Skip to main content

Search

Items tagged with: sewing

My quest to be cozy requires that I hang out in my cold basement because it's stitching time!

#sewing #treadle
#sewing #treadle

All cut.

OK, I still need to make a plan about a collar and some facings. But all the big bits are done.

Here are four piles:
Two continuous meters of left over fabric that I might get a very practical pair of trousers from if I'm careful. (Only 3 meters used for this garment if anyone's keeping score.)
A pile of small probably useless scraps.
A pile of larger pieces that I will cut the aforementioned collar and facings from.
My cut out pieces.

#sewing #historybounding
#sewing #HistoryBounding

And now we have a layout. Time for cutting! (The scary part)

#sewing
#sewing

Ok. Point of no return...Drapey bits in the back, or no...Hmm...

#sewing #decisions
#sewing #decisions

Working on my sleeve draft.

#sewing #drafting #historybounding
#sewing #HistoryBounding #drafting

My first #sewing project. I like the results 😊
A bag sewn by hand
A bag sewn by hand
#sewing

Hm. I think I need a turn of the 20th century wrapper/tea gown/house dress type garment.

My fabric is a cozy navy wool, so I'll want to avoid some of the more fantastical ruffled confections

Here's some pictures from the 1897 and 1898 Sears catalogues and the 1899 Eaton's catalogue.

For planning purposes.

#sewing #historybounding
This is a pretty simple shape, but that one sided ruffle is very odd.
I really like this lapel style front, but maybe I'll save it for a coat.
The previous year has more outrageous sleeves, and I'm tempted to try those watteau pleats that seem to be everywhere.
Here's a simple yoked design that looks nice less bulky to my eye.
#sewing #HistoryBounding

Finished the skirt (or petticoat, as it was called in the 18th century) late last night but waited until light (such as it is) to document it. Was half of an old duvet cover, now is a house skirt!

Worn here on top of everything else I was wearing, so it looks a bit more voluminous than it really is. 😄​ The front pleats came out really nice!

#HistoryBounding #Sewing
#sewing #HistoryBounding

That one time I made this #Edwardian blouse by sewing together pieces of embroidered cotton batiste by hand with 2-3mm seam allowances or felled seams when I wanted the pattern to meet very nicely. Straight seams by machine and all finishing by hand, if I recall! It took a long time but was very satisfying.

#HistoricalCostuming #Sewing
A photo portrait of Sini wearing a very large black hat, a black skirt and a very dainty white blouse with white embroidery on it. The view is from the back, with her face turned to show her profile, cropped to upper hip and upward. The blouse buttons from the back, with the upper back yoke cut on the bias and having very closely spaced white pearl buttons, the lower back with them wider apart. The fabric is so sheer you can see the very narrow seams and a corset cover straps beneath it. The blouse blouses down from the yoke and is cinched in by the skirt waist.
Portrait of the same, but with Sini facing to the front and gazing at the viewer. The light is quite pretty. The front yoke of the blouse has been sewn in a way that looks seamless, with one repeating pattern of the embroidery running across the yoke seam, without any visible seams. The high collar has been made likewise. The hat has some nice dotted veiling and Sini is wearing a curly orange wig, which covers up some of the blouse, but the portrait itself is lovely.
A very very close up photo of the collar in progress, with a repeat of the embroidered pattern being sewn on another piece, going crosswise. The embroidered bit has a continuing line of embroidery that surrounds a chained circle motif, and this is in the process of being sewn down by hand with a tiny needle, with an absolutely tiny seam allowance. The stitches themselves are nearly invisible, the white thread getting lost in the white embroidery. There is a seam gauge and scissors for scale. The scale is minuscule.
Photo of the same, from the reverse, and from the bust yoke seam, finished. The repeat of the embroidery pattern has been sewn as an insertion, the top part overlaid across the yoke, flat, and the clipped and trimmed seam allowances whipstitched with incredibly small stitches. The bottom part is a strategically gathered shirt body, the pattern of the embroidery matching on one bit, and being relatively close elsewhere. There is a 10 eurocent coin for scale, which is tiny.
#sewing #historicalcostuming #Edwardian

Washing the fabrics I ordered a little while ago and looking at the samples I got:

Look at this hecking linen voile, have you ever seen such a beautiful linen 😶​ It's crisp and dense and smooth and light and has that linen sheen, and look at that *weave*

#Linen #Sewing
#sewing #Linen

This website uses cookies to recognize revisiting and logged in users. You accept the usage of these cookies by continue browsing this website.

⇧