Eva's historical costuming blog

 I HAVE been sewing the last motnhs, but I have been too busy with my paid work - mainly recording lectures on fashion history for a course ...

 My SCA barony Gotvik , and I, arranged a picnic for newcomers and old hands, and everybody else, last Saturday. You can never be sure about...

Camping events always makes you inspired to make more stuff for your medieval camp. And I have now made a bench cushion.  In 2001, when I ma...

 So, after much thinking, I decided just before I went to Double Wars, to ask my friend Alfhild de Foxley if she wanted to be my apprentice...

 Since a couple of years I have realized that I am not satisfied with making one dress inspired by this wonderful 1330s illumination from Ge...

 Since it was Double Wars last week I finally got to meet my apprentice Branna - more known as Linda from Handcrafted History  in the physi...

A year ago, or so, my friend Caroline and I bought a bunch of used saris on eBay. I made "modern" clothing from one of them, and I...