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✨Giveaway time!✨
Burnley & Trowbridge have very kindly put together FOUR spencer kits if you'd like to have a go at one yourself! Kits include:
3 yds. black lightweight wool
2 yds pewter silk taffeta
2 yds stay tape (for the lapels)
1 spool black silk thread
This is an international giveaway and is open to all sewingfolk! To enter, visit: https://gleam.io/competitions/3Nqfwb...
Winners will be drawn at 12 noon EST on Saturday, 19 December 2020. Winners will be contacted privately via email after the drawing.
*UPDATE: All winners have been drawn and contacted privately.*
For a world of historical sewing supply fun, visit https://burnleyandtrowbridge.com/.

Very special thanks to Brian Blythe, Paul Tazewell, Kathy Marshall, Libby Marshall, Gene Mignola, John Kristiansen New York and Tricorne Costumes.
And very important behindthescenes thanks to Sky Switser for organisation wizardry, as always!

MATERIALS USED:
Wool: Burnley & Trowbridge (c. 2 yds)
Silk taffeta lining: Renaissance Fabrics (1 yd)
Velvet: New York Elegant Fabrics (c. 1/2 yd)
Horsehair canvas interlining: Steinlauf & Stoller (c. 1/2 yd)
Linen stay tape: Burnley & Trowbridge (c. 2yds)
Cotton batting for decorative pea stuffing: scraps from the cabbage patch
Black silk thread

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Music:
(All music from epidemicsound.com unless otherwise specified.)
Simple Pleasantries by Arthur Benson
Counting the Days by Cody High
Charmed Encounter by Arthur Benson
Incidental Encounter [stem] by Arthur Benson
Reflections by Borrtex (from Artlist)
Progressive Progress by Howard HarperBarnes
What Might Have Been by Francis Wells
Gentle Waves by Francis Wells
Mise en Abyme by Biba Dupont (from Artist)
Secrets of the Earth by Lama House
A Story Unfolds by Francis Wells
Last Train to Mars by Dan Lebowitz (from YouTube Audio Library)
Silent Approval by Howard HarperBarnes
Cheer Up Bar by Claude Signet
Under Your Wings by David Celeste