January Workshops - Don't Miss!!!

There are still a few openings for some of the January Workshops -- Don't miss your chance to attend some great classes!

  

Making a Man's Shirt

Saturday January 14, 2012 9:30am–4pm & Saturday February 11, 2012 9:30am–4pm

A great beginner project in which to learn and practice your hand sewing but also a great way for more advanced sewers to create a thing of beauty! These two Saturday sessions will teach you the basics of constructing and sewing a man's shirt. The classroom time will focus on learning the trickier details while you work on the easier things at home between classes. The second session will help you with the finishing touches like cuffs and sleeve buttons.

Fee: $100 (fee does not include materials)
Instructors: Matthew & Vicky Brenckle
To register contact: v_rebal@yahoo.com

Waistcoat as a Foundation Garment

Saturday, January 14, 2012 9:30am–4pm & Saturday February 11, 2012 9:30am–4pm Ever notice how a well-fit waistcoat beautifully complements an 18th century suit? Often overlooked because a coat covers it, the waistcoat is actually a man's foundation garment. This two-day workshop will look at original waistcoats and explore the methods tailors used to create a good fit. By the end of day one, you will have drafted a pattern to create a superbly fit waistcoat, cut out your fabric and will leave with a homework assignment. The second session will be spent perfecting construction techniques and focusing on the finer elements.

Fee: $100 (materials not included)
Instructor: Henry Cooke
To register contact: hcooke4@verizon.net

So you want to knit your own stockings

Saturday January 14, 2011 9:30am–noon

This is not a session to teach knitting. If you want to knit stockings, plan to have someone to knit for you, or you are evaluating hand-knit stockings to purchase, you will be prepared after this session. Using detailed images from museum collections and originals from Carol's collection, we will discuss the elements of hand-knit 18th century stockings. Construction details, gauge, and density will be discussed, as well as the pitfalls of modern knitters assuming any hand knit is historically okay.

Fee: $15
Maximum Attendees: 15
Instructor: Carol Kocian
To register contact: carolkocian@yahoo.com

What time is it? Clocked stocking time!

Saturday, January 14, 2011 1pm-4pm

Most costume enthusiasts have heard of clocked stockings, but did you know the patterns and techniques changed through the decades? Using detailed images from museum collections and originals from Carol's collection, we'll look at clocking styles from early to late 18th century and a bit into the 19th. Besides learning about these styles of embellishment, methods of replicating a them or "faking it" will be discussed. We will make a sampler of a few of these techniques.

Fee: $20
Maximum Attendees: 12
Instructor: Carol Kocian
To register contact: carolkocian@yahoo.com