Plan for the weekend: becoming one with my armchair. #cotardfridays by @sally_hewett #cotardisland #sallyhewes Plans per al cap de setmana: fondre’m amb la butaca. #cotardfridays obra de @sally_hewett #cotardisland #sallyhewett
Georgie Porgie Puddin' Pie #georgeroberttwelveshewes #sallyhewes #bostonteaparty #oldsouthmeetinghouse #bostonhistory #colonialboston #washwoman #shoemaker #thegreatunwashed #historicalcostume #colonialwoman #18thcentury #workingclass #shoemakerandtheteaparty #americanrevolution #wool #handsewn
New England November #newenglandfall #chilly #redcloak #sallyhewes #bostonwinter #bostonhistory #massachusetts #massachusettshistory #colonialnewengland #redshoes #handsewn #livinghistory #historicalcostume #wool
In this life, nothing is certain except death, taxes, and laundry. #deathtaxeslaundry #sallyhewes #washwoman #revelryongriffinswharf #4thofjuly #independenceday #colonialamerica #bostonteapartyshipsandmuseum #bostonharbor #bostonteaparty #bostonhistory #historicalcostume #costumer #costumedesigner #18thcentury #18thcenturyfashion #atthesignofthetwoteacups
And for #TheEnd of #GeorgianJanuary I share these pictures taken by @kinchtreds during my last tour at the BTPSM this past June. Transitioning to wardrobe full-time at work was the right decision, but it was a bittersweet day and I'm glad there's a record of the final ride of Sally Hewes! Swipe for evidence of my inability to keep my face normal-looking when I speak. @dames_a_la_mode #sallyhewes #bostonteaparty #bostonteapartyshipsandmuseum #lasttime #lasthuzza #expressive #weirdfaces #actresslife #washwoman #huzzah #deathtaxeslaundry #historicalcostume #livinghistory #18thcentury
Wrapping up #GeorgianJanuary! Yesterday's theme was #friends. I'm so honored to create living history as both a hobby and a career, and to do it alongside such intelligent, creative, imaginative, supportive, and hilarious friends. #friendship #livinghistory #bestjobever #huzzah #bostonteapartyshipsandmuseum #bostonteaparty #revelryongriffinswharf #historyclothing #historicalcostume #18thcentury #americanrevolution #bostonharbor #griffinswharf #colonialboston #sallyhewes @dames_a_la_mode
Today's #georgianjanuary theme is #pink! It's hard to believe that my rose worsted gown isn't even a year old when it's already been through so much! It was finished just in time for a snowy TV shoot at work, tweaked for a 1770s event in Newport, dressed down for the Boston Massacre, donned at the Fort Frederick market fair, and appeared in a handful of colonial selfies before the retirement of Sally Hewes from tours. @dames_a_la_mode Pics by @burnleyandtrowbridge, @carrieandfitz, and a few others I've forgotten. #sallyhewes #colonialselfie #pinkdress #pinkgown #worsted #wool #burnleyandtrowbridge #colonialnewengland #englishgown #playingdressup #historicalcostume #livinghistory #accessories #18thcenturyfashion #18thcentury #bostonteapartyshipsandmuseum #bostonmassacre #newportri #bostonhistory #newporthistory #fortfrederickmarketfair
Phew, caught up on #georgianjanuary with today's prompt of #yellow! The first 18th century gown I ever made was from this super-vibrant lemon yellow linen. She underwent several alterations, got dressed up and down, and eventually was sold so another colonist could enjoy her. I'd love to make another (more accurate) gown from wool or silk of a similar hue! #englishgown #linen #sunshine #lemonyellow #myfirstgown #handsewn #sallyhewes #18thcenturyfashion #livinghistory #historicalcostume @dames_a_la_mode
I'm sensing a theme. #top9 #top9of2018 #historicalcostume #18thcenturyfashion #18thcentury #dressmaker #costumer #seamstress #sewist #actress #playingdressup #sallyhewes #colonialnewengland
