A few months ago I tested the Frances Shirt Dress pattern by Sewciety Patterns. This was the first time I’d had the opportunity to test a pattern and it was an interesting experience. First I read through the instructions, marked a few typos, and then …
Read Part 1 – Drafting the Pattern Read Part 2 – Dyeing the Fabric Once I had my pattern drawn and fabric dyed, cutting and assembling the dress went quite quickly. I used my sewing machine and modern sewing techniques such as sewing the neckline …
class=”wp-block-image”> class=”wp-block-image”> This dress was made for the Art Deco weekend on the Queen Mary in 2015. The pattern is Decades of Style #3301 1930s Evening Gown. I used a blue and silver brocade for the bodice, and a blue crepe for the skirt. The …
I don’t often do holiday dresses because I don’t like that you can only wear them once or twice per year. However, since this dress is reversible, I get double the wear! I used Simplicity 8085 and novelty print cotton. The Christmas side is a …
For a first attempt at a fourteenth century hood, this went together remarkably well. I used my Viking hood for the basic dimensions and then drafted the front opening turn-back and liripipe around that. It took a few tries to get the side gore the …
I have been meaning to make myself some garment bags for ages, and got round to it at last. I used some old sheets in a lovely muted green. The reason I wanted to use sheets is to take advantage of the ready-hemmed edges. The …
Since I had some white lining fabric left over from my second Victorian petticoat, I decided to make some modern ones as well. I used my ancient store-bought petticoat as a pattern, making one the same length, one three inches shorter and one three inches …
In 2016 I went to my very first company holiday party, so naturally I needed a new dress. The pattern is Butterick 5748, a retro sixties design which I’d had my eye on for a while. The bodice fabric is a remnant of cream taffeta …
This is my very first attempt at a Regency dress. For my inspiration I looked at earlier Regency dresses from 1800-1810, influenced by the classical statuary of ancient Greece. I used Simplicity 4055, view A, without the overskirt and with extra fabric in the back …
