Sini TuuliaIf you'd like, please perceive my outfit of ultimate power! My comfiest flannel house dress I made decades ago, the nice little linen chemise that fills out the neckline because it's chilly, one of my not very practical walking skirts... And the most ruffled apron known to humankind.
They've enabled me to iron for hours. Hours!
Eva the sewing historianMaking eyelets on a history inspired everyday dress. The fabric, for those who weren't around then, is a typical hand woven Indian cotton used for table cloths, bedspreads etc in the 1970s and early 80s. Like the vintage pre-waxed linen thread I am using it is thrifted.
#reuse #historybounding #handsewing
#reuse #historybounding #handsewing
It is I, and I have been the birthday girl!
Dressed up a tiny bit and Mum was kind enough to take several photos, so now I have new portraits of myself also. I edited them pretty hastily, but it'll do!
Lauma Pret 🕸️Decided to forgo the handstitching flat felled seams for my late 19th / early 20th century drawers and instead topstitch by machine. I wouldn't know, but I sincerely suspect that the historical ladies might have done the same occasionally, when in hurry. Also, it is not like anybody will notice that, if someone would have their head between my legs to criticize my seam choices... they really need to rethink their life choices. #HistoryBounding #HistoricalSewing #sewing
Join me in the brief joy of having an entirely fresh set of clothes, before both cats and life happen to them. These are of course fully just what I wear because I'm like that and it gives me joy, skirt I made a decade ago and shirt last year! Vaguely Edwardian.
dracoMy first attempt at a historically-inspired shift, using the Jane pattern by @freesewing https://freesewing.eu/designs/jane/
For some reason, the sleeve gussets came out huge. I don't mind the fit, but it's not how a shift is supposed to fit – so I guess I will try this design again with some revisions at some point.
Finished blousewaist! Took the photos yesterday so apparently they're a bit blurry! Anyway. Turned out nice, the fabric is a lovely linen mix twill and so soft. The sleeves are full length for a change so I hope it will be nice and warm in the winter and reasonable in Spring and Autumn!
Waistband on! And here's the bit where I couldn't cut it all in one and had to piece it together, as I had very little fabric to work with. Pretty subtle and not very offensive at all, as piecing goes. The inside I've just whipstitched on with fine linen thread, the ends I turned and did by hand from the right side also.
Continuing the white linen walking skirt. Evened the hem and tried it on to see if it's even... It is! Now with little dance.
Also oh my gods the illusion of the black decorative strip on the hem, really being the longer skirt I was just wearing under? Ah, might have to see about making that some day... 😂
Yesterday's sewing. Completed the front section with button placket and such, though no buttons yet. The placket has more of the lace on it for fanciness, the underpart does not, the collar seam allowance I've whipstitched on at the back, awaiting such a time I feel like topstitching decoratively around it.
