Sewing makes me happy, so I try to do it every day. Writes about the 18th century and various other sewing projects in Isis' Wardrobe and about creating a 1940's wardrobe in Fashionably Forties.
Making a 17th century shirt- The neckband
18 June 2013
10 meters of linen hemmed! It took me about 15 hours and they did get neater as I went by. I got the tip from Virginiadear at LJ that you can starch the linen for even more neatness...
15 June 2013
Or; I need a new project like, well, like not at all. But...But I recently found this wonderful striped linen. It is a lovely quality and drape and would make for a wonderful summer's...
Making a 17th century shirt- Preparations and cutting
12 June 2013
Today I cut out and started sewing a 17th century shirt for J. I'm basing it on a pattern in Janet Arnold's Patterns of Fashion 4, on page 74-75. Shirt patterns didn't change much over...