Musings of an Atelier

This is my journey through historical costuming (filled with epic fails and unexpected triumphs). It will be a review of my trials and errors of getting that perfect historical look and most importantly learning the secrets and little heard stories of the African American experience from early America to the 1960's. No history is one color. For me, history is truly a past of blended journey's.

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My reading material was always history based. Those hours reading transported me to a different time. The logical side of me knows that not everyone had the beautiful gowns that I have seen and researched. Yet the feeling you get from creating something so beautiful and wearing it , is well worth the effort. Clothing fit better and lasted longer. Why? The materials were real and people cared about how they looked because it showed status.
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  • Time Traveling in Costume
    BEGINNING COSTUMERS: THIS ONE'S FOR YOU! - A chemise - The first thing we, as costumers, always recommend to those new to it is to make your underpinnings first. That’s usually the chemise, drawers (or combin...
    4 weeks ago
  • Romantic History
    Fairborn Military History Weekend 2024 - On Memorial Day weekend the military history museum in Fairborn, Ohio hosts a small encampment demonstrating military history; not just American, as som...
    11 months ago
  • American Duchess
    UPDATE: The Scandalous Tango Boots! - Around the time of the turn of the 20th century, a new dance craze swept the Western world. The dance was risque and immensely popular, first introduced ...
    4 years ago
  • The Broke Costumer
    1880 Summer Promenade Ensemble - Hello! Its been awhile since I've made myself a new Victorian costume. Over the last year, I have been focusing on my other sewing project, making dresse...
    5 years ago
  • Before the Automobile
    The state of this blog - Photo hosting for most of the photos in this blog ended, so it's looking pretty empty right now. I don't know when I get around fixing those. It's also eat...
    6 years ago
  • Madam Novice: Adventures in Costuming
    HB Revolutionary War Event 2017 - I finally managed to kit out the whole family! My husbands clothing are made from two patterns J.P. Ryan Breeches and Butterick 3072 Coat, Waistcoat and Sh...
    8 years ago
  • demode: historical costume projects & resources
    A Little (Ok, a Lot) of Broderie and Travestie… - Hey, let’s dust off the old blog to share a project with you! I don’t normally sew for hire,.
    8 years ago
  • Creative Chaos
    Renaissance Waistcoat and Black Kirtle - This outfit was started back in March of 2014 when I had big plans of completing a new outfit for the Southern California Renaissance Festival. It wasn't f...
    9 years ago
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    Hey there! - *My dear friends, * *Many seasons have passed, but I keep you all forever with me along this journey. I'm excited to say that I've decided to begin blogg...
    10 years ago
  • Martha McGuyver's Imaginarium
    The Derby Day That Wasn't - A couple of weekends ago, a friend of mine invited me to a Cinco de Mayo/Derby Day party at the Elks Lodge 1444. "They're going to have a Derby Hat contest...
    11 years ago
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