Eva the sewing historian

@Evathesewinghistorian
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Middle Aged historian, very much into the Middle Ages.
My PhD dissertation was about clothing in medieval Norway and Sweden :
https://gupea.ub.gu.se/handle/2077/16894
My research since than has been mostly about clothing, gender, class, and consumption in Early Modern Sweden.

I am married, with three adult children. I am sewing both modern and historical clothing.

I have a blog about historical clothing:
https://evashistoricalcostumes.blogspot.com/?m=1
I am active in the SCA. Autistic, and a raving leftie

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Eva's historical costuming blog: A green velvet 16th century Venetian gown from thrifted materials
Eva's historical costuming blog: A green velvet 16th century Venetian gown from thrifted materials https://share.google/mKysrEleV0Ckm53Gr
A green velvet 16th century Venetian gown from thrifted materials

 I have finished the gown that I have been working on on and off since before christmas. AND I have finished a page with loads of informatio...

Eva's historical costuming blog: Diagonally striped like it's 1336
http://evashistoricalcostumes.blogspot.com/2026/03/diagonally-striped-like-its-1336.html
Diagonally striped like it's 1336

 My striped gown inspired by a fresco by Buonamico Buffalmacco in Pisa is not only finished, but has its own page here.   I feel incredibly ...

Benjamin Husvik försvarar sin doktorsavhandling om kvinnlig tronföljd i medeltidens Norge. Erik Opsahl är opponent.
#historia #goteborgsuniversitet

#Witchcraft #IrishFolkPractice #Imbolc #Cleansing

What has no place with me now, be gone.
What is finished, be finished.
What is mine to carry, stay with me.

Beir Bua.

My thanks for this spell to Lora O'Brien of the Irish Pagan School.

Is it just me, or does Pixelfed refuse to load for you too? It's been going on for a couple of days now.
I wanted to post my before and after washing photos of a folk my friend Inger bought in a charity shop this autumn, and now have given to me . #pixelfed #dolls
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Den mest uppfriskande tråden på sociala medier jag förra året följde var Karen-upproret. På US-amerikanskt slang är en ”Karen” den där självrättfärdiga och förmätna vita kvinnan från medel- eller överklassen som skamlöst använder sina ras- och klassprivilegier för att böja världen efter egen vilja o

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Eva's historical costuming blog: All my fantasy costumes in one place
Eva's historical costuming blog: All my fantasy costumes in one place https://share.google/6C31l5IY9WRUGrVGV
All my fantasy costumes in one place

 While the focus of this blog is historical costuming, I have the last five years branched out into som fantasy comstuming. They all (or mos...

Eva's historical costuming blog: Venetian gowns are cool https://share.google/gVcmmD74eMvvW3dhj
Venetian gowns are cool

I don't do much 16th century these days, and when I do I rarely wear them.  I did, however make a fantasy Venetian gown from synthetic taffe...