One of the biggest complaints I hear in reenacting is about the "quality" of events. You'll hear one reenactor complaining that they hardly got to fire their guns, another complain that the whole event was nothing but a "shoot 'em up", and people like me that complain that they just didn't learn enough or see enough new things. The truth is that there are many ways to reenact and ALL of these ways can have value.
I don’t know about you, but I feel like I am seeing a burbling new trend in the historical costuming community. We are alllll about trends, and I see it every time a new book is published…
So I am planning on putting together an Edwardian adventuress ensemble, the sort of outfit a lady might wear while sketching Egyptian ruins while on a Nile cruise in 1907. I already have an Edwardian corset so I am planning on making a white cotton shirtwaist, a kakhi or brown walking length skirt, and a brown belt/sash. I'll also need a new walking length petticoat but that is more boring. I will be drafting the patterns for these items myself, and I can't wait to get started this upcoming weekend! The first piece I want to make is the shirtwaist. I found the illustration below on Pinterest which should help me with drafting the pattern, but they seem pretty straightforward over all. Hopefully they will have a nice lightweight cotton at my usual fabric haunt this weekend. I may end up also needing to make a simple corset cover or camisole to wear underneath too depending on how sheer everything turns out. I really like this example with the lace or net fabric as a yoke and the standing collar. I'm pretty sure I will try and draft my own shirtwaist with a similar style line, hopefully I can find a suitable cotton lace/eyelet fabric or I'll perhaps have to make the yoke fancy with pin-tucks! Have any of you made an Edwardian shirtwaist before? If so, do you have any tips for me before I dive in?
If you’re involved with any historical costuming groups on social media, you may already have heard about the fabulousness that is historybounding. For those who don’t know, historybounding is the act of incorporating historical or history-inspired clothing into your day-to-day fashion choices. This can involve subtle touches, entire historical wardrobes and everywhere in between. Besides Morgan […]
The dress I wore for my Winter in the Shire photo shoot is one I wear on a regular basis. It’s not made to be a costume, but something practical that I can do housework in, play and cuddle with the…
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I don’t know about you, but I feel like I am seeing a burbling new trend in the historical costuming community. We are alllll about trends, and I see it every time a new book is published…
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PDF Sewing Pattern EU Sizes 34 - 46Sewing Level Intermediate Language EnglishCollection Stitching in Wonderland Pages 1 PDF - Sewing instructions (27 pages) 1 PDF - A4/US Letter pattern with seam allowances (52 pages) 1 PDF - A4/US Letter pattern no seam allowances (52 pages) 1 PDF - A0 pattern with seam allowances (3 pages) 1 PDF - A0 pattern no seam allowances (3 pages) Bluebell Bluebell is an Alice in Wonderland inspired dress inspired by victorian childrens gowns worn with a pinafore. Our design incorporates this look with a pinafore shaped princess seam and cute girly features like the peter pan collar. ✧ NOTE: Pair with our perfectly matching Pansy pinafore sewing pattern for the completed Alice in Wonderland style! Bluebell is the perfect Alice in Wonderland cosplay-gone-everyday-style! Make it as simple or cosplay-like as you want. Bluebell has unique princess seam shapes that can be accentuated by ruffles and a flowy 6 panel skirt with side seam pockets, for maximal comfort. Pattern features 3 different designs in the one pattern Unique princess seam shape, resembling victorian style pinafores Side seam pockets or diagonal pocket 3 Versions Combine as you like, to create a unique Bluebell matching your style best.We included 3 versions in the sewing instructions to teach you all required techniques. Choose from 4 bodices, 3 sleeves, 3 collars and 3 different skirts Bodice - plain / pintucks / plain + ruffle / pintucks + ruffle Sleeve - puff sleeve with elastic / slitted puff sleeve with cuff / puff sleeve with cuff Skirt - midi length + (partial) ruffle / midi length + pintucks / knee length + plain Collar - classic peter pan collar / peter pan collar with gap / no collar With this pattern you will learn Pintucks Side seam pockets Invisible zipper Creating ruffles using elastics Puff sleeves with cuffs Peter Pan collars Recommended fabric Woven fabrics - leightweight to medium weight like cotton and linen
