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I Reorganized All My Fabric (And Why You Might Want to Do the Same)

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There comes a point in every sewist's life when the fabric stash becomes unmanageable. For me, that moment arrived amid what can only be described as a perfect storm of chaos—economic uncertainty, political turmoil, and the sobering realization that my child would soon be a high-schooler (cue existential crisis). When life feels completely out of […]

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Changes

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Soooo…. It’s been a while since I’ve seriously updated this blog. I feel like I’ve been present for several iterations of historical costuming online spaces. Obviously I’m doing the YouTube thing now, and back when blogs were The Thing I had this. And then before that, I had a LiveJournal (anyone remember Dress Diaries? God

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Lucet Cords (three and a half ways!)

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Tutorial Time-Stamps Basic Cord (turned): 00:03:18 Basic Cord (wrapped): 00:05:19 Beaded Cord: 00:08:35 Two-Color Flat Cord: 00:17:00 Two Color Round Cord: 00:25:45 IN WHICH our intrepid recreatirix walks through how to make lucet cords a few different ways. I’ll cover making the basic cord (both turning the lucet and keeping it stable), making a beaded

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“Viking” Coat: Historically Adequate Norse Outerwear

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IN WHICH our intrepid recreatirix finishes her historically adequate “Viking” coat project, and is wayyy too pleased with it and also herself. It’s honestly hard to know what a femenine Viking coat might have looked like: there’s very little archeological evidence that points in any direction. The best we can do is speculate. Come join

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Tudor Witch: A Historically Inspired Halloween Costume

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IN WHICH our intrepid recreatrix drops the video a day late (but on Halloween!) and unleashed her (not-so) inner Goth just in time for the holiday. This video also is a documentation of the creation of my entry for Mathew Gnagy’s Spooky Historically-Inspired Costume Contest. Come join me and see what works, what doesn’t, and

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