Uploaded December 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Can't tell if Bubbe doesn't want to answer, or if she's watched Fiddler On The Roof too many times! While this is not a literal conversation I had about my family's Jewish ancestry and where we lived before America, it's about as much information as I had to go on when I started work on my next big project . . .
Hanukkah is a holiday about holding onto identity and connections with history, which is also at the core of why historical dress matters to so many of us. Dress history lets us rebuild relationships with the past when they've been broken, whether that's through marginalization, family struggles, or simply time. It's through historical costuming that I was able to build a sense of Jewish identity that was positive and on my terms. Historical costume making gives us a creative, tangible way to connect with history, which has been missing for so many.
But it's not alone : when combined with genealogy research, historical costuming gives us a fascinating way to embody our direct past. In the New Year, I'll be using genealogy, historical dress sewing and analysis, and so much more to tell the story of Jewish immigration history in the Lower East Side! My great-great-grandmother was one of many Jewish immigrants to NYC in the late 19th century, and thanks to modern technology and historical sewing together, I can literally walk in her shoes as I put together the pieces of her life story. When we talk about immigrants coming to the US with the clothes on their backs, those were my ancestors, and I can't wait to show what their clothes and lives were really like.
Join my Patreon for behind-the-scenes updates, pattern diagrams, research lists, monthly video chats, and more! patreon.com/snappydragonstudios
Or, you can buy me some Ko-Fi : ko-fi.com/snappydragon
Follow me on IG for more stitchy business : @missSnappyDragon
For business inquiries, send an e-mail to : SnappyDragon at TBHonestSocial dot Com
I do not take personal costume/sewing or research commissions.
Want to send me letters? Send mail to PO Box 3884, Berkeley CA, 94703! Letters and cards only please 💚
Can't tell if Bubbe doesn't want to answer, or if she's watched Fiddler On The Roof too many times! While this is not a literal conversation I had about my family's Jewish ancestry and where we lived before America, it's about as much information as I had to go on when I started work on my next big project . . .
Hanukkah is a holiday about holding onto identity and connections with history, which is also at the core of why historical dress matters to so many of us. Dress history lets us rebuild relationships with the past when they've been broken, whether that's through marginalization, family struggles, or simply time. It's through historical costuming that I was able to build a sense of Jewish identity that was positive and on my terms. Historical costume making gives us a creative, tangible way to connect with history, which has been missing for so many.
But it's not alone : when combined with genealogy research, historical costuming gives us a fascinating way to embody our direct past. In the New Year, I'll be using genealogy, historical dress sewing and analysis, and so much more to tell the story of Jewish immigration history in the Lower East Side! My great-great-grandmother was one of many Jewish immigrants to NYC in the late 19th century, and thanks to modern technology and historical sewing together, I can literally walk in her shoes as I put together the pieces of her life story. When we talk about immigrants coming to the US with the clothes on their backs, those were my ancestors, and I can't wait to show what their clothes and lives were really like.
Join my Patreon for behind-the-scenes updates, pattern diagrams, research lists, monthly video chats, and more! patreon.com/snappydragonstudios
Or, you can buy me some Ko-Fi : ko-fi.com/snappydragon
Follow me on IG for more stitchy business : @missSnappyDragon
For business inquiries, send an e-mail to : SnappyDragon at TBHonestSocial dot Com
I do not take personal costume/sewing or research commissions.
Want to send me letters? Send mail to PO Box 3884, Berkeley CA, 94703! Letters and cards only please 💚
