A New Project Series- The Hamiltion Project

So my friend Luiza and I have decided to do a historical cosplay-thing, making the dresses that Eliza and Angelica Schuyler wear in the musical Hamilton.

Eliza's dress is the green one, and Angelica's is the pink.

We will start with shifts and stays, then going on to bum-rolls, petticoats, bodices, and skirts. As well as other things. Our deadline for the two entire ensembles is Halloween, however that may not happen due to a late start.

I will only be recording the crafting of the stuff that I am making, and not what my friend is making.

I hope everyone enjoys this new series, it may be mostly what I will be posting about for the next year or so. If anyone has any ideas about quick, little, historical things that I can make and post about, go ahead and put then in the comments of any post. I will do my best to look at them, and who knows, I may make one or two during the long hours of hand stitching the long hem of a skirt!

Anyway, thank you for reading!

I'll see you soon!

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