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Keepsakes for the next generation!
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Over 200 Authentic Patterns sewn using authentic methods.
Only fine fabrics and supplies used.
Original detail - Quality workmanship
plus sizes available
All new and revised pattern directions. Harriet's Then and Now ©
A Civil War 'how to' magazine is now available
For information on contacting Harriet's TCS, LLC,
please see our contact section, or you can also
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About Harriet
Harriet A. Engler studied costume history
& design in the graduate program @ the U. of WI; Milw. campus
from 1985~1987. Prior to that; she was self-taught, gaining access to museum
collections and researching through written documentation. Combining this
with an art, drafting & sewing background she founded her business
in 1975.
During this period she attended costume
workshops sponsored by museums in the US & Canada. Winning several
regional & national competitions led to judging them as early as 1978.
She wrote & presented a paper, From Original to Pattern to Reproduction,
the Process, to the Costume Society of America. In addition to numerous
costume history presentations nationwide & at the British Embassy,
she’s instructed Stuhr Museum staff on pattern drafting & draping and
taught Men’s 19th C. Tailoring @ the west coast’s Costume College, Newport
Beach, CA.
Her reproductions may be seen at and patterns
have been used by museums & NHS worldwide. A few clients are:
Arlington House NHS (McLean, VA), Harper’s Ferry NHS, Allegheny Portage
RR NHS (Johnstown, PA), Staten Is. Hist.Soc; Edison Foundation, Carghill
Foundation (NYC), Quartermaster Museum NHS (Ft. Lee, VA), Lincoln Home
NHS (Springfield, IL), DAR (Washington, DC), Ft. Glanville Hist. Site (South
Australia), Confederate Hist. Assn. of Belgium, Club Confedere de France,
Ontario Museum Assn; Parks Canada, Independence NHS (Philadelphia,
PA), Dearborn (MI) Hist. Soc.; Old Bethpage (NY) Restoration, Rutger’s
U; Florida DNR, Museum of FL History, KY ED. TV, Staten Is. Richmondtown
Restoration, Montgomery Co. (MD) Hist. Soc; Forts Bliss (TX), Davis (TX),
Scott NHS (KS), Larned (KS), Laramie NHS (WY), Bents Fort (La Junta, CO),
KS State Hist. Soc; Truman Museum (MO), Heritage Museum (MO), Manassas
City Museum, Sherwood Forest Plantation (Pres. John Tyler Home) James City,
VA; Milw. Co. Museum, Old World WI~WI. Hist. Soc; Cheyenne Frontier Park,
Museum of American Presidents & Hupps Hill Teaching Museum(Strasburg,
VA), Belle Boyd Museum (Martinsburg, WV), Peebles Is. Hist. Site (NY),
Fulton Mansion (Austin, TX) & Jefferson Courthouse (Dandridge, TN).
Sculptor-Doyle Glass & artists-Don Stivers & Keith Rocco.
Other reproductions: made for Warner Bros.,
Mario Van Peebles, Steven Spielburg & Turner Productions, Canadian
Independent TV; ABC, PBS, Freddie Field’s Productions, Sam Zarcoff and
K & P Productions. Movie, TV & Live Theatrical credits include:
North & South I & II, Glory, Posse, Class of ‘61, A Traitor in
My House, A Special Friendship, Champagne Charlie, Major League I, John
Wilkes Booth, Amistad, Amadeus, Henry IV, Me & Jezebel, Dangerous Liaisons,
Lost in Yonkers, Nunsence, the Passion of Dracula, Other People’s Money
& A Christmas Carol, Greater Tuna, Tom Jones and Dr. Jekyll & Miss
Hyde & Legacy (1998 Fall television season). In
May of 2006, Harriet decided to join the ranks of the "semi-retired" and
concentrate on her sewing patterns only. She began selling off her inventory
of custom-made period reproductions and all of her rental inventory. Anyone
interested in items seen as "gently used" rentals, please contact Harriet by
email. Contact
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