edwardian

14 min read 2023-05-20 18:00:00

My 1897 Valentines Paisley Wrapper

Several years ago I found a bolt of fabric, a paisley striped cotton, at Joann’s that just cried out to be turned into a late Victorian wrapper.

6 min read 2023-04-16 04:52:06

A couple of years ago I made two plain Edwardian petticoats. But one of the petticoats wasn’t 100% historically correct and the other (longer)

3 min read 2023-03-31 22:59:22

Edwardian under-petticoats – the petticoat you put on directly over your corset – were usually shorter than top petticoats for easier walking.

6 min read 2023-02-08 16:47:20

Hello readers, it’s been a while! Some sewing has happened since my last post, but no historical projects were actually finished, hence the lack of

10 min read 2022-12-22 05:49:43

If you sew a lot, especially if you sew historical costumes, you’ll have to sew a placket sooner or later. Most plackets aren’t difficult to

4 min read 2022-12-22 01:27:32

This refashioned Edwardian lace slip was my Edwardian combination before! The Edwardian combination was one of my first Edwardian sewing projects

9 min read 2022-12-01 03:37:56

‘Every well groomed woman is very particular to see that outside garments fit without wrinkles and with a glove-like appearance across the hips

39 min read 2022-11-18 07:15:42

The Edwardian shirtwaist costume was the most practical everyday attire. A shirtwaist costume consisted of a tailored skirt and a separate shirtwaist

6 min read 2022-11-17 02:51:42

The Edwardian era is my favorite historical era at the moment, that’s why I made another piece of Edwardian underwear! You could call this piece

3 min read 2022-10-01 08:11:16

To get fashionably wide hips and a big butt, Edwardian women often wore hip pads. After making an Edwardian padded bustle pad, I’ve now made

15 min read 2022-09-30 13:08:00

Here’s an attempt to re-enact the 1911 railway strike in OO. The strike was an important but sometimes overlooked event in the social history of

5 min read 2022-09-23 00:30:40

This first draft of the Sleuth Class expands Ghastly Affair into the world of Edwardian Murder Mysteries. I’ve chosen 1913, the very eve of World

8 min read 2022-08-17 04:49:12

Inspired by Edwardian girls’ dresses I made a short Edwardian cotton dress. But instead of using new fabric I used one vintage apricot-colored

10 min read 2022-08-06 14:23:00

I’ve been painting 4mm figures. Here are some photos and platform scenes.I wanted to find a better way of holding figures during painting. Above is

7 min read 2022-08-02 22:53:17

Sew a simple unboned historical peasant bodice with front lacing for historical reenactment or as modern cottagecore lace-up corset top! In the