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  • Feature Friday: LBCC Historical Apothecary

    December’s featured business is perfect if you are looking for a little treat for yourself or someone else this festive season. (Or any time of year, really!) LBCC Historical Apothecary makes natural and organic apothecary and beauty products using original historical recipes.

  • Feature Friday: New Vintage Lady

    It’s time for another Feature Friday! This month the spotlight is on New Vintage Lady and her fantastic line of plus-sized sewing patterns.

    Inspired by her love of wearing and sewing vintage clothing but frustrated by the lack patterns in her size, Shelly started New Vintage Lady in 2007 with the aim of creating period correct vintage patterns for lager sizes.

  • Feature Friday: Virgil's Fine Goods

    Known for her meticulously sewn 18th century and early 19th century caps with teeny-tiny rolled hems, Amber of Virgil’s Fine Goods specializes in beautiful custom millinery and accessories.
  • Feature Friday: Sewstine

    If you are part of the costume community and haven’t seen any of Sewstine’s incredible creations yet, prepare for your jaw to drop! Christine (aka Sewstine) is a talented costumer, who specializes in recreating gorgeous elaborately embroidered historic clothing using digital embroidery machines. With projects from the 18th century to the Edwardian era, her work is the perfect mix of historical inspiration blended with modern technology!

  • Feature Friday: Wearing History

    After a bit of a hiatus (2020, am I right?), Feature Friday is back! This month we are shining the spotlight on one of our favorite pattern makers, the wonderful Lauren of Wearing History!

  • Feature Friday: Willoughby and Rose

    Hooray, Feature Friday is back! Today we're featuring Willoughby and Rose, based in Yorktown, VA. Founded in 2015, Willoughby & Rose specialize...
  • Feature Friday: Burnley & Trowbridge

    This month's Feature Friday is Burnley & Trowbridge of Williamsburg, VA. I visited them earlier this month for our Mini Market, and had a chanc...
  • Feature Friday: Frontier Millinery

    New for 2020, we're aiming to feature another historical business on the last Friday of every month. Accessories are such an important part of cost...