Costume Vignettes in autumn at Colonial Williamsburg
Taking advantage of the great autumnal weather in Colonial Williamsburg during Prelude to Victory, I took a few pictures of my kids wearing appropriate attire.
Historical Sewing and Time Travels
Tag: frock coat
Costume Design Center Pattern Fitting: Colonial Williamsburg
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!
How I drafted and hand sewed my son’s green linen frock coat
This new coat is completely hand sewn, with twenty-two fabric covered buttons, another first for me to complete for an outfit.
Doll paper frock coat from the Tailor: Colonial Williamsburg
When I told the tailor that I messed up the new frock coat I sewed for my son from a drafted pattern in Costume-Close Up, he asked what I was talking about.
Frock coat pattern drafting: 18th Century Sewing Diary
Then I looked at frock coats in Costume Close-up: Clothing Construction and Pattern 1750-11790, written by Colonial Williamsburg’s Linda Baumgartner.
