Reenacting - Kirsten Hammerstrom

Style Council

Posted on July 28, 2017 by kittycalash

One of the critiques leveled at historic house museums is that they’re often “frozen in time,” specifically a particular moment, rather than r...

Clothing/Fail/History/Living History/making things/personal

History Hurts

Posted on February 23, 2017 by kittycalash

We have been here before: terrible stays, stays in need of minor mods, and “it isn’t history till it hurts.” New this past weekend was the Busk Bust Blister (Bu...

Clothing/History/Living History/making things

My Life as a Chair, or, Warm in Winter

Posted on January 11, 2017 by kittycalash

Can I get an “Aw, yiss” for being warm outdoors? They may not be the most accurate <cough>machinestitchedoffabolt<cough> quilted pettico...

Art Rant/Clothing/Living History/material culture

Fashion, Fantasy, and Intention

Posted on August 13, 2016 by kittycalash

I am not a costumer, not really. But I’m not really a re-enactor in the classical sense: I no longer roll with a military unit and my military experiences...