My name is Melinda and I am pleased to serve you as your professional costumer.

With a lifelong interest in the past, I have studied my Scot/Irish/Welsh roots and culture and Celtic medieval history, including extensive research into 1200 years of European costuming.  I have sewn most of my life and am using expertise I've built over 30+ years to create a wide variety of costume styles from those of the Norse, South through Ireland, Scotland and Britons to the Continent for Flemish & French, and into Italy and Greece.  I make ensembles from a wide range of eras, dating from 300 c.e. through 1700 c.e.

Camelot's Closet has successfully satisfied customers, 68 percent of them repeat buyers, over 1600 times.  Ebay gives ladies an opportunity to acquire my higher-quality ORIGINAL/UNIQUE gowns at affordable prices.  I want my customers to enjoy wearing them as much as I enjoy making them.  Through wise wholesale fabric and trim shopping and the time-saving techniques learned over 30 years in making costumes, I am able to offer higher-quality costumes at considerably less than found elsewhere, often less than low-end outfits.  I do not make one-size-fits-all costumes (other than chemise undergowns) or low-end gowns repeated over and over so buyers see their twin every few yards at a medieval event.

In style, my first love is Courtly apparel with eye-catching drama.  In winter I most often use damask, jacquard, brocade, satin, panne velvet, moire and taffeta, rayon velvet, velveteen, and silk or silk essence. But I live in Florida and am active in the outdoorsy SCA so I make quite a high percentage of linen, flax linen, and cotton ensembles.  As an archer and one who performs kitchen work/volunteering, I supply functional costuming for those with active re-enacting habits like mine, so be sure to check often for these as well. All of my items are washable and my personal taste is simple yet elegant designs that are easy to put on, comfortable to wear, no fuss, and no training required. My starting price will always be low.  My aim is to sell elegant medieval garb at a fair price.

Thank you for looking at my costumes and best of luck in winning your bids!