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  • My 2020 Costuming Year in Review

    January 27, 2021

    This has indeed been a weird, challenging, rough year. I think I’ve left my house, like, 20 times max for 10 months. During this time I feel I sewed very little, but…

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  • The 1630 Thang – Finishing the Bodies

    March 10, 2020

    Dayum she looks good! 1630 Dutch formal basque bodice with ribbon points. It’s been a few weeks since I started the yellow and black bumblebee-lobster bodice/bodies/smooth-covered stays for my 1630 ensemble, and…

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  • The 1630s Dutch Thang – Badonk-a-donk, Petticoat, and Starting the Bodies

    January 30, 2020

    Just playing around with pinning things on my dress form Now into the making up! I’ve been stitching on my big 1630 project and quite enjoying the process. There’s enough weirdness here…

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  • The 1630 Dutch *Thang* – Beginnings

    January 23, 2020

    A still from “Tulip Fever” (2017) – outstanding costuming by Michael O’Connor. As so often happens, after a no-sew period of downtime and feeling phlegmatic about costuming, I was struck by a…

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  • A 1630s Dutch Mistress

    February 10, 2019

    A still from “Tulip Fever,” a beautiful film with some very very historically accurate 1630s costuming. Oh boy, am I torn on Costume College Gala plans for 2019. I really want to…

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