Hello, friends! It's been a long time on here with no activity, and for that, I apologize! I hope everyone is having a good time gearing up for the upcoming reenacting season! If you have any events of interest, please email us and we'll gladly post information here!
As to interesting events, here is the information I received via email today about a great event presented by a fabulous lady! If you wish to attend, please contact the POC at the bottom of the page.
The Society of the Friends of Missouri Town 1855 is pleased to announce that we are sponsoring a two-day event by The Sewing Academy featuring workshops presented by Elizabeth Stewart Clark.
On April 13th and 14th, 2012, Mrs. Clark will bring her expertise in historic clothing construction to the Historic Woods Chapel Church in Lee’s Summit MO for a workshop that will focus on women’s clothing in the 1850-1860 time frame. This will be a great workshop for re-enactors, historic interpreters, historic clothing enthusiasts, costume designers, museum curators or anyone else with an interest in historic clothing. Come learn the ‘why’ as well as the ‘how’ of historic dressing.
Elizabeth Stewart Clark is an historic clothing enthusiast, designer, author, and instructor, specializing in American clothing for women and children in the mid-19th century. She began sewing early in life, and discovered a facility for design and construction, in addition to the ability to ‘translate’ period instructions for modern use. She is quick to reassure the beginner, and adds depth to the knowledge of experienced students, and enjoys working with sewists and enthusiasts of all ages.
Please share the attached flyer that details the contents of this workshop and registration information with your staff, volunteers and any other historic clothing enthusiasts you know.
Feel free to contact Trish Brown at pabrph@ comcast.net with any questions. (Remember to remove the space from the email address.)
