Okay, I'm re-engaging with the sewing after a bit of illness. For a while there, I was convinced that I would have nothing to bring with me to Costume Con, and was considering dropping out of the one competition I'm enrolled it. But NOW....
...I started wanting to sew again last Wednesday. I fit the bodice toile Wednesday night, cut out the pattern on Thursday night, and I've almost got the basic gown assembled. Then, there will still be finishing details, trim, and three accessory garment pieces that need to go with it. Still, I'm feeling very pleased that I will have something to compete with.
Otherwise, I'm going to be selecting costumes to wear to Costume Con, I've signed up for the Victorian hairpieces workshop, and I'm going to be a model for one of Simplicity's news patterns! I"m definitely looking forward to Costume Con, and all the fun I'm going to have!
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The Costume Journal is dedicated to my adoration of luscious silks, bundles of historical patterns, sewing projects, and every costumed event that has ever given me an excuse to make a new outfit from a by-gone era.
About Me
- Costume Diva
- After seeing the Opera of Leningrad's costumes when I was 9, and a visit to the Musee de la Mode et de la Costume when I was 10, I was hooked. My sewing and historical clothing education have been through reading alone. I have a busy full-time career that has nothing to do with costuming - historical costuming is my creative outlet.
Commissions
I gladly accept commissions for period historical clothes. I will do my best to work with your budget. All requests will receive a free project proposal. Contact me through thecostumediva@gmail.com. I look forward to working with you and designing the outfit of your dreams.
Costume Closet
- 1 - Completed Project Gallery (25)
- 1740's Riding Habit (1)
- 1783 Chemise a la Reine (4)
- 18 Century Curacao (2)
- 18 Century Undergarments (5)
- 18th Century Stays (6)
- 18th Century Striped Robe Anglaise (2)
- Accessories (6)
- Bustle dress (1)
- Civil War Ballgown (14)
- Civil War Day Dress (6)
- Civil War Day Dress 2 (1)
- Civil War Undergarments (6)
- Fabric Stock (4)
- Future Projects (13)
- Halloween Fun (21)
- Misc. (8)
- Regency Ballgown (5)
- Regency Spencer (1)
- Regency Undergarments (9)
- Robe Francaise (11)
- Tudor Gown (4)
- Tudor Gown; 1 - Completed Project Gallery (1)
- Tudor Undergarments (2)
Posts
Research Links
The Costume bookshelf
- Corsets and Crinolines, Norah Waugh
- Corsets: Historical Patterns & Techniques, Jill Salen
- Dangerous Liaisons: Fashion and Furniture in the 18th century, Harold Koda
- Historial Fashion in Detail, Avril Hart
- Nineteenth Century Fashion in Detail, Lucy Johnston
- Pattern of Fashion 4, Janet Arnold
- Patterns of Fahion: 1660-1860, Janet Arnold
- Patterns of Fashion: 1560-1620, Janet Arnold
- Patterns of Fashion: 1860-1940, Janet Arnold
- The Cut of Women's Clothes: 1600-1930, Norah Waugh
- The Tudor Tailor, Ninya Mikhaila
- Tudor Costume and Fashion, Herbert Norris
2 comments:
it was so nice to meet you at Costume Con - i can't wait to see your pics from this weekend - Marietta (simplicity and the wicked witch)
It was great meeting you too!! If you haven't found it yet, search for simplicity and costume con on you tube. There's a video of us up on the internet (eip!)
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