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Updated Regency Spencer ePattern Tiles

The 2” measurement square on the tiled ePattern that acts as a test square is cut off on the left side, making the width incorrect. I’ve uploaded the corrected ePattern to the site (so all purchased on or after October 23 are fine), but if you purchased this ePattern between 1/31/23 and 10/22/24, you’ll need an update.

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Upcoming Regency Sewing Workshops!

The Fashionable Figure series continues in Maitland, Florida:  Build Your Regency Wardrobe!  Regency instructors Jennie Chancey and Audrey Russell return with three more workshops to help you build your Bridgerton or Jane Austen inspired wardrobe! 

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Regency Stays Workshop July 25-27!

Audrey Russell and I have been hard at work and are happy to announce that we will be giving not one, but THREE presentations in July! The main event will be a two-day, hands-on workshop to fit and sew your own Regency stays. We will also be reprising our presentation, "The Fashionable Figure: Secrets of the Regency Modiste" (with more models and garments!), on the evening before the workshop. Finally, there will be a half-day "pre-workshop" on sewing your own Regency chemise, one week prior to the main event, conducted by Audrey.

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Photos from the Jane Austen Festival in Mt. Dora, Florida

This past February, I traveled down to Mt. Dora, FL, for their fantastic annual Jane Austen Festival. My lovely friend and fellow costumier, Audrey Russell, and I put on a presentation on Regency fashion the first Friday afternoon of the festival, discussing the shift in women’s (and men’s!) clothing from the 1780s into the 1790s and 1800s.

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It's Pink Monday!

Everything on the site is 25% off through midnight (CST) Wednesday. This includes my online classes, which I have moved onto this site and reformatted. I hope you find lots of inspiration for future projects and enjoy the process of creating something beautiful!

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A Trip Down Memory Lane

I got an email last week from someone who had run across my site while searching Pinterest for “Titanic” costumes. She stumbled upon my 1998 “‘Titanic’ Project” and clicked through, excited to see the photo diary. Alas, all but one of the photos were missing. Instead of clicking away, she took the time to email me and ask what had happened to that blog post.

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Online Classes Are Moving!

I’ve had four online classes and one offline (as a downloadable PDF) for many years. Over time, I’ve been frustrated by the limitations of using another platform to host these classes, and I finally decided to move them all over to my own website once Squarespace made its Members Area feature super easy!

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Where's Jennie?

Yes, it has been a very long time since I have checked in, but I’m still here, still sewing on occasion, and still answering customer questions, running online classes, and wearing historically inspired creations as often as possible in everyday life.

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Rebecca's Plaid 1950s Wardrobe Dress

Some customers go waaaaay back in my life to the very earliest days of my pattern-making career. Rebecca is one of them. I’ve known her since I was pregnant with my second child, when she was launching Baker Lane, and we have managed to stay in touch across the years. So it is always a treat when I see an email from her in my in-box.

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Adina's Stunning Regency Ensembles

This very talented seamstress just reached out to share what she had made with my patterns, and I was bowled over! I always cheer hardest for beginners, but I hardly think she fits that category any longer. BRAVA, Adina! This is simply spectacular work!

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2021...Let's Do This!

Now that we’ve made it through the holidays and have had a chance to draw breath, I feel good about moving forward on several new projects.

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