Do you want to make your own historical costumes on a budget? These are my 8 tips on how to get started in historical costuming!
Now that I've shown the undergarments that are my foundation for upcoming 18th century clothes, I can move onto showing the layers I...
This cache of historical patterns will make any seamstress swoon.
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Voici une recette de pâte à brioche rapide, idéale pour ceux qui veulent déguster une brioche moelleuse sans passer des heures en cuisine. Cette brioche est légère, douce et se réalise en un temps réduit par rapport à la recette traditionnelle.
The Edwardian era is my favorite historical era at the moment 😀 and also the era I know the most about. I try to make all my Edwardian clothes as historically accurate as possible using Edwardian sewing techniques. So I thought I’d write a list about popular Edwardian sewing details and why they were used. … Continue reading 10 Edwardian Sewing Details + Why They Were Used →
La Mode illustrée, no. 11, 18 mars 1906, Paris. Costume de promenade. Modèle du High Life Tailor. Ville de Paris / Bibliothèque Forney Description de la gravure coloriée: Ce costume en drap fin ble…
The Hungarian wedding culture has a rich history, so we thought we would collect some traditions that characterised weddings back in the day.
My knitted Victorian stockings are a combination of the 1897 "Puritan Stockings" and the 1919 "Socks With Replaceable Soles".
I made a late-Victorian fan skirt out of cotton twill using a pattern by Black Snail patterns. Here is my review of the pattern.
In preparation for making your Simplicity 8162 18th c. stays, you may wish to re-draw the boning pattern. The pattern comes with an accurate layout for half-boned stays. If you would like to deviate from this, perhaps to add more support or change to a fully
I made DIY stockings from old clothes again! Last year I turned old holey leggings into stockings, now I used an old shirt to make stockings. This knit fabric was less stretchy than the leggings, so the stockings are less tight fitting. And because there was less fabric, the stockings are shorter, ending just above … Continue reading Shirt To Stockings Refashion →
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11 tips how on to wear vintage and historical clothing in your everyday life without making people thinking you’re crazy or old-fashioned! 😉 Do you want to wear your beautiful vintage and historical dresses in your everyday life? But you don’t want to look too costumey or old-fashioned? Below I share 11 tips on how … Continue reading 11 Tips On How To Dress Vintage & Historical Without Looking Too Costumey →
