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A review of Wearing History's Smooth Sailing 1930s Sport Togs- Blouse &...
Wearing History recently expanded the sizes of her Smooth Sailing 1930s Sport Togs- Blouse & Trousers Pattern. The original pattern package has bust sizes 30-40, and now there’s also a plus-size...
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Middle-class women in Sweden during the 17th century
This is a reference post for a future project, put here for easy access when the future comes. I have, thanks to several interested relatives, a rather good knowledge of my own family tree. And...
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The finished closed-front robe à la française
I only now realised I never posted pictures of my closed-front robe à la française. Well, it was finished (sort-of) and worn at the ball in June, and I had an absolute blast:Now I need to change a few...
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1913 and 1762
It’s been a bit of the quiet sewing wise this autumn. I’m hand sewing an early 16th century shift; it’s sewn together, had the seams felled and it’s hemmed. I’m currently gathering the neck and cuffs.I...
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A couple of closed Robe à la Française
Not the most popular version of the Robe à la Française, but the version with a closed skirt crops up from time to time, roughly between the 1730s-60s.Ca. 1735, The Museum at FIT1740s, The Stibbert...
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17th century frog purse- done!
I finished something during my vacation! And a UFO of long standing too- namely the 17th century frog purse. I fell in this frog purse five(!) years ago and decided I wanted to make one. Apparently,...
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An Artistic inspired gown.
Originally I had planned to make a white cotton undergown with a black wool overgown. the pattern coming from La Mode Bagatelle's Artistic Reform Teagown for Visby Baddagar, the Victorian sea holiday I...
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An 1870's bathing suit
Last weekend I attended a Victorian sea holiday, and had a spledid time. And for that, among other things, I needed a bathing suit. I really liked The Mantua Maker's Grecian style bathing suit...
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16th century headdress, fiction and fact
I found this when I was looking for images suitable for my 1520’s gown project. It had nothing to do with it, but it was too good to pass on.Pretty door knocker, c. 1500.Source; Wikimedia CommonsAnd...
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Resarch for a 1520's gown, part 4; resources
This is a list of books, articles, and blogs I have read, so far, and found useful. It is by no means a finished list, and I will add on it as I continue my research.Books and articlesDahl, Camilla...
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Resarch for a 1520's gown, part 3; what money can buy
I can’t make shoes so I will have to buy them. Here is a number of links in an alphabetic order to places to purchase shoes. The only one I have personal experience of is Harr, which I’ve always been...
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Resarch for a 1520's gown, part 2: the other necessary clothes
The 16th century is a completely new period for me sewing-wise, but it was actually one of my first costume-loves, and I’ve always wanted to go there. I think I have a basic understanding of the...
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Resarch for a 1520's gown, part 1
Busy as I am sewing my Victorian wardrobe, I still have plans for the future. And as I was recently reminded of how practical a blog is to keep track oofresearch, this post is posted now for future...
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Summer plans; a Victorian weekend by the sea
You can see from the last posts I haven't’ been idle despite my lack of blogposts. I also have plans for the future. For the fifth year in a row, there'll be a Victorian weekend at Villa Fridhem, a...
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The 17th century hurluberlu hairstyle with a short tutorial
I started to write this post in September when I was about to go to an 1680 ball and I was doing research for the hairstyle called hurluberlu. It was a hairstyle which became fashionable in the 1670’s,...
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What I have been up to
I haven’t updated here for a year and a half. The truth is I got rather burnt out on writing. I’ve beenblogging about my sewing since 2014, starting on LJ and eventually also here, so I guess it’s...
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What ordinary people could wear in the 18th century
Carl Michael Bellman by Per Krafft, 1779Carl Michael Bellman (1740-1795) is probably one of the most important cultural personalities in Sweden. He wrote a number of songs, many of them revolving...
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The tale of the cursed banyan and other sewing projects
The pattern, a manteau-de-lit, bed-gown from garsault 1769.Lack of posts about sewing doesn’t equal not sewing at all. I’m trying to finish J’s banyan that I cut out two years ago. When I pulled it out...
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Costume research, a few tips and tricks
Sigismonda And The Heart Of Guiscardo by Moses HaughtonSome time ago I was asked what I think is the most important thing when it comes to making historical costumes and my answer was; research. Even...
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Come and sew 17th century with me!
As you may remember I recently joined the Manuscript Challenge on Facebook in the hope of finally making a medieval outfit. I thought they idea of the challenge were excellent, you choose a picture,...
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