While I haven’t posted in a while on this blog, I have actually had an extremely busy crafting year. I have many projects I haven’t posted (either because I don’t have time or didn’t document […]
Children’s Halloween Costumes Over the Years
Renaissance Faire Fun: Making a Kid’s Knight Costume and a Tudor Kirtle
It’s been a while, but I finally got back into some creative activities. At the time of this project, it was the end of summer, so that means it was Renaissance Faire season in Pittsburgh! […]
Exploring 17th Century Dress: Halloween Witch
I’m alive! And late 🙁 I wanted to get this posted before Halloween but sadly this post is now tragically out of season. However, I did get the project completed in time to go trick […]
How to Reuse Curtains: Historical Dress Adventure – III
Hello! It has been a while. This portion of the project has taken a bit longer than expected (doesn’t it always). That, coupled with some life events such as starting a new job, weddings, vacation […]
How to Reuse Curtains: Historical Dress Adventure – II
Back again to continue my robe a la francaise project, aka: how to reuse curtains (ugly curtains). In my last post, I went over hand sewing and embroidering an 18th century shift and pocket. This […]
How to Reuse Curtains: Historical Dress Adventure – I
Introduction: Attempting an 18th century gown Welcome back 🙂 I’m kicking off a series describing how to reuse curtains (perhaps even ugly curtains). For many years, I have been interested in historical dress. It probably […]