sinituulia, 11 days ago to random

I have a mountain of ironing to do and none interest to do so. Would you, for morale reasons, look at this set of Edwardian underwear I made a little while ago? Now with cats!

#HistoricalCostuming #HistoryBounding

A more posed but nonetheless lovely photo, wherein she is now wearing a black corset also. It has wheat brown embroidered flossing at the front, is a snug shape reaching up to her mid bust, and flares out significantly at the hip. The shape is quite distinct for late Victorian or early Edwardian corsets. She is also wearing a pair of black shoes that make her calves look absolutely fantastic, shapely, muscled and slender. She is looking off to the right, in profile. There is a large pink ribbon in her wig, and she looks rather lively despite being far more bony than the Edwardian era would have found best.
A back view, mid step and turn. Here you can see what the Edwardian silhouette is really about: Hip padding! There is an adorable little ivory pillow contraption with small yellow flowers and a cute ruffle on the edges of it. It is tied about the waist and under the corset, further emphasising what could at a glance be determined to be rather wide hips. Truly the waist to hip ratio is quite significant with the padding added! It all looks reasonably in proportion because fashion is weird. There is more embroidery at the back of the corset, showing hints of the mysterious placing of boning to make the back and bust take the jutted out shape familiar from more dressed up Edwardian vintage photographs.

BluRae, 5 months ago to FiberArts

Me: I wish I could dress like the 1860s

Also Me: Drooling over Son De Flor dresses

Waaait a minute.

I'll let you all know how it goes.

#sewing #HistoryBounding #HistoricalCostuming

sinituulia, 7 months ago to FiberArts

Tentatively attempting to continue with #TheAngelicaGown after practical and mental roadblocks

Please send beneficial vibrations across the aether 😶​

#Sewing #HistoricalCostuming

BluRae, 8 months ago to Halloween

#introduction #introductions

Hello! I've migrated here from Artisan.Chat.

I'm a software engineer and a Greencraft Wiccan living in New England.

I post a lot of cat and dog pics and occasionally post about my finished sewing projects.

I'm interested in:
#Pumpkins
#Gardening
#Sewing
#HistoricalCostuming
#Folklore
#Pets

sinituulia, 8 months ago to FiberArts

That one time I made this #Edwardian blouse by sewing together pieces of embroidered cotton batiste by hand with 2-3mm seam allowances or felled seams when I wanted the pattern to meet very nicely. Straight seams by machine and all finishing by hand, if I recall! It took a long time but was very satisfying.

#HistoricalCostuming #Sewing

Portrait of the same, but with Sini facing to the front and gazing at the viewer. The light is quite pretty. The front yoke of the blouse has been sewn in a way that looks seamless, with one repeating pattern of the embroidery running across the yoke seam, without any visible seams. The high collar has been made likewise. The hat has some nice dotted veiling and Sini is wearing a curly orange wig, which covers up some of the blouse, but the portrait itself is lovely.
A very very close up photo of the collar in progress, with a repeat of the embroidered pattern being sewn on another piece, going crosswise. The embroidered bit has a continuing line of embroidery that surrounds a chained circle motif, and this is in the process of being sewn down by hand with a tiny needle, with an absolutely tiny seam allowance. The stitches themselves are nearly invisible, the white thread getting lost in the white embroidery. There is a seam gauge and scissors for scale. The scale is minuscule.
Photo of the same, from the reverse, and from the bust yoke seam, finished. The repeat of the embroidery pattern has been sewn as an insertion, the top part overlaid across the yoke, flat, and the clipped and trimmed seam allowances whipstitched with incredibly small stitches. The bottom part is a strategically gathered shirt body, the pattern of the embroidery matching on one bit, and being relatively close elsewhere. There is a 10 eurocent coin for scale, which is tiny.

sinituulia, 8 months ago to FiberArts

Getting slightly closer to the finish line of a current project, so of course my gaze fixes firmly on the horizon, and I start to idly wonder about the next project and to eye atrociously but deservedly expensive materials for it. Maybe I'd like to make a plain linen 18th century swallow tail jacket or caraco, middling to working class? Definitely do not need it, but also kinda want it, and I already have a fitted pattern I could use

#Sewing #HistoricalCostuming #18thCentury

sinituulia, 8 months ago to FiberArts

I have been sewing this skirt on for two hecking days!
Progress on #TheAngelicaGown, where I've attached the skirts to the bodice with a hand appliqué stitch, through all the cumbersome layers.
I'm tired now, look at some photos before and after ironing the seam allowances as per historical methods.

