The Medieval Seamstress began years ago as an idea I had to make costumes for friends and others, or even sell things I had made.  With the help from my uncle who set up the web domain with Bolser.net the website finally got launched in August 2006.  My background is in history, but I have always loved costumes, and combined the two passions when I started making historic costumes.  I have over 5 years costume experience and almost 8 years sewing experience.

My costume background began when I was younger and watched my mom make clothes for us, and make other things like pillows, I soon learned how to make small items in Home-ec. class.  I seriously began making costumes in college when I started making some old dresses I had into Renaissance styled costumes.  I started volunteering with the East Carolina University theatre costume shop where I learned lots of sewing/costuming techniques as well as gained an enormous amount of experience working with a large costume shop.  I was a volunteer for a year and half before I was offered a summer internship as a Costume Intern for the ECU Summer Theatre. 

I have a Bachelor's degree in History from East Carolina University, with a concentration in European history and a minor in Public History.  From going to a few Renaissance Faires when I was in high school, I got hooked on the historic costumes, specifically Medieval and Renaissance.  I am still considering graduate school, but I haven't decided yet if I should go for Museum Studies, which was my original plan, or go back for a second degree in Costume Design/Construction.