Virtual programming is almost here for the first quarter of 2021! Register for classes individually or choose the full quarter package to save money.  This quarter includes book club, UFO, Show and Tell, Image Share, and 3 lectures.

UFO

​Saturday January 23, 2021
1-3pm EST
​(Limit 20)
Do you have items sitting around waiting to be finished?  Join us for a sewing session.  Catch up with friends and get some sewing done.

Show and Tell

February 6, 2021
​​7 pm EST
Featuring items from the collection of Janine Whiteman
(Limit 20)
Focus: Antique Jewelry
Do you have originals in your collection that you would like to share with your friends?  Join us for show and tell.  Having detailed images of your items to share via screen-share is very helpful.

Book Club

March 31. 2021
​7 PM EST
​(Limit 20)
Hosted by Dannielle Perry
​Join us for the Fourth installment of the Corsets & Cravats book club as we read The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins.

Image Share

March 9, 2021
​​7pm EST
Featuring the collection of Jessica Craig
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​(Limit 20)
Focus: Fur and Outerwear
​Look at period photographs of men and women.  Bring your own images to share!

Printed Textiles

January 27, 2021
​7pm EST
Presented by Carolan Schmitt

​Mid-nineteenth century printed textiles are endlessly fascinating: patterns that range from simple to intricate; colors that are bright and saturated, in color combinations than can be bold and unfamiliar to the modern eye; printed with details that are complex and elegant; on equipment that can be elegantly simply or so complex its functions boggle the mind.  Understanding the difference in the printed patterns, when and where they were used, is also one of the most difficult topics to learn.  Textile enthusiast Carolann Schmitt will offer some guidance and tips to learn more about this complex and colorful topic. Sources, suggestions, and justifications for increasing your fabric stash will be provided. 

Mrs. Pullan for the 21st Century

February 23, 2021
7 pm EST
Presented by Maggie Koenig

Mrs. Pullan for the 21st century: Mrs. Pullan started out her Dime Guide to Dressmaking and Millinery with a list of supplies. Her advice needs very little updating for the modern seamstress. A discussion of tools, notions and, organization based on years of trial and error will hopeful help you in your own sewing.




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1842 Stays

March 23, 2021
7pm EST
Presented by Mackenzie Anderson Sholtz

​Look at style that is a continuation of a style introduced in the 18 teens.  Look at the differences between cording vs. whale bone or boning.  Probably patterned for an adult, but made for a girl, this soft corset has been altered more than once for a teenager with small hips.  The style continued in use for young girls or women that prefer a softer style corset into the 1850s and 60s.


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