McCalls 1907 Pattern Catalogue for Spring and Summer Pages 30-48!
The last of the pages are up! https://centuries-sewing.com/research-and-tutorials/mccalls-1907-pattern-catalogue-spring-and-summer/
The last of the pages are up! https://centuries-sewing.com/research-and-tutorials/mccalls-1907-pattern-catalogue-spring-and-summer/
McCalls 1907 Pattern Catalogue for Spring and Summer Pages 11-30
McCalls 1907 patterns for Spring and Summer pages 1 – 10 in high rez!
I went antiquing with my mother-in-law and came across several awesome things that I will be posting about over the next few weeks. First up is a preview of a McCalls pattern catalogue from 1907. It is not in very good condition and have no binding so I plan to scan it and put it up… Read More McCalls Spring and Summer 1907 Pattern Catalogue Preview
First, all the photos! This project started several months ago before I moved, got married and several life thing reared their head. So my recollection of the construction process is a little fuzzy. After a few late night fb conversations, a friend of a friend needed better clothing for 16th century interpretations. I needed… Read More A 16th Century Black Linen Doublet and Unpanned Trunkhose
I’m in need of a new underskirt or petticoat for my 16th century clothing. I’ve been using the same cotton broadcloth one I made back in 2005, for years now. It is serviceable, but it adds a lot of bulk at the waist and it isn’t very authentic in construction or materials. So it is… Read More Juan de Alcega Tailor’s Pattern Book: Manteo or a skirt of cloth
I got a lovely email last week about a new living history exhibit. Im a little late in posting about due to house plumbing issues, but if anyone is in the Philadelphia area it sounds like a great project to check out. Because I am nosy I asked some questions about the hand stitches that… Read More Betsy Ross House Living History Exhibit: Dressing The Bed
I’ve started a small collection of images from Civitates Orbis Terrarum from the Historic Cities website. More to come when I have time to comb through all the different versions and crop and adjust the files. More from Civitates Orbis Terrarum: 1572
Here is a run down of all the layers. Cotton/linen smock: Machine sewn with hand finished seams and hems. Cuffs: Machine “blackwork” with silk thread, hand hemmed, they lace on to the smock cuffs with fingerloop braid so I can change them out as needed and wash them separately. Rust red petticoat: Same one I… Read More Green Tudor/Henrician Gown Finished!
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.