Monthly Archives: August 2015

1920s Chiffon Handkerchief Dress

1920s Chiffon Handkerchief Dress

This 1920s white chiffon dresses has an uneven hem or handkerchief hem. 1920s dresses often had uneven hems and draperies on the skirt, such as this and this 1920s dress. The shoulder drape and wide collar are inspired by 20s dresses, such as this with a shoulder ‘cape’. My dress also has a jabot at one shoulder as here. All the hems and draperies are finished with my 1920s imitation picot hem.

1920s Chiffon Dress With Rose Applique

1920s Chiffon Dress With Rose Appliqué

I made a sheer 1920s chiffon dress with appliqued pink roses inspired by these 1920s sewing instructions for the rose appliques. But instead of chiffon velvet on chiffon, I used georgette on chiffon. At first I feared the chiffon would distort terribly while appliqueing the roses but it went better than expected. Continue reading 1920s Chiffon Dress With Rose Applique

My Edwardian Lace Chemises

Edwardian Unboned Sports Corset

Over the years, I made many Edwardian chemises because the Edwardian era is my favorite historical era! 😀 I always try to make my Edwardian chemises as historically accurate as possible which means a lot of hand sewing and hand embroidery! But I love inserting lace by hand and making handmade lace! 😀 Continue reading My Edwardian Lace Chemises

How To Make Edwardian/ 1920s Bathing Shoes With Cork Sole

How To Make Edwardian Bathing Shoes With Cork Sole

In this tutorial I’ll show you how to make 1900s – 1920s bathing slippers with cork soles.

‘Bathing shoes or slippers were generally worn when the shore was rough and uneven. In 1871 manila sandals were worn, but the most functional bathing shoes are said to have been […] thick unbleached cotton duck with cork soles. Continue reading How To Make Edwardian/ 1920s Bathing Shoes With Cork Sole

Edwardian Lace Princess Petticoat

Edwardian Lace Princess Petticoat

‘Every well groomed woman is very particular to see that outside garments fit without wrinkles and with a glove-like appearance across the hips and back. There is only one way to accomplish this result, and that is to have the under garments without fullness or wrinkles.’ (School Sewing Based On Home Problems, 1916).

In the Edwardian era, princess petticoats or princess slips were worn as combination garment to reduce the many layers of underwear. The princess petticoat was usually worn over the corset and replaced the petticoat and corset cover. Continue reading Edwardian Lace Princess Petticoat