The Laughing Seamstress

Sometimes a costume doesn't really come to life until we add those last, little touches. For this costume I had a host of accessories in...

Good boots that fit comfortably and flatter are something of the holy grail for me. Someday, I tell myself, there will be boots worthy of th...

As I mentioned a little while ago, there is a pirate parade on the horizon here in Tucson--something I absolutely cannot res ist. I starte...

After looking through a number of pictures of Zouave Vivandiere and Zouave troops, I was slightly obsessed with the soft hat I kept seeing....

These trousers are perhaps my favorite recent project. They went together amazingly quickly and turned out to be extremely comfortable. Inde...

Gentle readers, I have been working on a rather large costume project the last few weeks and I promise to start posting about that work. How...

Early in December, I was struck by the desire to make up a jacket or basque to go with this beautiful walking skirt I had been planning. I h...