The Costume Diva

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.

Monday, April 28, 2008

Fort Frederick 18 Century Market

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I'm still waiting on my sewing stuff to show up, but my husband was really great and packed an outfit for me when I heard about the Fort...
Saturday, April 19, 2008

2008 Costume Planning

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I've been doing some long term thinking about how I would like to add to my costume wardrobe this year and further in the future. Regen...

Regency Underthings

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It's been too long since I've had anything to blog about. It's certainly not because I haven't had an interest in sewing. ...
Saturday, February 17, 2007

Finished Corset

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The corset is all finished! When we left off, I was sewing in boning channels. Here's a picture of me inserting the boning: And next I...
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Friday, February 16, 2007

Saved by Fabric Surplus!

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My regency corset project continues thanks to an extra yard of cotton coutil in my fabric bin. I honestly have no idea where it came from. ...
Wednesday, February 14, 2007

Alterations and Frustrations

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The Regency Corset has been advancing at a fast pace. I tried on the lining one last time and decided that the bust gussets needed to be le...
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Monday, February 12, 2007

Regency Corset

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Wohoo! I'm actually sewing again. I'm making up my Regency Corset (the pattern to the right). I did a careful fitting with the Swedi...
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Sunday, February 11, 2007

New Toys

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My trip to India and Christmas have helped build up my sewing supplies a bit, and I'm off and running again!! Here are a few of my new ...
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Friday, February 09, 2007

Fabric Surplus

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Get ready!! The sewing projects are coming!!! Thanks to my trip to India, I now have all kinds of fabric for new projects. I can't pur...
Saturday, November 04, 2006

Halloween: The Main Event

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lIf you want to read about our Halloween events, please visit the Dave and Melissa blog. I'm mostly just posting pictures of all the lit...
Tuesday, October 10, 2006

Halloween Countdown

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Well, I haven't been posting too much lately because there has been a surprising amount of productivity. I am almost done with my Hallow...
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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.
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