Costume Historian

For anyone with an interest in the history of clothing, dress, textiles, lace and embroidery, paricularly of the early modern period, 1550-1750

Monday, 21 December 2015

The Gunnister Man Project

From the Shetland Museums leaflet (3) Last month I attended the Knitting History Forum conference, and one of the speakers was D...

Tuesday, 3 November 2015

A 1623 tailor and seven other Marlborough tailors 1592-1691

Quirijn van Brekelenkam - Tailor's workshop c.1661 This post looks particularly at the 1623 probate inventory of the tailor A...

Thursday, 1 October 2015

Historic Clothing Day at the Weald & Downland Museum

The gridshell building at Weald & Downland On Sunday I attended the Weald and Downland Museum’s Historic Clothing Day held in t...

Wednesday, 9 September 2015

A Visit to South Devon

I recently visited south Devon and some museums and costume collections in the area. Totnes Fashions and Textiles Museum Par...

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