#renfaire costumes

[ladyazreal]

I'm not good at keeping up with blogs but I am still making costumes! The most recent is this green fairy. The design is not complicated but it is made from slippery materials. I had to work slowly to keep the fabric from sliding around or snagging on things. The fabric also frays like crazy so I had to finish all the seams and there are a lot of seams in the skirt. Luckily I have a serger so the seam are finished just not very pretty, haha. The wings were purchased on Etsy.

It's not easy to see unless I hold it out or give it a spin but the skirt is a massive circle! It's a gathered circle skirt and one of these days I'm going to measure the hem. The sleeves were fun to make, they are just some random scraps of fabric I draped and attached to the bolero. I was stopped a few times at Faire for pictures. So if you see this and have a picture of me I'd love to see it!!

[blamensir]

v1 of my handmade medieval beekeeper costume from around may :) + references

[dressmeupscottyofficial]

Some pics from the Renaissance Faire!! If you haven’t see the vlog yet I recommend giving it a watch. I had so much fun and made so many new friends 🥰 I miss Colorado so much, take me baaaack!! 😫

[designsfromtime]

One of my most recent commissions was this gorgeous 16th century kirtle ensemble with these insane embroidered pinner sleeves. Those damn sleeves took me about 80 to 100 hours to embroider. 

[zaxiade]

Another shot of this vamperic Astarion. The faire was the greatest environment to take these shots in. Baldurs gate has left quite the impression!

[chimeracostumes]

Sexy Smaug Corset made by cosplay seamstress Chimera Costumes for masquerade ball 2021

[dailyzawa]

oct 5: mspaint

[wolf-2099]

blessed dnd real? hello?

[reinbewpastel]

New video on pirate costuming and a full breakdown of my garb is coming tomorrow!

[pippenpaddlopsicopolisthethird]

Stays!! It might not look it, but these are actually very close to done. Both halves are sewn and fully boned, and the lining is all prepped to attach. Once the halves are joined and the lining is lined up, bias tape and eyelets are all that's left!

[red-eft]

2023 renfaire costume, ft. my fish tank :-)

[ladyazreal]

Recently played dress-up with a few friends at a local park. The park was gorgeous and had these little ponds? creeks? small bodies of water. So it was a great spot to get some fantasy shots in our renfaire garb even though our neighborhood fair has ended.

[blamensir]

more beekeeper me

[spellscribe]

New project ahoy. I don't think it'll be my most complex, but I think it will be super fun.

Nine has asked for a costume - for the mediaeval festival, book week and Halloween. She wants to be... Young Ciri! She loves watching me play TW3 and initially wanted the classic look from the game, but when she caught the cut scene she damn near lost her mind with excitement.

I'm using Sew a Little Sean's open vest pattern from the Master of Disguise set - bittersweet, I've made her so many things from MOD and the princess pack, (Spider Queen, Rapunzel, Marvel's Valkyrie, and the tree costume) but she's nearing the upper end of the size limit and growing like a weed.

I think I'll wing the undershirt (except sleeves, I'm not actually competent I just fake it - I'll grab those from the same pattern set), boot covers and wrist guards. The pants will probably be a pair of tights.

The vest will be leftovers from the curtain I used to make the couch cover. Boots from a failed bag pattern and wrists from the scraps leftover from a book cover project. I'll need some gauzy cotton for the undershirt but that will likely be reused a few times, and I can hopefully scavenge the ribbons and trims.

The vest will be the centrepiece. I've got fabric paint and waxed thread for the details, interfacing to stiffen the fabric, and am tempted to try to dye it with tea bags.

[designsfromtime]

WANT TO LEARN TO SEW YOUR OWN COSTUME?

After a decade of back-to-back commissions, I’m shifting my focus from creating costumes to teaching my techniques and walking students through step-by-step on-line courses that will be available through Teachable.com.

I’ve been working without any substantial time off since 2013! The only time off during the year I took was the month of August to participate as a cast member at the Washington Midsummer Renaissance faire each year. That’s not really a vacation ya’ll! I direct a fiber arts demonstration group so while I wasn’t sewing, I was still working as an entertainer!

While I am SOOO grateful for the success I’ve had with a full commission schedule booked out one to two years in advance, I need to free myself to travel, finish writing my historical based novels and FINALLY publish them, and sew for the passion of it again! – Hell, sew for myself and my family again because I “want to” rather than have to! Americans are notorious for taking their passion and torturing it until you end up hating what used to bring you joy. So, I’m changing that!

At 63 It’s time for me to take my 50 years of experience sewing, and my 20+ years of historical costume construction, and pay it forward to a new generation! My courses will be very detailed, with step-by-step videos, printed handouts, and a private Facebook page for my paying students. I will be able to answer questions, post videos to answer questions when necessary, and my students can post pictures of their work and support each other.

While I’m not closing down my Etsy store, I have drastically pared back my listings and will only be taking commissions for projects that inspire my creativity.

I am currently booked out to January 2025, but after that I’m closing my commission books for a year or so to concentrate on teaching and writing. Once my courses are filmed and uploaded, I will open my books again but will only take a limited number of commissions every year - or not at all if my sewing courses take off. I’m leaving my options open!

I’m hoping to have the first course available by January 2024. If you’re interested in taking my courses, I recommend following me on Facebook. I will be posting information there as well as my TicToc and Instagram. I’m not on Tumblr very often but will ‘TRY’ to keep ya’ll posted.

My first class will be a 16th century kirtle (bodice and skirt) like you see in the picture above. I will be offering my students a custom drafted pattern for their kirtle bodice at a cost of $30. The listing is available on my Etsy store. 

Other classes will include:

-        18th century stays

-        16th Century men’s doublets

-        16th century children’s clothing

-        16th century smocks

-        And more!  - - Tell me what YOU want to learn sew!

I will also be offering blackwork cuff and collars to my students, and I’m kicking around the idea of offering to embroider your fabrics for noble gowns - just the skirt facings, bodice front, sleeves and “maybe” the forepart (under skirt) - of course for a fee. Embroidery fees can be rather pricy, but I charge the industry standard of $1.00 to $1.50 per 1000 stitches. 

So, stay tuned for more information and thank you for all your support!

[chroniclesofenchantment]

My cat photobombed my self portrait. I drafted the reversible cloak myself. The lining is Pink. It has a Red Riding Hood vibe to it. The over skirt is a draft of my own too.