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Bio Engineer turned (hopeful) textile conservator
14th Century, 16th century, Research, Sheeeeeeps!, Spinning

Blah Blah Black Sheep

July 24, 2020July 24, 2020by notanothercostumingblog2 Comments on Blah Blah Black Sheep
Blah Blah Black Sheep

I was really extraordinarily surprised when my last post (cough RANT cough) about the history of colored sheep, a topic that is normally considered to be esoteric beyond belief, conjured a lot of interest in a follow-up. So Jason, Ari, and Randall, wherever you are, this is for you. It's pretty common knowledge that a [...]

14th Century, Getting Started, Sheeeeeeps!, Spinning

Medieval Myth Pet Peeve

July 17, 2020by notanothercostumingblog1 Comment on Medieval Myth Pet Peeve
Medieval Myth Pet Peeve

One thing I see a lot on various groups and pages where people ask for fabric recommendations is "don't use that, it's tweedy/an uneven grey/slightly inconsistent in color!  They didn't use that in period!" And this isn't entirely wrong.  If you are portraying someone of wealth, then you absolutely want a fabric with a smooth, [...]

Elizabethan, Embroidery, Getting Started

Blackwork decision tree

June 26, 2020by notanothercostumingblogLeave a Comment on Blackwork decision tree
Blackwork decision tree

After two years working at Lacis, and being a frequent patron of both Needle in a Haystack and Old World Designs Needlepoint, I've tried a lot of threads.  No really.  A lot.  Go on Lacis' website for an idea of exactly how much thread they stock.   A while back I wrote up this chart [...]

Research, SCA, Spanish

Costuming in the time of Covid

June 3, 2020June 3, 2020by notanothercostumingblogLeave a Comment on Costuming in the time of Covid
Costuming in the time of Covid

(Roughly equivalent to Love in the time of Cholera but with less death, steamboats, and letter-writing) (Yes I have not read that book in years, and yes, those are apparently the details my brain has retained) Hi everyone.  It's been a while.  There is a lot going on in the world.  I've had a rough [...]

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ALERT ALERT ALERT ALERT

March 22, 2020by notanothercostumingblogLeave a Comment on ALERT ALERT ALERT ALERT

Hey guys!  Everything is nuts! As a result I have not been writing here, although I do suddenly have more sewing time than I expected.   As this continues to be stressful I likely won't be writing much here (blog posts take a fair amount of bandwidth) but good news is I have been making [...]

Getting Started, Research, SCA

Designing for Heat (again)

March 12, 2020by notanothercostumingblogLeave a Comment on Designing for Heat (again)
Designing for Heat (again)

Ok we are backing up even further on the Designing for Heat wagon here because I realized I skipped a lot of what I consider to be the essential beginning steps last time!  Here we go again. ~~Note that as always this is informed by my personal experiences, your mileage may vary~~ My goals:  to [...]

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Fantasy Fabric Shopping…. pt 1

February 21, 2020February 27, 2020by notanothercostumingblogLeave a Comment on Fantasy Fabric Shopping…. pt 1
Fantasy Fabric Shopping…. pt 1

So I am trying a new thing here.  I see a lot of costumers online who have....for lack of a better term.....actual income?  And they make the most gorgeous amazing things in silk and fine lace and I don't do that just because, well.  I can't.  I might not ever be able to do that [...]

16th century, Research, SCA

Designing for Heat

February 20, 2020by notanothercostumingblogLeave a Comment on Designing for Heat

Hopefully some of you remember the Avoiding Heatstroke Dress from a while back, which was intentionally designed and built to keep one (1) tiny human who is bad at homeostasis from developing heatstroke at events in the 95-105 ºF range.  It was....moderately successful, I survived June Crown 2018 but Purgatorio 2019 killed me.   It [...]

16th century, Edwardian, Nineteenth Century, Renaissance Spain

Projects I will probably never make

January 26, 2020January 27, 2020by notanothercostumingblog1 Comment on Projects I will probably never make
Projects I will probably never make

I'm in a weird sort of mood-- I didn't sleep well, and I'm stressed about school-- so we're doing something a little less optimistic than usual.  Plus, if I write this now and I am ever low on project inspiration I can come back here and get some ideas! It looks like I am going [...]

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Things I made this year!

December 31, 2019January 27, 2020by notanothercostumingblog3 Comments on Things I made this year!
Things I made this year!

I'd been having a hard couple days and really feeling like I hadn't made anything or progressed this year, so I'm trying to remind myself. Spanish 1520s dress! Sideless surcote (pictured with the fabulous Sarah of Mode Historique) Darrin's hood! (Unphotographed-- camicia for Queen Alyce) Some hose-- I need to redo these, they always feel [...]

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