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The Show Must Go On / Re: Mary Poppins Costume - Project Log
« on: February 03, 2021, 01:03:40 AM »
If you're interested in an 1890s walking skirt pattern I can recommend the Black Snail Patterns Edwardian fan-skirt, available as a pdf on Etsy. It goes together beautifully, you just need to be aware that it's sized strangely (based off body measurements but taking into account a waist reduction from wearing a corset) so you'd have to cut a size up without a corset.

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Hi, I'm new... / Re: Hello from Ontario!
« on: January 27, 2021, 23:47:34 PM »
Hello @Swingout Sewing! I mainly sew historical reproductions including hand sewing a lot of it so I'd be glad to help where I can, it would be lovely to see some of the things you've sewn  :)  :vintage:

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@Sewingsue I'd absolutely love No2 if it's still available please!

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Fun with Fabric / Re: Cotton sateen
« on: July 26, 2020, 22:02:25 PM »
@toileandtrouble thank you I didn't think to look at curtain lining, I'd assumed it would just be white/cream - off to have a google now!

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Fun with Fabric / Cotton sateen
« on: July 26, 2020, 18:26:10 PM »
Does anyone know a source of cotton sateen or cotton satin? I'm trying to find some in pale pink but not having much luck so far. If all else fails I'll buy white from Whaleys and dye it myself but I'd much prefer to source some ready dyed if possible!

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For Sale, Wanted & Free to a good home / For sale - coating fabric
« on: July 05, 2020, 15:43:41 PM »
Trying to reduce my fabric stash before moving house! Both £5p/m

The pink / maroon one is unknown composition, one side smooth and the other with a short nap. 150cm wide, 4m

The dark navy was sold to me as wool but is definitely a blend! 150cm wide, 4.5m approx

Happy to split into shorter lengths if necessary. Postage at cost - they're both heavy, bulky fabrics so might have to go as medium parcels.

(photos to follow shortly when I can get some that are at all accurate for the colours!)

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Found a bathing costume in Glasgow museum's collections that I want to copy, Fabworks had the perfect fabric for £4 a metre so whoops I've bought more fabric!

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I'm really tempted by the suggestion @Iminei made for Victorian swimwear but I'm trying to be good and not buy any more fabric for a while and I don't have anything suitable in my stash. I'll have a think...

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Fun with Fabric / Re: Trying to find small floral / leaf print
« on: May 06, 2020, 11:09:04 AM »
@StitchinTime thank you for digging that out, it looks absolutely perfect, I'd even be able to quilt it around the motifs in diamond patterns like the original! I'll message you now  :)

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Fun with Fabric / Trying to find small floral / leaf print
« on: May 05, 2020, 20:52:55 PM »
I'd like to make a jacket based on this one from the V&A. So I'm trying to find a cotton or linen fabric, cream / white / off white background, with small dark floral or leafy motifs. The closest I've found so far is this but ideally there would be more empty space. Has anyone happened to see anything online recently that would work for this? Thanks!

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Embroidery and Embellishment / Re: Regency outfit
« on: April 28, 2020, 12:39:51 PM »
@datcat23 the fabric I had planned for the regency dress is a really fine lightweight cotton, off-white and with a stripe / square pattern woven into it.

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Embroidery and Embellishment / Re: Regency outfit
« on: April 28, 2020, 09:46:56 AM »
@Greybird I'll definitely wear them - the full 'everyday' type outfit I'll wear out on walks if I finish it during lockdown and then to 18th century social events (normally costumed museum or historical property visits) once they're allowed to be held again. My next plan is for a riding habit from the same era so the undergarments will all be used for that too and hopefully one day I'll be able to wear it at a side saddle show.

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So as much as I love hand sewing, the problem is that in the time it takes to make something I've already gotten distracted by something else. I've just finished the shift/chemise (and cap and neck handkerchief from the scraps):
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But now I've decided to move away from regency in favour of 1770s/1780s - my next projects are an earlier style of stays from this pattern and a simple under petticoat made from natural unbleached linen.

The seams of the shift are all backstitched and then the seam allowances are trimmed and felled. I wasn't planning to have a drawstring at the neckline but I tried it on and it fell straight off my shoulders! It seems to be much more secure now.

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I finally managed to start and finish an entry for one of these contests in time!


Sonatine's Entry

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Mid 18th century linen cap and neck handkerchief using pattern and instructions from the American Duchess Guide to 18th Century Dressmaking book.

I made these from the leftover white linen from my shift. I only bought 1.5m to start with so there wasn't much scrap:
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I'd already made the neck handkerchief when I took the picture but it was just cut to use the largest triangle possible (21" along both shorter sides)
The two curved pieces are from cutting out the front and back neckline on the shift - with a small amount of trimming the larger front neckline piece became the caul on the cap! I had to piece the band by cutting it twice instead of on the fold due to fabric restrcitions.

Both are completely handsewn.
The neck handkerchief just had a small rolled hem (about 1/8") on all three sides.
The book I used for the cap didn't seem to have been proofread. Firstly it said to cut the ruffle to 49.5" which meant I had to piece it in the centre. However, later instructions said it was 1.5x the length of the band which made it 30" and meant I had to lose quite a lot of work when I cut it down to size. The instructions also failed to mention that you have to calculate the seam allowance yourself and add it. 3/8" all over makes a big difference so I had to recut and sew the band but had to leave the caul as it was as there wasn't enough fabric to recut it.
It's assembled by narrow hemming every piece and insterting a drawstring at the bottom of the caul with a hand worked eyelet. Then the gathers are made by whip stitching over the edge of the pieces and pulling the thread up. Then the pieces are whipped together. Closer photos of the inside and outside to show the construction:
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Embroidery and Embellishment / Regency outfit
« on: March 21, 2020, 18:37:54 PM »
I'm attempting to make a full regency outfit, including all of the underpinnings, entirely by hand. So a chemise, short stays, petticoat and dress. And maybe shoes...? I've bought a pattern for the dress but everything else will be self drafted.

Progress so far:
- Chemise pattern drafted
This is all squares and rectangles, with two of the rectangles cut in half to make right angled triangles which are sewn together in pairs to make two larger triangles. These act as side panels to give it a flared shape.
- Chemise marked and cut out
As the linen is so unstable and shifts around so much I've used the (apparently historically accurate) method of drawing a single thread out of the weave at the dimensions of each piece to give a straight line which is perfectly on grain to cut along. This was fiddly and took a long time, so hopefully it was worth it!
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- Stays pattern drafted
In theory this should fit me perfectly. I've got enough fabric for four attempts in case it becomes a mock up!

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