Margo has taught a number of classes for various agencies including the Society for Creative Anachronism, the California State Park system, and a Waldorf school, with a focus on costume construction techniques and Elizabethan costuming in particular. She is available for lectures, workshops, and seminars, and in the future hopes to continue her public appearances between developing new patterns.
Margo is planning to attend Costume College in Los Angeles in June 2003, though she won't be participating as either a presenter or a vendor. This was a recent development, and the possibility came up too late to get paperwork in for either a presenter or a vendor's table. Still, if you're there, come up and introduce yourself, because she'd love to meet you!
More immediately, we will be sponsoring (and Margo will be among the judges at) the costume competitions at the Renaissance Mayfaire, which is produced by the Cedar Springs Waldorf School, in Placerville, CA, on the weekend of May 17-18. This is our "home" faire, one that we helped start in our home town, and we're very proud of how it's grown in such a short time. If you're in the Sacramento area that weekend, drive east to Placerville and come see us at the county fairgrounds!
Her most recent public appearance was at CostumeCon 21 in Chicago, for the weekend of April 18-21, 2003. We sold our patterns there, Margo participated in a few panels (and took on a presentation on "Fashion Illustration for Dummies" when the scheduled presenter couldn't make it!). Best of all, we met a lot of great people! Photos will be following soon.
We had such a great time that we're planning on attending CostumeCon 22 in Atlanta, GA, in 2004. Look for us there!
In February 2003 we attended the Renaissance Symposium in San Jose, CA, where Margo reprised her lecture on "Quenching the Wench." In addition, she gave a detailed presentation showing how to convert a back-lacing bodice to front- or side-lacing.
On September 7th, 2002, Margo was the Keynote Speaker at the Society for Creative Anachronism's 2002 Knowne World Costume Symposium (click it for the official website) in Grand Rapids, Michigan. She gave the keynote address on the topic of "Quenching the Wench: The Myths and Realities of 16th Century English Working Class Women’s Clothing." Margo had a great time, and sends her heartfelt thanks to the organizers who made it possible.
If you couldn't make it there, don't worry. We won't say you didn't miss a good show, but some of the material will make its way into the "Thoughts on Costuming" page on this website, and the underlying concepts will continue to be applied in future patterns.
Future lectures and public appearances will be announced here, as well as on Margo's mailing list. If you're interested in having Margo at your event, email us!