Laurence Côté
@lauriestitchery.bsky.social
Laurie's Stitchery embodies the need for individual tailoring and design. Creating historically-inspired, queer-minded, every-day clothing for every body and gender. Based in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
A beautiful week begins with some wedding dress embroidery! Tulips for an April bride 💐🌷
December 9, 2025 at 6:04 PM
A beautiful week begins with some wedding dress embroidery! Tulips for an April bride 💐🌷
The Saint John’s Wort is embroidered onto the cape! I’d like some gold seed beads to finish the flower centres. Next, blueberries.
September 18, 2025 at 1:01 AM
The Saint John’s Wort is embroidered onto the cape! I’d like some gold seed beads to finish the flower centres. Next, blueberries.
Wedding dress sewing week! Already at the silk chiffron overlay pleats. Pinned onto a charmeuse silk corselet-style bodice with floating circle skirts.
August 16, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Wedding dress sewing week! Already at the silk chiffron overlay pleats. Pinned onto a charmeuse silk corselet-style bodice with floating circle skirts.
Haven't felt great yesterday, but this weekend's progress on the wedding doublet has been great! The shoulder wings have been handsewn to the shoulder, all edges prick-stitched. Now it just needs an extender panel at the front and the lining to be draped on.
March 18, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Haven't felt great yesterday, but this weekend's progress on the wedding doublet has been great! The shoulder wings have been handsewn to the shoulder, all edges prick-stitched. Now it just needs an extender panel at the front and the lining to be draped on.
My wedding doublet's tailoring progress. The tweed wool is bought from "From The Mills", a textiles family business born in Yorkshire.
It is a quality wool ideal for suits! An entire weekend of pad stitching and assembling is my idea of a good time!
It is a quality wool ideal for suits! An entire weekend of pad stitching and assembling is my idea of a good time!
February 24, 2025 at 4:41 PM
My wedding doublet's tailoring progress. The tweed wool is bought from "From The Mills", a textiles family business born in Yorkshire.
It is a quality wool ideal for suits! An entire weekend of pad stitching and assembling is my idea of a good time!
It is a quality wool ideal for suits! An entire weekend of pad stitching and assembling is my idea of a good time!
The mockup for the doublet is complete, onto the capelet draft
February 20, 2025 at 3:09 PM
The mockup for the doublet is complete, onto the capelet draft
Progress on the wedding outfit: sketch done, shirt mockup done, doublet design in the works
February 16, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Progress on the wedding outfit: sketch done, shirt mockup done, doublet design in the works
The only math that makes sense to me! Pattern-drafting always brings me joy. Currently working on my wedding clothes!
February 11, 2025 at 3:04 PM
The only math that makes sense to me! Pattern-drafting always brings me joy. Currently working on my wedding clothes!
July 2023
A late Victorian single-breasted waistcoat drafted from R.I Davis's "Men's Garments 1830-1900" 2nd edition. Made from woven brocade and satin, the higher button breaking point allows for the illusion of a square shoulder frame, and actually makes your body upkeep a good posture!
A late Victorian single-breasted waistcoat drafted from R.I Davis's "Men's Garments 1830-1900" 2nd edition. Made from woven brocade and satin, the higher button breaking point allows for the illusion of a square shoulder frame, and actually makes your body upkeep a good posture!
January 31, 2025 at 3:55 PM
July 2023
A late Victorian single-breasted waistcoat drafted from R.I Davis's "Men's Garments 1830-1900" 2nd edition. Made from woven brocade and satin, the higher button breaking point allows for the illusion of a square shoulder frame, and actually makes your body upkeep a good posture!
A late Victorian single-breasted waistcoat drafted from R.I Davis's "Men's Garments 1830-1900" 2nd edition. Made from woven brocade and satin, the higher button breaking point allows for the illusion of a square shoulder frame, and actually makes your body upkeep a good posture!
April 2023 - A reproduction of Maude Adams's costume as the Duke of Reichstadt in L'Aiglon (1900). Button-fly trousers, waistcoat, and Carrick coat made of 100% wool, poet's shirt made of linen cotton blend, and embroidery on bracers from Darcy Clothing.
January 31, 2025 at 3:39 PM
April 2023 - A reproduction of Maude Adams's costume as the Duke of Reichstadt in L'Aiglon (1900). Button-fly trousers, waistcoat, and Carrick coat made of 100% wool, poet's shirt made of linen cotton blend, and embroidery on bracers from Darcy Clothing.