Laura J. Parker 

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    • Bright Star - 2019
    • Cabaret - 2019
    • Men on Boats - 2018
    • The 39 Steps - 2018
    • The Rainmaker - 2018
    • Hairspray - 2018
    • Nunsense - 2018
    • Beowulf: Lord of the Bros - 2017
    • The Mystery of Love and Sex - 2017
    • King Lear - 2017
    • Hay Fever - 2017
    • The Secret Garden - 2017
    • The Night Alive - 2017
    • Something's Afoot - 2016
    • Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde - 2016
    • Gross Indecency - 2016
    • Macbeth - 2015
    • Born Yesterday - 2015
    • Fiddler on the Roof - 2015
    • Around the World in 80 Days - 2014
    • Much Ado About Nothing - 2014
    • Spring Awakening - 2014
    • The Mystery of Edwin Drood - 2013
    • Into the Woods - 2013
    • Godspell - 2012
    • Circle Mirror Transformation - 2012
    • Arabian Nights - 2012
    • Cabaret (WPU) - 2012
    • These Shining Lives - 2011
    • Brighton Beach Memoirs - 2011
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    1570's English Fitted Gown
    laurajparker
    • Nov 18, 2018
    • 1 min

    1570's English Fitted Gown

    Inspired by the 1574 De Heere images, and The Tudor Tailor. This gown is constructed of a dark teal/black wool twill, lined in yellow...
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    Late 16th c. Petticoat Bodies
    laurajparker
    • Sep 21, 2018
    • 3 min

    Late 16th c. Petticoat Bodies

    Modern research in 16th c. European fashion has made some really fantastic leaps forward over the past few years - including the...
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    16th c. Redwork Embroidered Waistcoat
    laurajparker
    • Jun 23, 2018
    • 1 min

    16th c. Redwork Embroidered Waistcoat

    Self drafted pattern, based off of The Tudor Tailor. Machine embroidered silk taffeta, linen canvas interlining, and linen lining. ...
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    16th c. Woolen Waistcoat
    laurajparker
    • Nov 19, 2014
    • 1 min

    16th c. Woolen Waistcoat

    Late 16th c. English Waistcoat, done in a lightly fulled wool flannel with silk lining.  Partially machine sewn, with hand-sewn finishing....
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    16th c. Pair of Bodies
    laurajparker
    • Apr 20, 2014
    • 1 min

    16th c. Pair of Bodies

    16th c. pair of bodies, done in sage green herringbone linen, interlined in coutil, and lined in white linen.  Edged in a darker green...
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    16th c. Embroidered Silk Waistcoat
    laurajparker
    • Feb 24, 2014
    • 1 min

    16th c. Embroidered Silk Waistcoat

    This piece was created as a proof-of-concept piece to test out the pattern for the redwork silk waistcoat. Done in machine-embroidered...
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    16th c. Embroidered Blackwork Coif
    laurajparker
    • Apr 22, 2013
    • 2 min

    16th c. Embroidered Blackwork Coif

    The Pattern:  Embroidered coifs were popular in England in the 16th and early 17th centuries – and it was common for women to purchase...
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