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Anglo Saxon kit
Early medieval styles and clothing is very often thought to be dull, coarse and unattractive – a sort of a potato sack with a girdle. The stereotype might not be far from the truth as far as...
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12th Century Dress – the Bliaut
Mention a medieval dress to someone and the odds are the image they have in mind is a loose frock with long sleeves. Type ‘medieval’ into Google, eBay or etsy – and modern L.A.R.P and hand-fasting...
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1785 Riding Habit
I have always admired the simple elegance of 18th and 19th century riding habits. They were practical, sturdy garments but with undeniable air of sophistication and grandeur. Especially the 18th...
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The Mermaids shoots
You book a short holiday in Wales, on the Pembrokeshire coast – and within seconds of imagining the wild beaches and rocky formations you have an idea – the place is a perfect scenery for a mermaid...
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Tudor Kirtle and Gown
How to Make a Tudor Kirtle and a Gown a bit of a warning – this post is a rehash of the article i wrote some years ago and includes old photos etc – so the photo quality is not the best, alas....
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Yellow frock shoot – 18th century bridal style!
Well, if your hubby is an eager photography enthusiast, I suppose one has to suffer for it… So when Lucas was in need of a model to practice new lighting/exposure/new gadget/ ( insert a suitable...
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Hanseatic King’s Lynn festivities
1475 – The Hanse House in King’s Lynn is build, following the treaty of Utrecht granting Die Hanse privilages and making King’s Lynn one of the Hanseatic trade towns. To celebrate the event, we...
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How to make a kirtle and a Burgundian gown
This article was previously published on Your Wardrobe Unlock’d site - but now I am able to make it available here. it is not the newest piece I have written, but some basics remain the same, so...
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Middle class, middle century – 1650-60 bodice and Blickling Hall Spring Faire
Another event and and yet again I had to refresh my wardrobe – this time just augmenting my mid 17th century stuff. We were hired to provide interpreting services at a multi-period event at...
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The Widow and the Bride – 1910 corset and a modern sheer
Well, since I had the 1914 mourning dress sorted, I also needed proper underwear. I have never been particularly fond of the WWI fashions, but since we are getting more and more bookings for that...
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WWI corsetry photoshoot
Well, once I started with the teens corset, there was no stopping me, I was on the roll ( the blog on how it was made can be found here). I loved mine so much, I made 5 more over the next few days,...
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Mid-Victorian corset project – and pattern review
a few months ago I got some fantastic check wool that just screams 1860 or whereabouts, so I knew I would need to make the undergarments first. So using our usual Stitch and Bitch session with Sew...
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1885 day gown – stock item
Since after the WWI corsetry shoot we still had the set living in the garage, I decide to use the opportunity to snap a few atmospheric shots of a circa 1885 day dress in cotton from our stock.-a...
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How to make a Victorian cage bustle
AS promised, another of my articles – this time on making bustles! enjoy! The underwear we are dealing with in this article was created to go with my Victorian wedding gown (more articles on...
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Katherine of Aragon gown 2014
Since I was to be back in Peterborough this June, representing this much beloved queen, I needed a new frock. I have been their Katherine for the last 3 years or so ( more of that here), and my kit...
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Looking the Part 1: Undergarments
A damsel in this dress:a few new notes and photos added! Originally posted on A Damsel in This Dress: OK, so I have been in the business for a while. I have been re-enacting even longer – my first...
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How to make a Victorian flounced Petticoat
In this article we willcover the construction of a typical late Victorian petticoat with back flounces. We will also discuss the steampunk version of the traditional petticoat – and how to get 3...
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Heritage Festival Peterborough 2014
You have seen the gown and how it was made ( and how much it cost..) in the previous post ( for those who missed it – it is here), and as promised, we have some pictures from the event for you:__...
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1810 Riding Habit
1810 Riding habit. Today we are looking at yet anothern of my favourites, a Regency riding habit, closely based on the exhibit from the Kyoto Costume Institute ( if you have the book, it is on...
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1885 Riding Habit – tutorial
One of the articles ( well, two in one, actually) I originally wrote for Your Wardrobe Unlock’d – It is a long and a detailed tutorial, hopefully targeted at folks who would like to make their own...
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