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There's this fun perspective shift you get when you make all of your own clothes:
"Oh, I should maybe make a summer skirt... I don't precisely need it, but there's a niche for it. Better get some reasonably nice fabric, a decent amount... Sure, 80€ for fabrics sounds about right!"

I wonder what other people are paying for summer skirts they don't exactly need?

#Sewing #HistoryBounding

Sini Tuulia Jun 19

Idly thinking about there maybe being a very narrow niche for another walking skirt... I have so many skirts, and two of them currently awaiting ironing and putting away, and yet. Still, it's been months since I thought of anything new to sew so it might indeed be viable, because I'm full up on warmer and heavier ones, but only have a couple of very light Summer ones, and half of those white. A dark green satin one, though...

#Sewing #HistoryBounding

Sini Tuulia May 23

Today I have been to a little walkies in the little forest and next to the little swamp! It was a lovely day, sunny but not hot, with a fresh wind. I didn't bring a hat so I borrowed Mum's, and it went nicely with my outfit!

#OutsideGirl #HistoryBounding

Sini Tuulia Apr 24

Having ironed all of the little white underthings I had in the ironing basket, I am struck by the realisation that I've made rather a many, and that they're rarely all clean at the same time. There's at least a dozen!

#HistoryBounding #Sewing

Sini Tuulia Mar 10

Among one of the benefits of wearing a big honking Victorian floor length skirt with petticoat just because... Is how if you have to do a number of full turns to go back into a room because you forgot something once again, instead of an irate little stomp and shuffle, you'll be doing some grand sweeps as your skirt goes whoosh and the hems flare out. 💃

#HistoricalFashion #HistoryBounding

Sini Tuulia Mar 9

With entirely disproportionate effort, I bring you these shitty clips of me trying to show off the green skirt I made a while back, and it unsurprisingly immediately becoming Karvinen Time.

#HistoryBounding #Cats

Sini Tuulia Mar 6

I don't think I've ever posted about how I store my clothes? But here they are, except the jackets and coats. A borderline unmanageable amount for me to wear and care for even though there's not that many items all in all.
I keep them in these open air wardrobe and clothes scaffolds to help them stay fresh and to remember they all exist. 😆 Details in alt text!

#HistoryBounding #HistoricalFashion

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Lauma Pret ♡ ᪲᪲᪲🌈Feb 23

As it is an end-of-19th century walking skirt and two very soft fabrics, the proper things would be to add stiffening layer to the bottom part. But I don't have anything useful, and I'm not sure what kind of material should I get to keep things both natural and gently washable on occasion. I wonder, will wearing a petticoat or two counter the flimsiness or am I making a big mistake...
#Sewing #HistoryBounding #LaumaŠuj

Lauma Pret ♡ ᪲᪲᪲🌈Feb 23

Yesterday I managed to interline and thread-mark the rest of my big skirt pieces. Tried a new method (for me) – laying the cut piece of fashion fabric very smoothly on the uncut lining, basting on the seamlines together and then cutting out the lining piece. The contemporary method would be to heat-fuse two layers together, but I'm curious what can I achieve with older methods.
Whenever I'l have time next it'll be pockets, waistband and putting together. #HistoryBounding #LaumaŠuj #Sewing

Lauma Pret ♡ ᪲᪲᪲🌈Feb 22

As the most sane person, I've spent months complaining that I don't have enough linen shifts... and then I spent yesterday 6 hours on the floor cutting out and threadmarking wool walking skirt. And now my whole body is sore muscles. #sewing #HistoryBounding #LaumaŠuj