#HistoricalApril – Instagram Historical Sewing & Costuming Challenge 2020

Yay! It‘s time for #HistoricalApril – my annual historical costuming challenge that I host on my instagram account @lina_sewhistorically! 😀

#HistoricalApril - Instagram Historical Sewing & Costuming Challenge 2020

What‘s New This Year (2020)?

It‘s now the third year that I‘m hosting an instagram historical costuming challenge in April! But what‘s new this year: I‘m hosting #HistoricalApril for the first time! #HistoricalApril replaces my 1920s historical costuming challenge #ArtDecoApril which I hosted the last two years.

What Is #HistoricalApril?

#HistoricalApril is a month-long historical costuming challenge which I host on my instagram account @lina_sewhistorically. -> Follow me on instagram! #HistoricalApril starts on April 1 and ends on April 30, 2020. Every day there‘s a prompt, such as ‘favorite historical dress’ or ‘details’, and you post a photo that fits the theme.

How Do I Participate?

Participating is really easy! Every day you can post a photo or video that fits the daily prompt. Tag #HistoricalApril and @lina_sewhistorically in your post – and invite your friends to participate too! You can post old photos or new photos. And you can share your handmade historical costumes and accessories – old or new or even unfinished makes – and antique and vintage clothes that were made before WW2 (But I don‘t mind if you post your favorite post-WW2 outfit if you think it‘s perfect for one of the prompts.) 😉

I Don‘t Sew Or Own Historical Costumes – Can I Still Participate?

Of course! You can also share historical recipes, hairstyles, architecture, historical tidbits, antique furniture, historically inspired outfits and so on that fits the daily theme.

#HistoricalApril In A Nutshell

  • April 1 – 30, 2020
  • instagram historical sewing & costuming challenge
  • for all eras pre-WW2 (1939): such as Roman, medieval, Victorian, Edwardian & 1920s
  • post a photo that fits the daily prompt
  • tag #HistoricalApril and @lina_sewhistorically in your post

Daily Prompts 2020

  1. at home
  2. favorite era or favorite historical dress
  3. in the making, recent makes & plans
  4. inside
  5. health, crisis & disaster
  6. lingerie
  7. workwear
  8. behind the scenes
  9. most authentic
  10. travel – the Grand Tour
  11. by the water
  12. Easter
  13. tea & picnic
  14. pets
  15. favorite technique
  16. make do and mend – makeover & refashion
  17. sportswear
  18. find the differences – inspired by a movie, fashion plate or painting
  19. metallic
  20. hair
  21. exoticsm & orientalism
  22. hand sewing
  23. odd & confusing
  24. peaceful
  25. novelty & innovation
  26. closures
  27. mirror mirror on the wall – mirror reflections
  28. it‘s not what it looks like
  29. details
  30. reenact a painting

Please share & repost and invite your friends to participate too! 😀

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