In further observance of the Boston Tea Party, I present "Sally Hewes's Guide to Dressing to be Outdoors on a Mid-December Night In 1773 Boston." *Note: you can ignore the nailpolish, which I wasn't going to take off for this. 1. Start with linen shift, stays, linen underpetticoat, silk stockings layered under wool stockings, and your friend's shoes which are slightly larger than your own and can fit the stockings. 2. Add madder flannel petticoat, pockets, and a wool/silk handkerchief. 3. Add a cat. 4. Remove cat. Add forest green worsted petticoat, buttercream worsted bedgown, and linen lappet cap. 5. Get that cat back up there. 6. Get out of here, cat. Add mustard cross-barred flannel bedgown, linsey-woolsey handkerchief, and blue checked linen apron. 7. Top off the look with a red broadcloth cloak, leather mitts, black silk bonnet, and a red silk handkerchief tied under the chin. #sallyhewes #colonialselfie #playingdressup #historicalcostume #livinghistory #historicaltextiles #handsewn #wool #silk #linen #layers #winterwear #winteraccessories #newenglandwinter #bundleup #18thcenturyfashion #18thcentury #workingclass #washwoman #laundress #mirrorselfie #ootd #anachronism #redcloak #bonnet #colonialamerica #helpfulcat
Today marks the 245th anniversary of the Boston Tea Party. This evening, the events of December 16, 1773 will be reenacted by scores of historical interpreters and hundreds of spectators in Old South and at the site of the tea destruction itself. For the first time since the event was started in 2012, I won't be there, and it makes my heart ache on top of everything else. I'll be returning to work tomorrow, but my spirit will be downtown tonight with my friends. In my own private commemoration, I got dressed in full Sally Hewes winter gear and made my partner take pictures of me with Boston Harbor and the skyline as a background. #sallyhewes #georgerobertwelveshewes #bostonteaparty #boston #bostonskyline #bostonharbor #bostonhistory #colonialboston #dumpthetea #historicalcostume #livinghistory #handsewn #winterwear #newenglandwinter #redcloak #washwoman #18thcentury #wool #squantumpointpark #quincyma
At the #Rev250Boston event this past weekend, @podgetheteacup portrayed laundress Sally Hewes. Swipe to see a fun action shot of her getting ready for her “portrait.” . . . #sallyhewes #rev250 #colonialboston #instareenactors #reenactorsofinstagram #livinghistory #1768 #laundress #18thclife
@lauriakincaid came to Boston Occupied yesterday and took a bunch of photos of Sally Hewes! #bostonoccupied #rev250 #sallyhewes #georgeroberttwelveshewes #longwharf #boston #bostonhistory #colonialnewengland #livinghistory #historicalcostume
Sunrise on the MBTA #soboston #bostonaf #mbta #anachronism #bostonhistory #sallyhewes #livinghistory #historicalcostume #colonialnewengland #colonialamerica #rev250 #bostonoccupied #cloak #bonnet #thisismylife #18thcentury #whatidoforfun
Event prep! Lots of @burnleyandtrowbridge favorites here, including a printed cotton gown, checked apron, and striped brown petticoat. Sally Hewes is ready to be unready for the soldiers' arrival Saturday morning! @sew_18thcentury Sally almost certainly can't afford any fineries from the Cummings sisters, but they can send their customers her way by singing praises for her starched and pressed caps! #mybtFAVE #washwoman #laundress #historicalcostume #historicaltextiles #sallyhewes #colonialnewengland #colonialboston #printedcotton #worsted #checkedlinen #patternclash #18thcentury #18thcenturyfashion #workingclass #burnleyandtrowbridge #rev250
If you ever want some great photos of yourself in action at a living history event, pass your phone to a friend who's also a professional photographer and let him do his thing for about 3 minutes. Thanks @michaelhoganphotography! #sallyhewes #washwoman #laundress #laundry #thegreatunwashed #18thcentury #workingclass #lyesoap #livinghistory #historicalcostume #historicaltextiles #splishsplash #colonialnewengland #newenglandsummer #bostonharbor
Sally Hewes made a triumphant return to Griffin's Wharf for an evening event with a new gown on her shoulders and a washtub on her hip. The fabric is a reproduction print by @burnleyandtrowbridge of a Foundling Museum token. It's made of purple spots and flowers on a white ground, but it looks lilac from a distance! #sallyhewes #deathtaxeslaundry #washwoman #laundress #laundry #thegreatunwashed #18thcentury #18thcenturyfashion #workingclass #historicalcostume #historicaltextiles #bostonteaparty #bostonteapartyshipsandmuseum #griffinswharf #newengland #newenglandsummer #shipeleanor #printedcotton #purple #newdress #gown. #handsewn #colonialamerica #colonialboston
