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What is Scroop, you ask? Technically, it’s the satisfying rustling sound that silk taffeta makes, but more relevant to this article, it is the name of this month’s featured business: Scroop Patterns!

Hi folks, we've been getting a LOT of questions about when we will be done with the big pattern update project. We have generally stopped responding individually to these inquiries, to focus our time on the actual project work. So here is one bulk update.

A well-chosen accessory can take your outfit to the next level, adding polish and interest to even the simplest dress, and this week’s feature is the queen of chic accessories! Out of a Portrait Patterns creates beautifully detailed patterns and tutorials for historical accessories, often recreating unique or under-represented designs and making them accessible to all.

Happy Hanukkah to all of our Jewish friends and followers! We wish you love, light, and blessings this week.We know it's been rough lately, with ri...

Welcome to the special Holiday edition of Feature Friday!

The festive season is here, and we’ve put together a roundup of Black Friday and Small Business Saturday specials and sales from a range of past featured businesses. Below you can find everything from one day discounts to weeklong specials! So whether you are shopping for yourself or need a good gift idea to share, you can find a little something for all the sewists and costumers in your life and support small businesses at the same time!  

50% off paper patterns and 30% off kits on the website until they sell out 10% off almost everything in the website with code LACEUP thru Nov. 30 ...

We're overhauling and updating our entire retail pattern line! Read on...especially if you want to purchase a pattern or kit before 2023.

This month’s feature, Prior Attire, has specialized in handmade, historically accurate clothing since 1999. Their garments have been worn by reenactors and historical interpreters, and have been featured on UK television in addition to at English Heritage and National Trust properties!

Nightshade: a limited edition, made to order capsule collection featuring three decadent designs in gorgeous fabrics and textures. Each style is a...

After all the hard work of creating a costume, whether historic or cosplay, documenting it can feel like just one more thing to tackle. But what if rather than an afterthought the photography was the point? And what if that photography was taken in a fascinating and unusual way? Enter this month’s feature, Victorian Photography Studio!

Caps are the quintessential 18^th century accessory, and no one does them better than this month’s featured business—Goodwives Linens!

Save 10% on our 1880s Classic Corsets now through August 13th! Autumn always feels like a Victorian time of year, and it's fast approaching.