Recently, my Pastor preached a message, and among the salient points was “returning to your first love.” I’ve had two great passions in my life, both dating back to around the same time: God’s Word and period costuming—the former is the subject of a different website.
Even more recently, the two have come together. After five years of retirement, I am making period costumes for a religious documentary (for lack of a better thing to call it). Yes, I did commit to “share materially” (pun intended) with the one who taught me some eight years ago, and now, God’s going to hold me to it. I don’t know the final destination for the project, and honestly, I don’t want to know the details. Tell me what to make and how soon you need it.
Now, why the blog? First, I’m going to be making things I’ve never made before, so I want to document it. Second, because of brain burps in the not-quite-so-recent past, I want to document the work I’ve done—especially the things from scratch—so I can remember what to do and what not to do again . . . like letting a cute kitten use five yards of wool as a bed and then having to vacuum out cat fur three and a half years later.
Now, how much will religious references appear in this blog? As often as the Spirit moves me. My apologies to my fellow costumers who do not share my faith, but I’ve taken the time to research others. I can safely say that giving praise and thanks to the Creator of all for just enough fabric in one’s stash shouldn’t offend anyone: insert the name of the deity of your choosing and rejoice with me. Now, for theology ramblings, I’ve got a whole domain for that, and my cats have their own Twitter as well, so the plan is to keep things to a minimum, but you know it is who I am.
What’s first? 14th-century peasantry and scholastic wear
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