Today our dear “Sally Hewes” will be hanging up her cap and stepping full-time into the wardrobe realm at the BTPSM. One of our original cast members, “Sally”, has been doing a combination of amazing wardrobe work and performance for the last several years but the continued growth of the museum and her own desire to focus on one area brings us to her final tour. Thanks for everything and here’s to the future! #huzzah #originalcolonist #sallyhewes
Sally Hewes officially retires from tours at the BTPSM tomorrow! Starting next week, I'll be devoting my attention full-time to the wardrobes of my fellow 1773 Bostonians. Of course I'm not done with living history, or even with Sally and Georgie Porgie, but I've been observing my final tours these last few weeks by taking a #colonialselfie each day. Old habits die hard. #sallyhewes #ootd #bostonteaparty #bostonteapartymuseum #bostonteapartyshipsandmuseum #colonialboston #18thcentury #18thcenturyfashion #workingclass #washwoman #laundress #thegreatunwashed #handsewn #livinghistory #historicalcostume #linen #wool #colonialamerica #bestjobever
#Repost @podgetheteacup ・・・ Just a small handful of the colonial Bostonians represented at yesterday's "Talk of the Town" program before the Boston Massacre reenactment #remembertheladies #colonialboston #colonialamerica #americanrevolution #americanhistory #bostonhistory #boston #oldstatehouse #workingclass #bostonmassacre #sallyhewes #newenglandwinter #winterwear #layers #deathtaxeslaundry
Just a small handful of the colonial Bostonians represented at yesterday's "Talk of the Town" program before the Boston Massacre reenactment #remembertheladies #colonialboston #colonialamerica #americanrevolution #americanhistory #bostonhistory #boston #oldstatehouse #workingclass #bostonmassacre #sallyhewes #newenglandwinter #winterwear #layers #deathtaxeslaundry
Personal crusade: Convince everyone that lappet caps are genius and you do not look dumb when you wear them. #sallyhewes #deathtaxeslaundry #colonialselfie #18thcenturyfashion #18thcentury #playingdressup #washwoman #laundress #thegreatunwashed #bostonmassacre #lappetcap #1770s #colonialamerica #americanrevolution #americanhistory #bostonhistory #boston #oldstatehouse #workingclass #wool
Thinking ahead to Saturday #bostonmassacre #sallyhewes #outfitplanning #historicalcostume #livinghistory #reenactor #18thcentury #18thcenturyfashion #lowerclass #washwoman #colonialboston #sketch #doodle
When you're walking by a beautiful Commonwealth Ave in the Back Bay, and are sneak attacked by Hewes feels upon finding the current building of the @bartholdi350 established 1665. George Robert Twelves Hewes married Sarah "Sally" Sumner in an earlier building linked to this church on January 17, 1768. Happy belated 250th, George and Sally #rev250 #shoemakerandwashwonan #shoemakerandteaparty #georgehewes #sallyhewes #backbay #firstbaptistchurchboston
To wrap up #georgianjanuary, one of my #favorite things to do is make kissy faces at pictures and statues of my beloved colonial hubby, #georgeroberttwelveshewes. #sallyhewes #colonialselfie #shoemaker #cordwainer #funwithstatues
#Georgianjanuary Day 28 was #travel. Working and playing in the 1770s makes for some interesting car trips and rides on public transportation. #sallyhewes #colonialselfie #18thcenturyfashion #18thcentury #playingdressup #bestjobever #colonialboston #colonialamerica #americanrevolution #americanhistory #bostonaf #mbta #carselfie #buckleup #anachronism #1770s #rideforeverneaththestreetsofboston
For today's #georgianjanuary theme of #artistry, I want to bring attention to some of the unsung artists of the Georgian era: shoemakers. While their work would be worn into the ground (literally), and profits were meager, shoemakers apprenticed for years to master their much-needed craft. Particular shout-out to my favorite cordwainer, homeboy and hubby George Robert Twelves Hewes! #shoemaker #cordwainer #georgeroberttwelveshewes #sallyhewes #artisan
