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Historical Costumes and Clothing

Category: Accessories

— 16th Century, Accessories, Costumes, Jewelry —

16th Century Brass Pins

February 26, 2018
Brass pins after polishing

For Christmas, I got myself a butane-fueled jewelry torch along with brass wire of various gauges, gold colored hard solder, and other accouterments. I have several projects planned but for now, I need lots of practice with the torch. Brass pins are just the right amount of fiddleyness for a beginners project and each time I’ve made some I’ve… Read More 16th Century Brass Pins

— 16th Century, Accessories, Costumes, Elizabethan, Tutorials —

16th Century Shoe Hack: Painting Shoes

July 7, 2017
Shoe Detail Elizabeth_I_of_England_Hardwick_1592

A month ago a Facebook post on Elizabethan Costume showed me some inexpensive* shoes (non-affiliated link)  that looked very similar to cutwork shoes found in period. The price was right, but they came in only one color: white. I ordered 2 pairs, not seeing the FB thread till much later about sizing up (and again if you… Read More 16th Century Shoe Hack: Painting Shoes

— 16th Century, Accessories, Costumes, Elizabethan, Hand Sewn —

Hand Sewn Red Linen Hose

June 15, 2017
manuscript-man-putting-on-stockings

This week I unearthed some unfinished projects while “Cleaning” aka where did I put my photo box? How could it have vanished? I’ve looked in that box three times now and I’m running out of places it could be. That is the problem when I clean, I put things in a safe place and never find… Read More Hand Sewn Red Linen Hose

— Accessories, Costumes, Elizabethan, Research, Things for the Shop —

16th Century Pocket Prototype

April 28, 2017

    Based on a few different museum pieces I did a mock-up/prototype for a 16th-century pocket. These were worn under skirts, much like their 18th-century descendants. This is version 1, which I made a little roomier for our modern day needs. It will fit a phone, money and other often necessary items. It is all… Read More 16th Century Pocket Prototype

— 16th Century, Accessories, Costumes, Elizabethan, Ruffs —

Work in Progress Shots of a Very Fine Ruff

October 18, 2016
— Accessories —

Dress pins made from jewelry findings

May 12, 2014

I’m finishing up the bright red wool kirtle and this time around I need some dress pins to keep the sleeves on. I remembered Catrin’s pin making tutorial but knew I didn’t have the right gauge wire on hand, but I did have some decorative head pins left over from making the  green tudor gown. I followed the… Read More Dress pins made from jewelry findings

Current Projects

Embroidered Glove Cuffs
Embroidered Glove Cuffs
17th Century Stomacher Project
17th Century Stomacher Project
Black taffeta basted in place
Black Silk Taffeta Kirtle

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  • Garb for Guys
  • Mode Historique
  • Realm of Venus
  • Renaissance Tailor
  • Sarah A Bendall a blog about “deforme’d fashions from a Phd researcher
  • Sempstress
  • Sewing blog of Lady Madylyne Taylor of Bryn Gwla
  • Sweet Threads Dude!
  • The Elizabethan Costume Page
  • The Radclyffe
  • The Whipstitch Costumes
  • Untudored Garb
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