SnappyDragon | Does YOUR Ren Faire have a playground? @SnappyDragon | Uploaded October 2024 | Updated October 2024, 8 hours ago.
Your Renaissance Faire is missing something if it doesn't have a playground so you can frolic in historical dress! But what makes a ren faire happen? Me! Come behind the scenes with me working at a Renaissance Faire : dancing, sewing renaissance faire costumes, and making the historical fantasy magic as an actor.
I've loved going to Renaissance Fairs for years and they were definitely what got me into historical costuming! But this year I got to be PART of the show as a Ren Faire performer and actor, and I want to show you what it's like to be part of a Ren Faire cast. From sewing with me for a new Ren Fair outfit to Ren Faire English Country Dancing rehearsals, come along for a Ren Faire behind the scenes and sewing vlog tomorrow and see what it's like to be a Ren Faire performer at Valhalla Renaissance Faire and Folsom Ren Faire.
Working at a Renaissance Faire is such a different experience than visiting one! I love seeing all the historical fantasy and history bounding that people wear as Ren Fair outfits, from thrift cosplay to hand sewing. But being a performer and dancing all day has different needs than a cosplay or a historically accurate outfit, as I found out at Valhalla Ren Faire! In between that and Folsom Renaissance Fair, it was time for making a renaissance faire costume that was designed to be comfortable for performing. From an invisible under bodice built like 18th century stays to using all my pleat math skills pleating the skirt, I made a new dress for performing in my second Ren Faire with all the things I learned at the first one. Also, I even managed hand sewing an Elizabethan coif on my way there!
But the real magic wasn't even in the costuming, it was in being an actor and cast member, with a character who could be part of what makes Ren Faires such an amazing place to be. As a performer, I got to encourage people in costume to play, to enjoy themselves, to have fun with historical dress and dressing up in a way you don't get to do many places other than the Renaissance Festival. Ren Faire costume sewing is only one part of what goes into making Ren Fairs so special : It's also the dance rehearsals learning English Country Dancing, the musicians who play for us, and all of you who show up and give us audiences to perform for. Being behind the scenes at a Ren Faire is an amazing experience, and I hope you enjoy my vlog of what it's like.
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I do not take personal costume/sewing or research commissions.
Want to send me letters? Send mail to PO Box 11573, Oakland CA, 94611! Letters and cards only please 💚
Your Renaissance Faire is missing something if it doesn't have a playground so you can frolic in historical dress! But what makes a ren faire happen? Me! Come behind the scenes with me working at a Renaissance Faire : dancing, sewing renaissance faire costumes, and making the historical fantasy magic as an actor.
I've loved going to Renaissance Fairs for years and they were definitely what got me into historical costuming! But this year I got to be PART of the show as a Ren Faire performer and actor, and I want to show you what it's like to be part of a Ren Faire cast. From sewing with me for a new Ren Fair outfit to Ren Faire English Country Dancing rehearsals, come along for a Ren Faire behind the scenes and sewing vlog tomorrow and see what it's like to be a Ren Faire performer at Valhalla Renaissance Faire and Folsom Ren Faire.
Working at a Renaissance Faire is such a different experience than visiting one! I love seeing all the historical fantasy and history bounding that people wear as Ren Fair outfits, from thrift cosplay to hand sewing. But being a performer and dancing all day has different needs than a cosplay or a historically accurate outfit, as I found out at Valhalla Ren Faire! In between that and Folsom Renaissance Fair, it was time for making a renaissance faire costume that was designed to be comfortable for performing. From an invisible under bodice built like 18th century stays to using all my pleat math skills pleating the skirt, I made a new dress for performing in my second Ren Faire with all the things I learned at the first one. Also, I even managed hand sewing an Elizabethan coif on my way there!
But the real magic wasn't even in the costuming, it was in being an actor and cast member, with a character who could be part of what makes Ren Faires such an amazing place to be. As a performer, I got to encourage people in costume to play, to enjoy themselves, to have fun with historical dress and dressing up in a way you don't get to do many places other than the Renaissance Festival. Ren Faire costume sewing is only one part of what goes into making Ren Fairs so special : It's also the dance rehearsals learning English Country Dancing, the musicians who play for us, and all of you who show up and give us audiences to perform for. Being behind the scenes at a Ren Faire is an amazing experience, and I hope you enjoy my vlog of what it's like.
Join my Patreon for Discord access, 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 11573, Oakland CA, 94611! Letters and cards only please 💚
