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Saturday, October 17, 2015

a hobbit at faire

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This year for our annual family trip to the Renaissance Faire, I decided to make myself a hobbit costume.  The theme for the weekend w...
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Friday, September 18, 2015

mourning calico

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So back in January, I shared a new natural form dress that I had made for a Little House on the Prairie group that was in the works ...
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Sunday, September 6, 2015

A Summer Chemise

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A friend of mine was hosting an 18th c. themed birthday party this weekend, and I decided at the last minute that I wanted a ne...
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Saturday, August 15, 2015

1920 Bathing Suit

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I’ve been madly sewing for Costume College over the past few months, and I finally have enough free time again to blog about my project...
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Friday, May 15, 2015

When life throws you lemons, make a hat!

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Like many people, I was very touched by the recent blog post on Wearing History about Social Media and the Myth of Perfection . I can relate...
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Tuesday, March 3, 2015

Regency Chemise

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This year, I'm thrilled to be participating in a group project that will recreate the costumes illustrated in Vernet’s Merveilleu...
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Sunday, February 22, 2015

The Mojo Dress

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2015 has not been very kind to me so far with sewing projects.  I had a string of sewing/shopping disasters, so I finally got fed up a...
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Jen Thompson
Welcome to my project blog! I am an artist and seamstress who is obsessed with fashion history. I tend to focus on the Renaissance through the mid-20th century styles, but I sometimes dabble in fantasy costuming and modern sewing as well.
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