costume – KDD & Co

the Carbeth creature goes north

The Carbeth creature takes a trip to Banchory

sock of the week: no.10

the “everlasting stocking knitters” of Wales

dressing up . . . 1970s style

By: KDD May 28, 2020May 28, 2020

costume, Family, making, Politics, process, writingchildhood, costume, dressing up, fancy dress, Handywoman, Politics, writing15 Comments

I’ve been suffering with a migraine, and am still feeling very ropey, so thought I’d just follow on from yesterday’s post about masks and performance, with a few images (and words) about my childhood – in which costume and dressing up played a significant role – and which Pilar is now drawing on in the…

a handmade wedding

Thankyou, all of you, for your lovely comments and congratulations! I thought you might appreciate hearing a little more about the handmade elements of our wedding. A few years ago, Tom decided to have a kilt made. His surname is Barr, and the tartan of that name is also associated with a popular Scottish soft-drinks…

not a onesie?

By: KDD September 2, 2013September 2, 2013

clothing, costume, fashionall-in-ones, boiler suits, clothing, costume, decorating, dress, fashion, LHD marine supplies, moving, onesies, renovating108 Comments

I purchased this boiler suit from LHD Marine supplies in Lerwick a while ago and have been wearing it pretty much constantly for the past three weeks. We have not had a washing machine; I have been spending most of my time decorating, and for both reasons it has formed a useful uniform. For some…

Images of knitting #3

By: KDD May 23, 2013May 23, 2013

costume, ephemera, History, Images of knitting, textilesephemera, images of knitting, knitting, national costume, national stereotypes, postcards, Welsh women22 Comments

Here are a couple more postcards from my collection in which knitting is represented in association with regional / national stereotypes. This is an American card dating from the very early 1900s. It is number 11 in the popular “St Patrick’s series,” whose tone is, of course, incredibly sentimental and nostalgic. One could hardly imagine…