Today's #georgianjanuary theme is #working. I'm so insanely lucky to have worked in the year 1773 for almost 6 years. #sallyhewes #bostonteapartyshipsandmuseum #bostonteaparty #bestjobever #playingdressup #colonialboston #colonialamerica #americanrevolution #americanhistory #bostonhistory #18thcentury #georgian #actresslife
I'm sensing a theme. #2017bestnine #sallyhewes #colonialselfie #18thcenturyfashion #18thcentury #playingdressup #historynerd
Six years of Boston Tea Party reenactments with this lady! Hewes and Gammel, laying down Whig truths since 2012. Photo by @mallardstorm #sallyhewes #maggiegammell #historynerd #remembertheladies #bostonteaparty #bostonteapartyshipsandmuseum #oldsouthmeetinghouse #bostonhistory #colonialboston #colonialamerica #americanrevolution #americanhistory #dumpthetea #historicalcostume #livinghistory #wool #cloak #muff #bonnet #winterwear #layers #bundledup #newenglandwinter
Georgie Porgie seemed uncharacteristically tall during this year's Boston Tea Party reenactment. Sally is suspicious that it's really 3 of the Hewes children standing on each other's shoulders in a trench coat. #sallyhewes #georgeroberttwelveshewes #georgieporgie #bostonteaparty #bostonteapartyshipsandmuseum #colonialamerica #historicalcostume #colonialboston #livinghistory #americanrevolution #americanhistory #marriedcouple
Sally and George reunited for a festive night at Harpoon Brewery! #sallyhewes #colonialselfie #18thcenturyfashion #18thcentury #washwoman #laundry #laundress #shoemaker #shoemakerswife #georgieporgie #georgeroberttwelveshewes #harpoontavern #harpoonbrewery #boston #bostonteaparty #huzzah #dinnertheatre #actresslife #livinghistory #historicalcostume #thegreatunwashed #deathtaxeslaundry
'Twas a lovely autumn day on Griffin’s Wharf! #sallyhewes #colonialselfie #livinghistory #18thcentury #18thcenturyfashion #historicalcostume #playingdressup #bestjobever #colonialboston #bostonhistory #burnleyandtrowbridge #washwoman #deathtaxeslaundry #bostonteaparty #bostonteapartyshipsandmuseum #autumn #fallcolors #fallclothes #newenglandfall
"My Last Costume" is the theme for today's @redthreaded #fallforcostume challenge. Technically I've worn other "costumes" (I prefer to call my 18th century wardrobe "clothing") since this pic was taken, and I'm always making garments for other people, but this bedgown is the most recent piece I've made for myself! It's a reproduction fabric from CW. I was particularly drawn to the fact that there are only 2 colors in the print, which would have made it a more affordable textile for a working woman like Sally Hewes. The front edges and sleeve ends are lined in white linen, but the rest is a single layer, making it a comfy, loose, lightweight summer outfit! #historicalcostume #livinghistory #handsewn #cottonprint #reproductionfabric #18thcentury #18thcenturyfashion #washwoman #laundry #laundress #sallyhewes #summerclothes
Today's #fallforcostume challenge by @redthreaded is Precious Metals. This ring is in the family heirloom collection of one of George Robert Twelves Hewes’s descendants. She believes it belonged to George's wife Sally, who I have portayed at work for the last 5 years. Personally, I see the engraved initials as "AH" rather than "SH," which leads me to believe it belonged to Sally's daughter-in-law Anna Hawks Hewes. Still, I got major chills holding it and trying it on when I met up with the descendant in 2015! #sallyhewes #georgeroberttwelveshewes #preciousmetals #goldring #antiquejewelry #familyheirloom #engravedinitials #signetring
Today's @redthreaded #fallforcostume challenge is #18thcentury, which is practically all I ever post about, so here's a collage of previously unshared colonial selfies! #colonialselfie #sallyhewes #18thcenturyfashion #historicalcostume #livinghistory #latergram #colonialamerica #handsewn
Today was the last day at the BTPSM for my partner-in-crime, my work wife, my other teacup. She's moving on to another job and lots of great new things, but it's heartbreaking for both of us to say goodbye to this chapter in our lives. Thank you, @anntheteacup, for being my better professional half. Keep in touch and send cat pics. #atthesignofthetwoteacups #bestfriend #workwife #coworkers #partnerincrime #notgoodbye #annbradlee #sallyhewes #colonialselfie #imnotcryingyourecrying
