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Historical Costumes and Clothing

Category: Tutorials

— 16th Century, Kirtle Sew Along, Sewing, Tutorials, Video Tutorials —

A Kirtle Sew Along: Introduction and Materials

August 29, 2012

So I posted about this on Facebook and on the Renn. costume forum but forgot to post about it here. Opps. I’ve made a lot of kirtles, in various ways, with various materials and stiffening. I’ve also answered a lot of questions about kirtles, and while I will be the first to tell you I’m… Read More A Kirtle Sew Along: Introduction and Materials

— Video Tutorials —

Scaling up Historical Patterns using Radial Projection

January 29, 2012

As requested, I finally got done editing and doing the voice over for the tutorial I shot back in September. I hope everything makes sense and it isn’t too boring!

— Sewing, Tutorials —

Spiral Lacing Template or Jig, perfect alignment every time.

September 23, 2011
Step 6: Double check your marks. I corrected them with a fine tip pen. When you get near the end of your second strip stop. Put the strips side by side again. On your second strip go down 1/2 an inch from your bottom mark and make a line. The bottom lines on both strips need to match or what you are lacing won't align evenly.

As much as I love spiral lacing, and many kudos to Festive Attyre for introducing it to the costume world. (Or at least that is where I learned it from.) But I hate marking eyelets. Something always goes a bit wibbly, and I am not going to pay 20 bucks for the little button hole… Read More Spiral Lacing Template or Jig, perfect alignment every time.

— Tutorials —

How to Tie Off Spiral Lacing

September 9, 2011
— 16th Century, Costumes, Red Pisa Gown, Tutorials —

The Red Pisa Gown: Experiment with quilted interlining

July 30, 2011
Cutting away the batting seam allowance, the twill to follow.

After a year of putting the skirt together I have returned to making the “Pisa” Gown. This was not a planned execution back into the fray and fluff of velvet, but rather a unhinged returned after being driven half mad by Tudor skirts and lots of ironing. But more on that later. After my experiments… Read More The Red Pisa Gown: Experiment with quilted interlining

— 16th Century, Costumes, Tutorials, Undergarments —

Make and Mend: Repairing my Torn Smock

June 21, 2011
The stitched tear from the right side.

I hate making Tudor/Elizabethan smocks and shirts. They are boring, all the rectangles and squares don’t provide much of a technical challenge, save for a bit of fussing when setting in a gusset if you do it by machine. Patterns of Fashion 4 has shown me the charm of a well made smock when bedecked… Read More Make and Mend: Repairing my Torn Smock

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