#HistoricalCostuming #Sewing

A very close up photo of the edge of the bodice and where it joins the skirt. The stitches are visible but small, and there are basting threads still in. The stitch visually resembles what you would see, or feel, at the edge of a woollen blanket.
Photo of the reverse. The multitudes of pleats and the little, slightly scattered looking wrong side of the stitch, following the curve of the bodice edge. The pleats are all horky borky and the unfinished top edge of the skirt is unravelling slightly.
Reverse of the full inside, after ironing. The bodice and skirt seam allowances have been pressed down, away from the waist. They do a funny little accordion thing, where the excess skirt edge folds down. It was done like this, I don't really know, but it helps jut out the skirt shape and removes bulk from the waist.

sinituulia, 9 months ago to random

Now moving onto the skirt sections of #TheAngelicaGown which means trying to fit a whole bunch of fabric onto a desk that is constantly occupied by at least one cat. It's something like 96cm tall and 3m in dimensions and rather a lot of fabric to wrangle. I've joined all the seams but now there's a little bit of hemming to do before I have to get started with Pleat Math, which is always kind of a whole thing. (I prefer pleat maths to a million pins because of aforementioned cats)

sinituulia, 9 months ago to FiberArts

Today's #TheAngelicaGown progress: finishing the bodice edges! The centre front was folded and prick stitched to join it onto the lining that holds the lacing eyelets. The other front and neck edges I whipstitched from the wrong side, the needle grabbing some threads on the right side. (Kinda visible in last two photos?)
The back edges were a bit tricky: The frankly reckless amount of seam allowance trimming to turn it gracefully not visible in photos. 😂​

#HistoricalCostuming #Sewing

Top down photo of the back of the bodice, on a desk. The edges of what is the side front have a little bit of the right side peeking, and hem stitching attaching the lining edge to the front. The very back, which forms a very long and curving point, has had its seam allowances tacked down with basting thread. The seam allowance edges are raw, both fabrics together and the lining extending further than the fashion fabric, due to the thickness of the materials thus folded.
Right side view of the same, the point visible with all of its messy structure facing the desk and hidden from view. The thickness of the eight-fold fabric at the very point is not visible and for such a worked bit of garment, it looks rather neat. The basting stitches from the reverse cause some little warping in the fashion fabric, which has red flowers on a dark teal base.

sinituulia, 9 months ago to FiberArts

More #TheAngelicaGown progress: fitting the front outer fabric to the bodice lining!
On such a close fitting shape you can either just overlay the layers flat, or did what I did, which is to baste down the side seam of the front and then pin it in place on the body for the smoothest possible finish. Just pinned on here, it does look pretty nice!

#Sewing #HandSewing #HistoricalCostuming

A six second clip of Sini modelling the bodice of an 18th century gown in progress. The viewer's left side front pattern piece has been pinned onto the brown linen lining layer. It looks rather snug and smooth, while the right side of the front hangs loose, attached to the side seam and held in Sini's hand. The bodice is worn over stays and a red petticoat with a false rump under it.
The same, except both sides have been pinned down. The front shoulder strap seam allowances stick up, unsewn, and there is the glint of pins and some excess in the centre front, otherwise the bodice sand sleeves and skirt looks pretty finished. The bodice fits like a glove. Sini does a little spin and then a little jerky sideways dance, face completely expressionless.

sinituulia, 9 months ago to FiberArts

First fitting of the lining of the actual #TheAngelicaGown - it fits pretty great! The mock-up was already very good but it's always nice when it translates to a fitting final piece.
It's way too hot for it but I still need to mess with my wonkier shoulder, and I really don't want to because am out of energy. Must construct additional pylons, etc.

#Sewing #HistoricalCostuming

A six second clip of Sini doing a little spin while wearing the lining of a bodice cut and made in the 18th century style. It is mostly brown linen, but the straps and centre back piece of the bodice are a teal fabric with red flower patterns. It is worn on top of a very voluminous rump padding as well as a full red petticoat or skirt, and a short sleeved white linen shift. The bodice fits smoothly and almost perfectly. There is some very slight hinkiness with the right shoulder.

ashcake, 11 months ago to FiberArts

Anyone I know do embroidery? A semi-friend is looking for pattern testers. This is limited to people in Canada & the US For logistical reasons.

https://staranise.dreamwidth.org/675471.html

Her Etsy shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/thehaberdasheress/

#embroidery #HistoricalFashion
#Costuming #HistoricalCostuming

Boosts appreciated!

elliemars, 1 year ago to random

Some nice professional shots from the soirée last month! #historicalcostuming #periodcostume #edwardian #gildedage

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