April - 2019

Hobble Skirt??? What is that and where did it come from?

The Hobble skirt – is a skirt with a very narrow hem that restricts the wearers walking stride. It was a short-lived clothing trend that...

Arsenic Dye??

Green Pigment Fabric Color Was very popular during the latter half of the 1800s. In 1775, a Swedish chemist – Karl Scheele discovered...

What is Poult De Soie????

Here's another of the dresses from my collection that will be on exhibit in May. Green Day dress with Evening bodice - 1860s – silk poult...

Where did Grosgrain Ribbon come from???

Well, let me tell you.... its an interesting story. Bengaline Origin of grosgrain ribbon I posted a picture a few days ago of a lovely...

The Color Purple...

I'm working with our local museum to prepare a good sized textile exhibit, which will be centered around the museums collection of...

Chemical Dyes?

The Color Purple…. Some of the earliest examples of the color purple have been found in early Roman settlements. The ancient Romans...

The Tea Gown

The very earliest tea gowns started to appear in the 1870s and fell out of fashion just before the second world war. It is characterized...

The Costume People