Eva's historical costuming blog

I think that I cut out, and started on this dress in 2002. But it might be as early as 1999 or 2000. It is sewn together, it is not hemmed, ...

 Yes, indeed: another old gown getting its page. Though not as old as my husband's outfit that I just posted about. That one was from 20...

 I am on a roll! Three updates in as many days! Anyway, while looking through my categories of costumes in the left panel I realised how man...

 While the focus of this blog is historical costuming, I have the last five years branched out into som fantasy comstuming. They all (or mos...

 Or violet, if we're being period her, because it is not what they thought of as purple. Yes, today hubby and I went down to the basemen...

I don't do much 16th century these days, and when I do I rarely wear them.  I did, however make a fantasy Venetian gown from synthetic t...

 I got busy moving around thigns in our flat, plus visting my sister and her family on Friday, and my mum on Saturday, but here, finally, ar...