Costuming is NOT my art. When I give myself time I can turn out some nice clothes, but because I’m bored I don’t give it the time it needs. And then I’m always thinking about what doesn’t fit quite right, and how I would do it differently, and how I’ve worn this dress into the GROUND and it’s pretty well time to replace it! *sigh*

Sometimes I think ( Read more... )

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Since today is just 2 weeks before 12th Night, of course this is the time to actually start sewing the garb. *rolls eyes at self*

The plan today is to cut out the bliaut pieces. A reminder that I’m using “bliaut” in its sense of a court gown that was probably made of silk. ( Read more... )

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Fabric stash, I mean. How is it that I have gobs of fabric and can’t figure out a single thing to do with any of it?

All right, I exaggerate. But right now I have a dining chair piled high with fabric. I am trying to decipher what fabric and design will go best for upcoming ( Read more... )

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Originally published at Caitlin's Crossroad. You can comment here or there.

The below dates are from 2006. Nowadays I do Anglo Saxon garb from 11th century Northumbria, but I also have a large body of work from Elizabethan England.

Oct. 26
I am in fact cheating here, because I’ve done a lot of work and didn’t write down what I did. Good one ( Read more... )