History's most well-informed washwoman. Just ask her about anything from chamber lye to 18th century English tax law. Photo by @anntheteacup #sallyhewes #deathtaxeslaundry #washwoman #laundry #livinghistory #laundress #thegreatunwashed #handsewn #lowerclass #workingclass #bostonhistory #colonialboston #colonialamerica #americanrevolution #bostonteaparty #bostonteapartyshipsandmuseum #bostonteapartymuseum #bostonharbor #fortpointchannel #boston #lyesoap #washtub #summer #newclothes #reproductionfabric #18thcentury #18thcenturyfashion #historicalcostume #playingdressup #bestjobever
New wash tubs, new bedgown, clean linens, and summer sunshine make a very happy Mrs. Hewes! Photo by @anntheteacup #sallyhewes #deathtaxeslaundry #washwoman #laundry #livinghistory #laundress #thegreatunwashed #handsewn #lowerclass #workingclass #bostonhistory #colonialboston #colonialamerica #americanrevolution #bostonteaparty #bostonteapartyshipsandmuseum #bostonteapartymuseum #bostonharbor #fortpointchannel #boston #lyesoap #washtub #summer #newclothes #reproductionfabric #18thcentury #18thcenturyfashion #historicalcostume #playingdressup #bestjobever
trying out new ways to wear a handkerchief #colonialselfie #sallyhewes #ootd #18thcentury #18thcenturyfashion #historicalcostume #livinghistory #handsewn #accessories #playingdressup
odor removal still life #deathtaxeslaundry #sallyhewes #whitevinegar #laundry #washwoman #odorremoval #bodyodor #smellyarmpits #lifehack #historicalcostume #livinghistory #handsewn #linen #stripes #checks
Today was my 5 year anniversary at the BTPSM! I still can't believe I get paid to do this. #bestjobever #playingdressup #sallyhewes #colonialselfie #historicalcostume #livinghistory #huzzah #bostonteapartyshipsandmuseum #bostonteaparty #imonaboat #boston #bostonhistory #bostonharbor #colonialboston #tourguide
Sally is tired, patriots. Wardrobe at the museum, 2 tours, and final dress tonight! Zzzzzzzz #tired #sleepdeprived #techweek #coffee #sallyhewes #colonialselfie #18thcentury #anachronism #iamletired
From the wealthiest woman in Boston down to an unnamed shoe-shiner, here are the participants of "Talk of the Town" at Boston's Old State House on 3/4/17. Photo by Tim Corbett. #oldstatehouse #bostonhistory #americanhistory #bostonmassacre # #boston #livinghistory #americanrevolution #18thcentury #historicalcostume #historicalinterpreter #historynerd #guerrillatheatre #sallyhewes
My Georgie Porgie <3 "Talk of the Town" at Boston's Old State House on 3/4/17. Photo by Tim Corbett. #sallyhewes #georgeroberttwelveshewes #shoemaker #georgieporgie #hubby #oldstatehouse #bostonhistory #bostonteaparty #americanhistory #bostonmassacre # #boston #livinghistory #americanrevolution #18thcentury #washwoman #thegreatunwashed #deathtaxeslaundry #historicalcostume #historicalinterpreter #historynerd #guerrillatheatre
Sally Hewes, colonial Boston's most well-informed illiterate washwoman. "Talk of the Town" at Boston's Old State House on 3/4/17. Photo by Tim Corbett. #sallyhewes #oldstatehouse #bostonhistory #americanhistory #bostonmassacre #boston #livinghistory #americanrevolution #18thcentury #washwoman #thegreatunwashed #deathtaxeslaundry #historicalcostume #historicalinterpreter #historynerd #guerrillatheatre
Two years ago, our bosses asked us to start a Wardrobe department for the museum while maintaining our roles as actors. We still give tours when we're busy (school-group-a-palooza today), but these days we've been building clothing for new employees, designing special pieces for events, and supervising a whole crew of talented stitchers in our own little studio under our new title, Wardrobe Coordinators. Happy anniversary to my fellow teacup! #atthesignofthetwoteacups #playingdressup #sallyhewes #colonialselfie #18thcenturyfashion #18thcentury #workwife #partnerincrime #bostonteaparty #bostonteapartyshipsandmuseum #linen #checks #matchingoutfits #bestjobever #wardrobe #seamstress #livinghistory #huzzah #handsewn #wardrobecrew #wardrobemistress #costumer
