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Our attendance at your event will enhance the atmosphere for adults and children. Create the Mood uses superb historic costume, replicas and originals, court and country, all periods Medieval & Elizabethan to Victorian & early 20th century.

Small children become mesmerised and adults comment on how good it is to hear early music rather than the usual ‘pop’ stuff.

This site was last updated in March 2008

History is fun - put a smile on your visitor's faces.

Create the Mood mixes and mingles with your guests as a character, chats about amusing social history, entertains as a strolling minstrel, and a haberdasher.

We go to all places where people gather in their leisure time, indoors and out: historic venues and museums; community, arts, folk and heritage festivals; craft fairs and fetes; local authority and shopping centre promotions and receive guests at receptions, weddings and birthdays.

for gallery pictures see:
http://create-the-mood.fotopic.net/

historic entertainments
gallery pictures

historic strolling minstrel
(1066 - 1930)

amusing speaker on costume

actor and character player

historical dance for fun

historic haberdasher

also:
Mistress of Ceremonies & party organiser
mix & mingle character
meeter and greeter

new online shops UK only

The Hat Shop
vintage and historical style hats, headwear and decorations
see also gallery

points / aiglettes/ tag-ends on line
for finishing cord ends

The Big Button Shop
glass, horn, leather, metallic, wood, etc

The Buckle Shop
mother of pearl, French Jet, metal, wood, bejewelled, etc vintage and modern

Historic Fabric Shop
wools, cottons, linens and fancy fabrics

Frogs for Fabric
(clothes fasteners)

Vintage Knitting and Crochet Pattern Shop

Gold Braid Shop

Silver Braid Shop

metal decorations

Victorian and Edwardian clothing:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/createthemood/

'how to make' workshops
How to make a 1530's gable headdress

soon to be added:
* How to make a modern hat into a late Victorian/Edwardian decorated boater

* How to make an 1860's
crinoline skirt and jacket

costume services

costume crafts workshops
* make historic braids
* design a corset
* make a soft mask
* improve your costume or
* design a new costume etc etc

exhibition organiser
underwear to outerwear & embroidery 1066 - 1980
exhibitions gallery pictures

writer

work experience placements offered

also:
costume advisor
costume chaos days
heritage event advisor
collections consultant
costumes designed and made

sources for costumes
& materials

purchase your copy of:
The Garter
the directory that supports costuming
2^nd UK edition

£10 (plus £2 p&p UK, £3.50 overseas)
for regular updates send £1 plus large stamped addressed envelope

For the first time in the UK - a book for makers, wearers and users of costume.

A host of fabric shops, specialist booksellers, costume makers and suppliers of basic materials, accessory-makers, where to find patterns, haberdashery, advisors and speakers, associated societies, events where you can wear costume and every costume-related supplier you can imagine. Cartoons and entertainingly written entries will make you smile as you browse.

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links

Historic Clothes Pattern Forum http://groups.google.co.uk/group/historic-clothes-pattern-forum?hl=en

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