Hey! I'm Katherine, and I create historical, natural hair care videos, and historical hand-made fashion videos. I share the tips that I have personally used to grow my hair from chin to hip length, as well as how I sew my historical, vintage-inspired wardrobe. Check out my blog below!

Dec 21, 20203 min read

How I Sewed an 18th Century Dressing Gown

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...

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Dec 4, 20202 min read

Making an 18th Century Dressing Gown | Pattern Drafting

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

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Nov 13, 20202 min read

Retro Maternity Dress | Part 2: The Sewing

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...

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Oct 25, 20203 min read

Making a Retro Maternity Dress | Part 1: Drafting the Pattern

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...

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Oct 12, 20203 min read

Making a "Modern" 18th Century Jacket | Part 2

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...

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Sep 28, 20203 min read

Making a "Modern" 18th Century Jacket | Part 1

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

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Aug 31, 20204 min read

Making a Fifties Maternity Shirt-Dress | Fit and Flare, Collar & Pleated Skirt

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

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Aug 16, 20205 min read

18th Century Maternity Stays

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

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Jul 27, 20203 min read

1840’s Chemise-Making: A Convoluted and Contemplative Process

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

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Jul 12, 20205 min read

HOW-TO | 18th Century Style Pleated Skirt

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

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Jun 22, 20201 min read

My Sewing Story | Mental Health, Mothering, & The Joy of Creating

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.

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Jun 8, 20203 min read

Regency-Inspired Jacket

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...

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May 19, 20203 min read

Regency-Inspired Dress

The lovely thing abut designing a Regency dress is that they are so much more forgiving than clothing of other eras.

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May 2, 20204 min read

Eighteenth Century Linen “Jumps”

I have owned Jill Salen’s ”Corsets” pattern book for a few years now, and the hand-sewn linen “jumps” project always appealed to me.

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Apr 14, 20201 min read

VIDEO: Jacket Mock-Up: From Terrible to Tolerable

Here I try on an 1840s inspired jacket mock-up and make some necessary improvements.

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Mar 31, 20204 min read

VIDEO: 18th Century Inspired “Little Black Dress”

The following article is about a historically inspired “little black dress” which followed the opposite chain of events.

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