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The Tailorette Quality American-made historical dresses created in the private studio of The Tailorette.

Specializing in the Jane Austen and 18th century eras for reenactments, cosplay events, theatrical productions, historical festivals or simply to suit your fancy.

A little photography this week preparing to celebrate costume month… and catching up on all those dresses I made while I...
05/10/2024

A little photography this week preparing to celebrate costume month… and catching up on all those dresses I made while I was pregnant. This dress is for sale in my Etsy shop (link in profile).

Time to wrap up the wedding projects! So much going on with being a mom and showing up in the sewing room. Kids always c...
03/09/2024

Time to wrap up the wedding projects! So much going on with being a mom and showing up in the sewing room. Kids always come first before my work, but when the moment is free, I want my kids to see me working with my hands and being a producer, not a consumer. I remember my mother always doing something with her hands, but she was always there for us too. I want the same thing for my kids. 🤍 It also keeps us out of trouble to have some kind of goal, even if it’s small. 😉

We moved and we had to remodel my sewing room before I could use it!
02/09/2024

We moved and we had to remodel my sewing room before I could use it!

I have my new sewing room set up (again!).

Fitting day. This is going to be a fun one. This time it’s in person from out of state. Stay tuned!
03/08/2024

Fitting day. This is going to be a fun one. This time it’s in person from out of state. Stay tuned!

A few principles I use when I'm designing a dress (or anything creative!). Making a neat and impressive garment requires...
11/03/2024

A few principles I use when I'm designing a dress (or anything creative!). Making a neat and impressive garment requires training the artistic eye. It's an art project, really!

Want to up the quality of your sewing but don't know where to start? Here I give some tips on how to make your sewing look professional. Etsy Shop:https://ww...

So fun to see a recreation from my studio being worn by this beautiful bride. Mia sent me her mothers wedding dress to b...
01/06/2023

So fun to see a recreation from my studio being worn by this beautiful bride. Mia sent me her mothers wedding dress to be transformed into a modern day style.

You can see the pure joy on their wedding day in these photos. Mia, you were such a sweet customer to work with. I’d take a project like that any day. 🥰

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This project was very enlightening. For however many years I’ve been sewing, I’ve held back on taking the leap and using...
29/05/2023

This project was very enlightening. For however many years I’ve been sewing, I’ve held back on taking the leap and using no patterns. This project is pattern free. The idea was to recreate Jackie Kennedy’s wedding dress made by Anne Lowe, but with a civil war flare.

To see details on how I made this, hop on over to my YouTube!

Altered a bridesmaid dress to fit 🤰🏼 Swipe all the way 👉🏼 to see the before. 🤗 video was posted on my YouTube channel (s...
20/06/2022

Altered a bridesmaid dress to fit 🤰🏼 Swipe all the way 👉🏼 to see the before. 🤗 video was posted on my YouTube channel (see link in profile)!

Current project. This one piece took me a whole day to accomplish. 😬 things worth having are worth waiting for with pati...
21/04/2022

Current project. This one piece took me a whole day to accomplish. 😬 things worth having are worth waiting for with patience. The fast and easy way will show in one way or another.

Preggo and still sewing. Wrapping up this next week and a half with lots of filming. Making enough videos to upload for ...
16/04/2022

Preggo and still sewing. Wrapping up this next week and a half with lots of filming. Making enough videos to upload for when the baby arrives so I can take a break 😁👍🏼 next up is a video on transforming a mother’s dress for a customer to be her wedding gown. 👰🏼

When you have an idea and you realize you don’t need a pattern to make it. This video is posted on my YT on how I made t...
02/04/2022

When you have an idea and you realize you don’t need a pattern to make it. This video is posted on my YT on how I made this pattern. I’m not the mathematical type so I draft patterns the right brain way 👉🏼🧠 Anyone else like that out there? 🙋🏼‍♀️

I’m super duper excited about this project! It was one of those days where I didn’t want to stay in the box and do the s...
12/03/2022

I’m super duper excited about this project! It was one of those days where I didn’t want to stay in the box and do the same thing over again. And wow, how rewarding is it to finally have a project that I designed from scratch but didn’t mess up on and take the whole thing apart 😆

Uploaded to YouTube today. How to create what you like without having the exact pattern of what you want to create. No n...
05/02/2022

Uploaded to YouTube today. How to create what you like without having the exact pattern of what you want to create. No need to understand pattern drafting to make beautiful dresses and garments. 👗

A new project going to be released in pieces. Focusing on helping my subscribers learn more techniques through my projec...
02/02/2022

A new project going to be released in pieces. Focusing on helping my subscribers learn more techniques through my projects 🤗

It’s the first month of 2022 so I figured I’d clean my closet out. Time for some new projects to come through my studio ...
15/01/2022

It’s the first month of 2022 so I figured I’d clean my closet out. Time for some new projects to come through my studio this year! Feel free to leave some ideas in the comment section on what you’d like to see coming through my channel. I’m in the planning stage and need some new ideas 💡 Plus some new news is on my newly posted video on YT 😁

Project finished ✅ super duper excited about how this turned out! Sometimes you just have to pull some fabrics from the ...
18/12/2021

Project finished ✅ super duper excited about how this turned out! Sometimes you just have to pull some fabrics from the shelf on a whim and give it a whack. Loving these two colors! Video posted on my YouTube 🤗

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The Tailorette’s Story

Hello! My name is Cassaundra, also known as, The Tailorette. How that name came to be was a process and it all started in those mid-teen years.

During my early High School days, I spent the majority of my free time learning how to sew. It was a way to create without limitations, but not a job. On the other hand, my sister wanted to make extra money so she decided to sew a Jane Austen dress to sell on Etsy. The first dress was snatched up in an instant, and after that, many inquiries started flooding in. However, she did not enjoy the art of sewing, so I hopped on board to help out. Eventually, she handed the business to me since I enjoyed the sewing work and had a motivation to improve the aesthetics of the dresses. This is when the regency saree dress came into being.

At the time, the shop was named “Garland of Grace”. It was a side job and something I did for fun while making a small profit. I decided to slowly grow to a point where it would a full-time job. That is when “The Tailorette” was born. Before I had a reputation, I wanted to change it to something that represented me as the owner. My parents gave me a large room in the house to have as my own undisturbed space to focus. On the side I did a lot of bridal and formal alterations to carry me through as well. Eventually, orders and alterations continued to come through, but my home sewing machine started to burn out with the heavy duty work. That is when I purchased my first industrial Juki. This was a milestone because I could finish projects faster and more efficiently without hiccups.

It’s been a long road and this business has grown along with me as a person. Many thanks to my family who are my biggest supporters in rooting for me along the way and giving me honest criticism over the years. I am so excited to continue improving to maintain quality unique costumes for my customers!