Period Embroidery

Many of us have marveled at the fantastic embrodery on period cothing, especially 18th century clothing, in such resources as "Kyoto Fashion: The Collection of the Kyoto Costume Institute" by Akiko Fukai. My goal is to make this type of garment accessible to costumed interpreters. Using specialized software, I am working to digitize actual period designs so they can be produced with an embroidery machine. These garments and accessories will have the look of the period, without hours and hours of impractical (and prohibitably expensive) hand embroidery. Here are so of the items I offer ready made:

18th Century

Civil War