There are days when I question my sanity, and then I remember that I’m running a fever and everything makes sense. I started coming down with a cold when I made this earth-shattering decision: I decided that I was going to make everything in the newly published “The American Duchess Guide to 18th Century Dressmaking” book. Some of it will be done all by hand, some it will be mostly done by machine and other concessions along the way, but all of it will be for me.
The book is nicely presented with color photos and illustrations. The text is easily understood. My only initial complaint is the book does not contain shifts, chemises (if you’re French), or stays (corsets). I’ve watched the YouTube videos and heard about the time constraints and that some things had to be cut, and would be covered elsewhere like the AD blog, but how about a book on underpinnings, and just underpinnings?
For the purpose of continuity and ease for searching, the blog posts, this series is going to be referred to as ADBP with the project name. I’ll be using the Twitter hashtag #HandsewingInsanityProject
Wish me luck.