A Most Beguiling Accomplishment

December 30, 1786 In the twelfth Book of the first Year, we showed four new Buckles, seen from the side, to mark the effect on the instep; we show three newer ones here, shown in full-face, to show the length and width. While we showed the four in the twelfth Book of the first Year, hardly anyone wore oval buckles, today, round, square, and oval buckles are worn. The oval one that we have drawn is silver, with gold sequins in the middle, and with little lozenges connected around the edges. The round one is in love-locks, silver, with gold sequins in the middle. The square one is silver, with pearls on the edges, with large steel lozenges, cut in facets in the middle, and with six large rosettes in gold. These buckles were drawn from the Shop of M. GRANCHER, at the Little Dunkirk , which has a full assortment of them, of all types and in the latest taste. The full selection there renews itself each day at his Shop. In this Shop can be found Rings and Bracelets with talisma...

I've just checked and realized that I never posted the "Grand Opening" draft, so ... it's not really an update, is it? Let me tell you about the things I have in my Etsy shop in general . The first patterns I made are the "Bessie" set, one a full dress and the other just the bodice with a bit of a peplum, to be worn with a separate skirt. These are quite simple: the bodice is one large piece with two little gores inserted under the arms, and the skirt is three large, flared gores. That's probably why it's my best seller! Both patterns come in a pretty wide range of sizes, from a 20" waist to a 38" waist, and the bodice is loose enough that not much alteration should be needed based on bust size. The Peacock Bodice is a more ambitious pattern. This is a high-waisted, fitted bodice with a lovely spreading "tail" that hangs nicely over a bustle, based on a garment in the New York State Museum. Graded to fit busts from 32" to 52...