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Category: Lord of the Rings

— Costumes, Fantasy Costumes, Lord of the Rings —

Return to Middle Earth: An Elven Gown of Twilight Velvet

December 3, 2017
Gold bullion trim close up

Continuing my habit of making surprise costumes for friends, I bought the fabric for this elven gown a month after I got married in 2014. It was listed as “Twilight Navy Crinkle Velvet” a name that can’t get more elven.… Read More Return to Middle Earth: An Elven Gown of Twilight Velvet

— Costumes, Fantasy Costumes, Lord of the Rings —

Aqua Blue Elf Gown Work in Progress

May 9, 2014

We all have wip projects somewhere in the back of the closet. In my case I’ve been working on this Lord of the Rings inspired elf gown for the past three years (at least) using fabric I’ve had in my stash for almost nine years. But the end is near! I have some bead work… Read More Aqua Blue Elf Gown Work in Progress

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

Other Costume Sites of Interest

  • A Stitch in Time
  • American Dutchess
  • Costume Diaries
  • Demode Couture
  • E. Embroidery
  • Extreme Costuming
  • Fancy Miscellany
  • Festive Attyre
  • 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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