Kostümverleih "Camillas Time Travel"

18/02/2024

30/01/2024

Great exhibition in the German Textile Museum in Krefeld about luxury in bourgeois clothing of the 18th and the beginning of the 19th century. This makes me really want to start new projects - but I'll probably use cotton fabric and not silk 😉.

31/12/2023

30/12/2023

I have started one last project for this year: a top from around 1885. I decorate black and petrol satin with a stripe pattern and etched lace. However, completion will not take place until 2024.

24/12/2023

Merry Christmas to you.

16/12/2023

04/11/2023

Today we are having a costume party with family and friends. The decorations have already been done, of course the guests won't arrive until the evening.

27/10/2023

A small package arrived today, the contents of which will complete my costume for a big celebration in a week. A chatelaine from . It looks great - thank you.

15/10/2023

Luckily I brought a costume with me on this trip. Hartenfels Castle in Torgau provides a great backdrop for my Redingote from around 1780. The external spiral staircase, called Wendelstein, was also a film set for the fairy tale Sleeping Beauty.

08/10/2023

hosted by day 8
I love my embroidery machine because I can design the costumes much more individually.

07/10/2023

hosted by day 7
A great wig with a big hat with lily of the valley is very decorative with my rococo dress, but on a short hairstyle the whole structure falls apart. After a short time the braid moved from the middle back to the side. Well, most people didn't know that wasn't entirely accurate.

07/10/2023

hosted by day 6: adventurous outdoors
The long path through a labyrinth.

04/10/2023

The skirt for the Robe a l' Anglaise is too short, the material wasn't enough. With a ruffle and plenty of bobbin lace and satin ribbon, the length is right again. I sew the belt from the same green silk and the buckle is covered with cream-colored silk.

06/08/2023

I finally finished the 1873 polonaise (pattern from Truly Victorian, bought at ). I used teal satin and a paisley pattern taffeta. Satin ribbon and bobbin lace in yellow form a great contrast. Now, of course, the skirt is missing.

31/07/2023

Task for tonight: embroider 14 buttonholes for a bustle ensemble and then sew on the buttons. It will continue tomorrow or the day after tomorrow.

13/07/2023

That would be a fantastic setting for a photo shoot with my rococo dress. But unfortunately I came by train. In this case, only image processing can help.

09/07/2023

In the evening hours the hat was finished - at least from the outside. The inside and the decorations will come later.

09/07/2023

Hat making on this hot Sunday is best done in the garden. I need the bonnet for a bustle ensemble from around 1870. I already had the inside of the hat brim and crown ready. Now I had to cover the parts with fabric and put them together. It fits. The pattern is from .

02/07/2023

First action after arrival at the : put on your headdress and then it's off to the parade. Many historical figures were present.
Then there was a walk through the park. A big hat and a high wig - the wind had an easy time.

02/07/2023

On the way to a costume event in . Unfortunately, the wig and hat sitting on my head don't fit in the modern motorized carriage!

22/06/2023

Finally I will have time for the historical costumes again! My colleagues gave me a great farewell after 28 years at the in . Now my sewing machine, the embroidery machine and a large garden are waiting in .

12/03/2023

I'm starting a new project: a robe a l'anglaise. The pattern is from . I use a wonderful cream colored silk with embroidery for the bodice. The skirt will be a delicate green.

06/03/2023

Bad weather on Sunday - time to sew a chemise (undershirt).

28/02/2023

It's always amazing what silhouette changes a little bustle causes.

26/02/2023

It was a very busy weekend. Screwing together furniture (the old kitchen furniture can have a second life) is really exhausting. Finally I wanted to finish sewing the corset. And then this stupid mistake, I cut the bobbin lace too short! 😳