Our inaugural Jane Austen Picnic, 2017

Welcome to our web site! We’re a new group, just getting started. We’re based in Armidale but have members from around the New England region. (The Australian New England, in northern New South Wales, not the US one!)

We’re interested in historical costuming of many types, eras and places, and we include historically-inspired cosplay, such as steampunk, Outlander, Downton Abbey etc. We’re also interested in historical crafts and arts and making historically-inspired items in addition to clothing.

We aim to meet every month for costume making, mini-workshops etc, and to hold events a few times a year.

We’ll post some of our projects here as well as information and resources about costuming.

We welcome new members and visitors!