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oh, the joys of #HistoricalSewing and of not adding alignment notches to the patterns you've drafted :D
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I'm taking inspiration from various fashion plates and existing garments, but not from a specific one (and the sources vary a bit in the dates, between the second half of the #1880s and the first half of the #1890s).
And I already know that the straight 1880s sleeve from that jacket block works, so I may be tempted to just go with it.
#sewing #HistoricalSewing
It begins.
I'm actually not sure whether I'll go fully #1890s with this jacket (with moderation :D) or I'll keep the sleeves fitting: I'll decide after I've sewed a mock-up.
Yesterday we went for a walk and @Diego Roversi took a few pictures of the flannel shirt I've just finished (and I forgot to button it up completely before the pictures were taken, uoooops)
The pattern is always https://sewing-patterns.trueelena.org/historical_menswear/shirts/1880s_shirt/index.html , but I've cut away the excess material in the front rather than pleating it.
#sewing #HistoricalSewing #1880s @sewing group #FreeSoftWear
I still have to baste the seam lines for the armscyes and cut the gussets out of the sleeves (which I'm going to do only when I'm ready to sew them, to avoid losing pieces), and then I'll be able to clear the living room table :D
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Project red shirt has started!
red as in Garibaldi, not as in Star Trek, and right now I've only done one cut, and then moved on to other things (it was time for tea :D ), but I plan to finish cutting most pieces tomorrow and then start (slowly) #sewing
Third layer cut!
I was tempted to only use two layers for the straps, since this time they wouldn't fit under piece A, but then I tried to squeeze it somewhere else and… WIN.
I still have to finish other handsewn things, but I have the cutting mat on the table, and I decided I might as well start cutting the #AugustaStays, and then maybe later in the weekend I can make the buckram.
Natural linen would have probably been better than white¹, but oh well, in 200 years they are going to be yellow too :D and they will be trimmed with powder blue cotton
¹ yes, it's white³, the blue tint is courtesy of the vintage effect² in the pinephone camera :D
² no, it can't be turned off :D
³ and now I must look for a UV light to find out whether it's merely bleached or it also has optical whiteners, but I don't know where it is