Helene's Stuff

A while back I got to spend some quality time with a laser cutter and I had a lot of fun.  I forgot to take pictures of all the stuff I m...

  I've been stitching along and making progress.  The leaves finished up nicely and although the red isn't as full as I'd like...

I've posted a new PDF on my Handout's page!  Check out "Sewing a Perfect Rider's Split for a Surcoat."  With the surco...

After numerous repairs and lots of cleaning, the prodigal surcoat is looking mighty fine!  I returned it this Tuesday to our War Company c...

 My first task was applique repair. Here is a good example of a stripe that needed help. The linen has disintegrated in bits and the appl...

On the morning of the first great sewing day, I was starting to get a little nervous.  We were making a lot of surcoats for a lot of people ...

I really wasn't going to start anymore new projects. I've buckled down and focused on knocking things out of my queue with the goal...