Update: I'm Terrible at Updates

It's been awhile since I've written anything. Like an embarrassingly long time. It's not for lack of productivity. In fact, I've been overly productive, and that's probably been my problem. Since my last post, I've made:

• Two British regimental coats
• One British military waistcoat
• One 1750's worsted waistcoat
• Four pair of breeches
• One 1750's double breasted coat
• One girl's gown
• One pair of (functional) pair of stays that needs binding and lining
• One bedgown
• One man's check shirt
• Two hats

I taught the folks at Fort Frederick how to make hats, and have been mentoring some of the interpreters in sewing. My buddy Jacob is about to start his first garment on his own, a workman's coat based off the one in Henry Cooke's collection that I patterned for him, and that's super exciting. Maybe he's a more reliable writer than I am, and you'll be reading his blog soon :-)

Somewhere in there, I decided to take the venture into making women's clothing to help my wife. There's a lot of reading that was done to start up that venture. Janet Arnold Vols. 1 and 5 are my friends, as are The Cut of Women's Clothes, Costume Up Close, and The American Duchess Guide to Sewing.

Non-sewing, 18th-century-related, I made a reproduction Lyman pouch and stupidly started a custom powder horn that I bought when I was sick. Some people drunkenly Amazon shop for electronics, I feverishly shop for 18th century projects.

I think that's it. Thirteen garments and obtaining a theoretical understanding in the construction of 18th century ladies clothing in less than five months is pretty damn good if you ask me for someone who does this in their spare time. I'll try to write some recaps for some of the individual garments, but like I said, I'm bad at updates.