Finally, on Sunday April 28, there'll be another "At Home with c19th Dress and Textiles Reframed" event!
Programme:
🧵 Linda McShannock - A Living for the Earnest, A Fortune for the Capable: Dressmaking in Minneapolis, 1880-1920
🧵 Cecilia Soares - A transatlantic wardrobe: an analysis of the Belle Époque sartorial goods from the Ivy House Museum, in Vassouras, Brazil (1870-1910)
🧵 Alden O'Brien - TBD
Finally, my best #Yarnuary tip. If you're lucky enough to be bought an adjustable tailor's dummy for Christmas, make sure you take your measurements like I did, early on Boxing Day. You may be horrified at the time but now I feel smug knocking off a few centimetres without suffering too much dieting hell.
#WeekendSewingClub confession… I lost all patience with the red silk dress, so I have put it aside and been making a very short shirt-dress. Looks like denim from a distance, but is actually the wool/silk blend houndstooth. Really lovely fabric to work with, and will be to wear. #sewing#dressmaking#handMade
Not at the #sewing stages this weekend, but I am finally tackling this blazer dress… with a few edits:
I’m going to have to split it with a waist seam. My hip measurement is a clear THREE dress sizes bigger than my waist measurement, which is way more than I want to grade out on the side seam. Cutting skirt and bodice separately let’s me distribute the difference across those twin front and back darts.
The dreaded May dress project is two tasks away from finished. I need to hem the length and tack the pockets to the waistband. I'm not full on happy with it, but honestly it's probably because it took me so long. -Oh and find all the loose strands because I hate finding those while I'm out in public.
I am channeling my great-grandfather, the Master Tailor: sitting cross-legged in a good light with my work on my lap, inserting a lining by hand.
My domestic science teacher would be astonished! #WhatTheAncestorsDid#HandSewing#Dressmaking
@sewing I think I am finally happy with the fit of this top pattern. I created a one piece neck and armhole facing to replace the binding. I'm not sure I am happy with that, but it will take a test drive to see if it lays right and stays all day. Then, it will be assembly line time! #sewing#WeekendSewingClub#garmentSewing#dressMaking
I never understood why so many women have this thing about their favourite jeans. Until I realized that for many women, jeans are the only garments they own that last long enough for them to get attached. Not because there's something special about jeans, but because most other #clothing is of such poor quality, both of fabric and construction. #SlowFashion#QualityNotQuantity#dressmaking#sewing#sustainability#fashion
#Introduction Hello, new followers! I'm currently writing my MA thesis on women in the Viennese #dressmaking trade ca. 1810-1850, and I talk about the writing progress a bit, using the hashtag #MArathon.
I'm a creative person who's into drawing and painting and all kinds of paper and textile #crafts, mainly #sewing. I love history and the detective work of research; I'm also interested in historical sewing.
I love #books and am an avid reader, my preferred genres are historical fiction, mystery, sci-fi and fantasy, also a little horror (ghost stories). Currently reading Star Trek TNG novels.
I enjoy baking and eating cake, occasionally. Last but not least, I like #nature, wildflowers and herbs, bees, rainy days and autumn, being at home and having tea.
I live with a black #rabbit named Marigold. She's a rescue and needs medical treatment due to her former living conditions, but is a happy and very affectionate bun. I post about her, her healing progress, and her shenanigans. 🐇
TFW you find a dress that seems to tick all the boxes, but when you get it to the fitting room it just does you no favours at all… except instead of ‘finding’ it, you just spent two days making it. 🙄
Oh well… you win some, you lose some. At least it should be relatively easy for a charity shop to rehome.
@sewing #MeMadeMay2023
I can't believe that I've made it to day 8 with no repeats but it's been a busy sewing year. This was the second dress I made at #dressmaking classes in #ViệtNam with #BaliBatik. It was a clone of the earlier dress and I especially like the back darts. And of course, #ItHasPockets! Sadly, the batik is shredding in a big way with multiple small holes and bigger rips so it will probably only be worn at home until it's indecent for even that. #sewing #pockets
I know it’s only Thursday, but I’m off school this week, and have gradually finished the blue wool #origami dress between 10 hour sleeps and eating liquorice by the kilo.