Sewing Class Special Edition UTR: Colonial Williamsburg
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?
Historical Sewing and Time Travels
Tag: sewing historical clothing
Learning to Trim Hats: Colonial Williamsburg
During Drummer’s Call weekend, my daughter and I took a class with the Colonial Williamsburg Costume Design Center on trimming hats.
Knotting Fly Fringe Sewing Class: Colonial Williamsburg
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!
Bags and pockets sewing class: Colonial Williamsburg
We took an 18th century sewing class on market wallets, work bags, and pockets for the 75th anniversary of the Colonial Williamsburg Costume Design Center.
Sewing Dorset and Death Head Buttons: Colonial Williamsburg
The Colonial Williamsburg Costume Design Center taught us how to make Dorset and Death Head thread buttons in our 18th century sewing class.
Revolutionary Handstitch Sewing Class: Colonial Williamsburg
Discovering that Colonial Williamsburg’s sewing class on 18th Century hand stitches while incorporating Diderot’s Encyclopedia, I immediately signed up!
Costume Design Center Inspiration: Colonial Williamsburg
Historical clothing walking on the streets of the historic area beguiled us to take the 75th anniversary tour of the Costume Design Center where they are sewn.
Mom, will you sew an 18th century gown for me?
All throughout town we also noticed children, who were guests, in costumes rented from Colonial Williamsburg. So my daughter wanted a gown too.
