I've heard a lot of good things about the Bootstrap Fashion DIY dress form pattern, and decided to try it out for myself.

This article is all about pattern drafting: why it is great, how to learn, tools and supplies you need, different types of drafting, etc.

I'm going to walk you all through how to make a leather overnight bag by hand, using an awesome kit from Tandy leather!

Anyone who has researched cloth diapering knows there are seemingly infinite methods, types, and systems. Overwhelming, to say the least.

I have never found out the gender of my babies before their birth, and I must say, the historical world was pro when it came to gender...

I love this blouse. It has been everything I hoped it would be, and more! Read on to see how I sewed it.

I’ve wanted a lacy Edwardian blouse for some time, especially as I was lacking nice shirts to wear with my skirts. This was planned to be...

It seems I have a problem with chemise-type garments. I assume they will be an easy project, and then they end up . . . hard. Very hard.

I have now been wearing this dressing gown for almost two months and I love it. I made it especially for postpartum wear, and it helps me...

I created this dressing gown to wear after the birth of my newest baby, in those early postpartum days when simply getting dressed takes...

Some of my drafting for this pattern was sloppy, especially in the skirt area. I go over that in Part 1. As I only made a mock-up for the...

I went out of my “style comfort-zone” with this dress. I thought it would be a good idea to have a loose, tent-like dress for later in my...

Orange has never been “my” colour. However, when inspiration struck to make an 18th century jacket, I was drawn to make it in a nice deep...

I love this jacket, now. However, it was a project which really tested my boundaries from the start.

Most modern clothes don’t light me up. That lesson was driven home with this latest project, when I had the intention of making...

After discovering “Lucy’s Corsetry” Youtube channel a few years ago, I was filled with curiosity that anyone would enjoy wearing corsets.

I was gazing enviously at a beautiful Victorian corset on Instagram, when I noticed the stunning chemise underneath. It was an 1840’s . . .

I love the look of pleated, eighteenth century petticoats. I also love their function: they look polished, have a nice tailored waistband...

Sharing my personal story of how I learned to sew, as well as how sewing came to be such an important part of my life.

Preface this by saying that this jacket was never going to be Regency-inspired. It started out as my “1840’s jacket mock-up” which also...