Sally hasn't been on tour much this winter, so yesterday afternoon was the first time she and her dear Georgie Porgie have seen each other! I'm so tickled to have another Hewes on site. Photo by @anntheteacup #sallyhewes #georgeroberttwelveshewes #georgieporgie #bostonteaparty #bostonhistory #bostonteapartyshipsandmuseum #bostonteapartymuseum #brigbeaver #bostonharbor #tourguide #winter #redcloak #bonnet #18thcentury #colonialamerica #historicalcostume #livinghistory #huzzah #newenglandwinter
Your washwoman knows you better than anyone. #thegreatunwashed #sallyhewes #rip #mending #washwoman #laundry #livinghistory #handsewn #workingclass #womenshistorymonth #lowerclass #bostonmassacre #newenglandwinter #bostonhistory #boston #oldstatehouse #wool #laundress
My pigtails weren't exactly appropriate for Sally's surprise tour yesterday, so @anntheteacup gave me enormous hair under a fancy cap. Her secret: a huge roll of unspun wool! #bighair #sallyhewes #colonialselfie #18thcenturyfashion #18thcenturyhair #workselfie #upgrade #pigtails #anachronism #wool #hairstyle #atthesignofthetwoteacups #playingdressup
Visited hubby today! #sallyhewes #georgeroberttwelveshewes #oldsouth #oldsouthmeetinghouse #colonialboston #bostonteaparty #revolutionarywar #maritalbliss #georgieporgie #hubby #shoemakerswife #historicalcostume #livinghistory #tea #18thcenturyfashion
It may not be warm, but at least it's sunny! Drying handkerchiefs on Griffin’s Wharf next to the Brig Beaver. #sallyhewes #washwoman #laundry #laundress #livinghistory #handkerchief #brigbeaver #bostonteaparty #bostonteapartyshipsandmuseum #makehaywhilethesunshines #ship #brig #anchor #18thcentury #november1 #chilly #linedry
This gown always makes me feel like a Hogarth painting. #sallyhewes #colonialselfie #18thcenturyfashion #18thcentury #williamhogarth #rakesprogress #gown #milliner #pinkdress #pink #workingclass #historicalcostume #livinghistory #handsewn #pincushion #ootd #seamstress #costumer
I've learned the hard way (multiple times) that ironing for 6 hours will inevitably lead to a few forearm burns. Mitts to the rescue today! Now if only I had a thin linen pair instead of thick knit wool... #atthesignofthetwoteacups #laundry #laundress #wardrobe #washwoman #sallyhewes #costumeshop #ironing #strangejob #mitts #lifehack
For any of my new living history friends who have only seen me as someone of means (left), here's Sally Hewes, rabble rouser and savior of the great unwashed. #sallyhewes #colonialselfie #18thcenturyfashion #18thcentury #washwoman #laundry #livinghistory #handsewn #upperclass #lowerclass #washwoman #laundress #ladyofleisure #ootd #playingdressup #colonialamerica #historicalcostume #splitpersonality #thegreatunwashed #chintz #wool #gowns
Last night I finished my crimson silk quilted petticoat, so of course I wore it all day and managed to do a social status costume change for evening. #sallyhewes #colonialselfie #18thcenturyfashion #18thcentury #colonialamerica #historicalcostume #livinghistory #handsewn #upperclass #lowerclass #silk #quiltedpetticoat #redsilk #chintz #gown #bonnet #playingdressup #newclothes #seamstress #costumechange
Dressing down the periwinkle gown #sallyhewes #colonialselfie #18thcenturyfashion #mirriorselfie #bathroomselfie #livinghistory #workingclass #lowerclass #washwoman #laundress #thegreatunwashed #ootd #periwinkle #lavendergown #stripes #linen #patternclash
Sally's back in the saddle! Not literally, obviously. The Heweses can't afford a horse. #sallyhewes #colonialselfie #18thcenturyfashion #mirriorselfie #livinghistory #ootd #linen #stripes #yellow #blue #handsewn #backfromvacation
Finished my heart pincushion in time to match it with my new red spotted handkerchief today! #sallyhewes #colonialselfie #paulsandby #18thcentury #18thcenturyfashion #historicalcostume #livinghistory #handsewn #pincushion #gown #apron #bonnet #red #polkadots #workingclass #washwoman #ootd #seamstress
