Her War

Interpreting Women's Lives during the American Civil War

Category: Civil War

Visit with Heather Hook’s Collection

I was lucky enough to be part of a group that visited with Heather Hook and her wonderful collection of originals. I’m going to leave the words out of it other than to say that Heather was most gracious to let us see her collection and to allow me to post pictures here on my blog. These are just a few select images.               […]

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Collars, Cuffs, Chemisettes and Undersleeves

In April I attended another Genteel Arts class in Gettysburg. This one was making collars, cuffs, chemisettes and undersleeves. My purpose in attending this class was to 1) make a collar pattern that would fit my basic bodice pattern, and 2) begin a chemisette for my Cape May dress. Tasks accomplished, sort of. I did get a collar pattern that now fits my basic bodice as well as another dress […]

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