Not that one Not that one either That’s the one! Style Arc does it again- easy to sew, [it took about an hour and a half] easy to wear, simple and cool. Trust me, you need this pattern in your life. I shortened the lower skirt pieces by about 2″, just folding them out, and … Continue reading Crazy ‘Bout My Maisie
Most cities in the UK are not as great for fabric buying as Birmingham. We still have a very extensive market area, selling fresh fruit &veg, fish [apparently fresher than you can buy on the coast], meat, spices and snacks. There are knick-knacks, toys, hardware, toiletries…and fabric. Lots and lots and lots of fabric. And … Continue reading CoBloWriMo #24-Unexpected Source
All done! Reminder, Truly Victorian shirtwaist #494 and ten-gore skirt, #E23. Fabric is African wax-print cotton, embossed and pintucked in red, from Birmingham Rag Market. Skirt facing in leftover scraps of another wax print, and buttons, plastic that looks like jet, also from the rag market. Waistband, collar and cuffs all faced in black and … Continue reading Edwardian Dominatrix outfit #3
Black wax cotton with an embossed pattern, [from the Rag Market], pintucked in red. 6 yards for only £20, well it would be rude not to! SKIRT: Truly Victorian #E23, 1906 10-gore skirt The skirt is simple, but not quick, as there are 10 gores, and I overlocked all the seams to neaten, but … Continue reading Edwardian Dominatrix outfit #2
Well, that’s what my steampunk pals reckoned this fabulous African wax cotton from the Rag Market foretold! Black glossy waxed cotton, pintucked in a criss-cross pattern in red, it really does look rather like fancy leather [I don’t think you can pintuck rubber, lol]. I’ve decided to team it with the Truly Victorian 10 gore … Continue reading Edwardian Dominatrix outfit #1
This has been hanging around while I got on with Dawn’s coat, and it’s been really annoying me! Such a simple project, left dangling, literally. Recap- it’s a beautiful gored skirt, with a high, boned waistline. I’ve made it up in the red/black embossed African wax cotton, which is softer and more fluid than most … Continue reading Edwardian 10-gore skirt #4
An easy enough sew, and here it is on a hanger. I’ll take more pics when the skirt is finished, but wanted to get this one posted. African print embossed cotton, lined in a quilted satin from a table runner, and black silk/cotton in the sleeves. Sleeves are also underlined in taffeta, and stiffened with … Continue reading Edwardian skirt & Eton Jacket #2- Jacket complete
Another bit of African print-inspired Edwardian crazy…but less so than some. I think. This is a really unusual fabric- ornately printed of course, in a lush red and black design, but also embossed/textured. I’ve never seen or felt anything quite like it, and couldn’t resist. If I recall correctly, it was the usual 6 yards … Continue reading Edwardian skirt & Eton Jacket #1
Bonjour mes petits croissants! C’est fini, la jupe-culotte avec les grands boutons cerises! Sorry, I panicked there. Here are some beautiful models wearing Edwardian ‘jupes-culottes’ This skirt, from Reconstructing History, [#951] is VOLUMINOUS. I don’t think it would be possible to tell that it’s not a skirt even if I did the splits in it. Not … Continue reading Edwardian Equestrian Skirt
Part 2 of The Edwardian cycling outfit from Laughing Moon #110. I was originally planning to make the entire outfit in the African wax print, but pattern matching and fabric width defeated me. I got this rather gorgeous quality black cotton sateen as a substitute, and used it for the collar on the jacket, to … Continue reading Late Bloomer
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