What do you do when you have a new event coming up next month? Make a new gown, of course! And when your new chintz gown isn't class-appropriate for any of your petticoats? Make a new quilted silk petticoat! But why do you insist on making something quilted in the middle of summer? Because you're a fool, Audrey. A fancy, fancy fool. #newproject #sallyhewes #historicalcostume #livinghistory #mantuamaker #handsewing #chintz #silk #quiltedpetticoat #redsilk #silkribbon #cotton #18thcenturyfashion #18thcentury #sewingaddict #gown #petticoat #fancy #newfabric #fabricstash
The ropes are there to keep people from touching our antique 18th century spinning wheel, but we quickly named the corner "Hewes’s Debtor’s Prison." Poor impoverished Sally is stitching away to free George, since he never did manage to pay the tailor for that suit. #sallyhewes #washwoman #georgeroberttwelveshewes #poor #debtorsprison #thegreatunwashed #workingclass #lowerclass #shoemakerswife #colonialamerica #bostonteaparty #bostonhistory #abigailstearoom #spinningwheel #seamstress #dressmaker #historicalcostume #livinghistory #mantuamaker #handsewing #gositinthecorner #18thcenturyfashion #18thcentury #americanrevolution #americanhistory #4thofjuly #indepenceday #foundingmothers #atthesignofthetwoteacups
I'm so lucky to have co-workers who like to swap printed handkerchiefs. New accessories keep style fresh! #sallyhewes #colonialselfie #18thcenturyfashion #mirriorselfie #livinghistory #ootd #accessories #18thcentury #stripes #floral #checks #mixandmatch #historicalcostume #laceup #bestjobever
Ribbons and pearls! Thanks for the birthday jewelry, @anntheteacup! #sallyhewes #colonialselfie #18thcenturyfashion #18thcentury #pearls #pearldrop #earrings #livinghistory #historicalcostume #ribbons #atthesignofthegrayhorse
Someone asked if I was wearing false hips or a bum roll. No, madame. That's just my ass. #hipsdontlie #sallyhewes #colonialselfie #18thcenturyfashion #mirriorselfie #bathroomselfie #bonnet #childbearinghips #livinghistory #historicalcostume #gown #stripes #floral
I need to hurry up and finish my salmon gown so I can start another with this new floral print cotton! #makeallthethings #floral #blockprint #cotton #seamstress #historicalcostume #livinghistory #newfabric #fabricstash #toomanyprojects #18thcentury #dressmaker
Left: my first time putting on a costume at work, 4 years ago today. Right: this afternoon, looking somewhat more put together in my hand-crafted wardrobe. The difference between costume and clothing! #tbt #upgrade #18thcentury #18thcenturyfashion #historicalcostume #livinghistory #huzzah #costumer #seamstress #colonialselfie #sallyhewes #handsewn #ootd #mirriorselfie #americanrevolution #revolutionarywar
Ann and Sally worked hard today. An 11.5 hour shift of ironing, hair dressing, assisting people into 18th century wardrobe, and making quick repairs all for what will end up as a few minutes of a promo shot. Thank god I had this capable woman by my side today! #sallyhewes #hair #18thcentury #pomade #bobbypins #linen #caps
Gotta make sure my big colonial hair looks good for 2016 as well as 1773. #bighair #updo #beehivehair #mirriorselfie #sallyhewes #actresslife #eyebrowgameonpoint #girlswithglasses #anachronism #goodhairday
Sally decided to go for a frolic through the wind and laundry. Ann took some "instant portraits." @anntheteacup #sallyhewes #atthesignofthetwoteacups #playingdressup #yellow #chintz #frolic #colonialselfie #18thcenturyfashion #18thcentury #washwoman #laundry #livinghistory #floral #windyday #historicalcostume #handsewn #embroidery #sunnyday #bestjobever
New blue and white checked linen apron to replace my worn-to-shreds favorite! #sallyhewes #colonialselfie #18thcenturyfashion #18thcentury #linen #gingham #checks #stripes #workingclass #washwoman #handsewn #apron #livinghistory #historicalcostume #newclothes #upgrade
Fitting muslin time! Someone please dare me to give a tour like this. #sallyhewes #colonialselfie #18thcenturyfashion #fittingroom #mockup #crazyhair #crazylady #dressmaker #seamstress #costumer #historicalcostume #anachronism
@audgepodgesg channeling her colonial husband, George Hewes working on stitching down the latchets so ribbons can be used to close the shoes instead of buckles. #sallyhewes #shoes #leather #atthesignofthetwoteacups #shoemaker #cordwainer #georgeroberttwelveshewes