Eva's historical costuming blog

 The page about my folk costume has now been updated with info about, and photos of, the new bodice, and some new photos of the older piece...

 Unfortunately both bodices that I made for my folk costume  have shrunk in the closet ;) This summer I inserted panels at the side of my ne...

 While working on a lecture about my folk costume and the studies I have done of rural manners of dress in that area i realized that I never...

 I have made a new apron for my folk costume, and I have updated the page for it so much that it is virtually a whole new page . Now it also...

 Since I took in my old c. 1805 stays from 2006 t wo years ago when I lost so much weight I didn't have any that fit me now that I have ...

Costuming year in review 4 - my biggest regret: Taking in this one so much, because I have gained back some of the weight that I lost (mos...

I had hoped that it would be enough to take in the bodice of this gown only in the sides, and not have to unpick the gold trim and all the f...

Costume , with my latest article! *bounce* bounce* I also got a hat in the mail It will probably be remade heavily.

If you have a folk costume, Midsummer eve in Sweden is the traditional day to wear it. Which meant that I spent last week taking in the bodi...

...I defended my PhD dissertation Kläderna och människan i medeltidens Sverige och Norge (clothing and the individual in medieval Sweden an...

So, at Double Wars I am going to give a class on renaissance knitted garments:  waistcoats, sleeves, stockings, hats and mittens. I am of c...

Going through som of the newer the images on Livinghistory.dk  yesterday I found another example of a lower class woman's costume with a...

Lorenzo Magalotti was an Italian philosopher, diplomat, author and poet who in 1674 was sent on a mission to Sweden by Cosimo III, Great Du...

It took quite a few hours to write, but now anyone interested in this costume, or in Swedish women's dress in the 16th century in genera...

Well, I did all three changes, while having a friend over for tea, later dinner, and Elizabeth R on DVD. It does look better and I can live...

So, I finished the dress today. But I'm not totally happy with it. The things that I don't like are: * The bodice is too high in t...