by Ilse Gregoor | Sep 21, 2018 | Uncategorized
Last week we had a lot of snow here in Holland, and with Christmas right around the corner, it inspired me to make a new wintery Christmasy costume. To me, Nothing says Christmas like Charles Dickens’ classic novel: A Christmas Carol. The classic story of the...
by Ilse Gregoor | Sep 21, 2018 | Most Popular, Uncategorized
the first record of the word “petticoat” was between 1375 and 1425. It comes from the two words pety and coote, literally meaning “a small coat,”. Originally it was used to describe a padded coat worn by men under armor for warmth, from the...
by Ilse Gregoor | Sep 21, 2018 | Uncategorized
One of the good things about studying history is: eventually everything about your subject becomes public domain. Because it was made so long ago, there are no more copyright restrictions. And that means, we can all share these books, completely free! Below are six...
by Ilse Gregoor | Sep 21, 2018 | Uncategorized
Empire or Regency dresses can seem quite simple. But as you can see in the video, there were still some layers involved in achieving the empire or regency style outfits. After posting this video, I got some questions what all those layers were for, because to our...
by Ilse Gregoor | Sep 5, 2018 | Uncategorized
In my last post I showed you the fabric for a Frisian hat I made using the block printing technique. Today I’m turning this piece of fabric into an actual hat. This kind of hat is quite particular, due to the bonnets the ladies in Friesland used to wear during...
by Ilse Gregoor | Sep 5, 2018 | Uncategorized
One of the most influential fabrics on dutch costume history is chintz. This flowery hand painted cotton fabric was originality from India, but it gained enormous popularity among the lower and middle classes once the East India trading company brought them back to...
