Blackthorn Tailors

We are a team of seamstresses and designers based in the Central New York area. Although we create many different kinds of clothing, we specialize in Medieval Garb and Irish Step Dancing Dresses.

Please use the navigation bar to the left to see some of our work.
Galleries are available for each category of work that we do.

Margaret DiCosimo
seamstress

Margaret has been sewing since she was a teenager. She started by sewing clothing for herself and her family. She soon moved on to Halloween and musical theater costumes, as well as Irish Step dancing dresses. Over the years she has made thousands of garments.

She is a proud mother of five children and grandmother to the most perfect babies in the world.

Ciarrai Eaton
seamstress and designer

Ciarrai started sewing with her Mom in high school, working on musical theater costumes and Irish dance dresses, always under Margaret's tutelage. In 2000 she costumed her first solo show. She has been sewing ever since. She is a member of the Society for Creative Anachronism and loves to create medieval garb for re-enactors.

She is the proud mother of two beautiful children.