Annie's People by Beverly Lewis - fantastic amish novels!

I know it's a bit off topic, but there's a series I just finished, by author Beverly Lewis, called Annie's People... it's a great series, and I cannot wait until I get to read the others she's written! Anyone ever read her novels? The books in a nutshell summary is that Annie Zook is forced by her father, the bishop, to choose between her forbidden art and joining the church, the only life she knows.

One of the best sites known to female Civil War reenactors!!!

Check out this site, it's just so good!


http://www.thesewingacademy.org/

Original 1950's Simplicity pattern halter top w/ cumberund dress - in progress

This is what I've got done so far... the skirt I accidentally did first, but now started the bodice and I'm doing it on my Great Grandmother's Singer Sewing machine (treadle foot) and my Mom used it too when she was a teenager and young girl so I've been using it for a good while. Anyways, enjoy!

Civil War teens dress.. a few cdv's for choices..

I decided to put a post of some photos (from TheSewingAcademy),cdv's and photos of original teen's dresses that I have in mind to start putting together a pattern to make one... hopefully by summer (keeping fingers crossed), and I don't know which ones to chose from! I do have a few others, but they'll need taken of and I'll put on here! The one I have sketched because it's so pretty and might be it! Colors and patterns have varied from pictures and I have a brown with white very small polka dot print that would just be the cutest on probably not a boat neck bodice but one that comes up to neck and the sleeve just is about a 1/4 down with "V" shaped zigzagged pieces laying under it, pieced with little beads at end of these "v" points, and a possible chemise sleeve under it, not sure. In the photograph it is a large plaid silk print, and maybe I should alter the pattern to make it suited to the polka dot print, not sure. I just wanted to see who might have to say about what dress,etc.! Anyways, if anyone has any suggestions or opinions, do feel free to put that in! Thanks! Sam

Godey's Knitted Hood & other projects ... pics.

I'm now halfway done with my knitted hood and will post a few pics of it, and am getting onto other projects I've completed within the past 5 years or so range :)

Hello there to anyone who shares the same interest in civil war reenacting, history, historical reproduction clothing, antiques, knitting, and antique clothing and research of that nature! Well, I do Civil War reenacting and living history and I do loads of historical clothing research and I too have a keen interest in the military battle aspect of it as well! I love to knit and crochet, and sew! I'm 18, soon to be 19 two weeks from tomorrow. I hope to post more things up, and updates on projects and get photos of those! Anyways, whomever follows my profile, or if I happen to find you, I hope that we can definitely become good friends and have lots of things to discuss! Alrighty then, I'm off to venture out the rest of civil war research time :) Samantha Jane