hats.
Our class began with the history of this passementerie, followed by gorgeous examples of fifteen intricate variations. Then we made our own fly fringe by hand!