Category Archives: Sewing, DIY & Recipes

Hand-Embroidered Edwardian Eyelet Lace Camisole

22nd September 20231900s - Edwardian, Lace & Embroideryedwardian, embroidery, finished historical costume, lace, underwearLina

I’ve been wanting to make an Edwardian hand-embroidered eyelet lace camisole from scratch for a long time and now I’ve finally made one! Yay! 😀 I embroidered the camisole by hand, carefully cut along the embroidered scallops and then hand sewed the side seams together with Edwardian hemmed fell seams.

Eyelet lace – aka broderie anglaise – is a historical cutwork and whitework embroidery. Broderie anglaise looks beautiful, isn’t too difficult to make but takes ages to embroider! 😉 That’s why it took me a few years to finally finish my hand-embroidered Edwardian eyelet lace camisole! Continue reading Hand-Embroidered Edwardian Eyelet Lace Camisole →

How To Make Venetian Cutwork Embroidery

14th September 2023Lace & Embroideryedwardian, embroidery, lace, lace tutorial, tutorialLina

Venetian cutwork – not to be confused with Venetian needle lace – is a historical cutwork embroidery imitating Venetian needle lace (aka point de Venise). So Venetian embroidery is cutwork unlike point de Venise which is needle lace. Continue reading How To Make Venetian Cutwork Embroidery →

How To Make Italian Cutwork

8th September 2023Lace & Embroideryedwardian, embroidery, lace, lace tutorial, tutorialLina

Italian cutwork is a historical whitework embroidery. Italian cutwork is similar to broderie anglaise only with larger cut-out areas connected with bars. Continue reading How To Make Italian Cutwork →

Edwardian Punched Work – Pulled Thread Embroidery

3rd September 2023Lace & Embroideryedwardian, embroidery, lace, lace tutorial, tutorialLina

Punched work looks like drawn thread work but it’s much quicker to make because you don’t actually have to draw out threads! 😀 Punched work – also called Rhodes embroidery, pierced work or four-sided stitch – is a pulled thread embroidery from the Edwardian era. Continue reading Edwardian Punched Work – Pulled Thread Embroidery →

How To Make Hedebo Embroidery – Basic Stitches

30th August 2023Lace & Embroidery18th century, edwardian, embroidery, lace, lace tutorial, tutorialLina

Hedebo embroidery is a historical open work or whitework embroidery which originated in Denmark in the mid-18th century. Hedebo embroidery (hedebo means heathland) can be rather geometric or very floral or a combination of both. There are two basic embroidery stitches used in hedebo lace: buttonhole and overhand stitch. Continue reading How To Make Hedebo Embroidery – Basic Stitches →

10 Tips On How To Sew Handwoven Fabric

20th July 2023Sewing & Crochetresource, roundup, sewing, weavingLina

Are you afraid to cut into your handwoven fabric? Here are 10 tried-and-true tips on how to sew handwoven fabric!

After making a handwoven dress, a handwoven corset top and handwoven 18th century stays, I learned some things along the way. 😀 These are my 10 tips on how to cut and sew handwoven fabric. Continue reading 10 Tips On How To Sew Handwoven Fabric →

11 Tips On How To Sew Faster

10th July 2023Historical Sewing, Sewing & Crochetresource, roundup, sewing, tutorialLina

Are you an experienced sewist and wondering how you can sew faster? Below are 11 tried-and-true tips on how to speed up your sewing. Some tips may seem strange to you at first: 😉 like not to use pins or not to press seams. But these historical sewing tips really make sewing faster! 😀 Continue reading 11 Tips On How To Sew Faster →

10 Tips On How To Refashion Your Clothes – Beginner’s Guide

10th July 2023Historical Sewing, Refashionresource, roundup, sewing, tutorial, upcyclingLina

Men's Shirt To Woman's Blouse Refashion Tutorial — Men’s Shirt To Woman’s Blouse Refashion

Learn how to refashion your old clothes! Refashioning is perfect if you want to be more eco-friendly in your sewing and make creative, unique garments! And if you’re a sewing beginner, you can learn a lot about how clothes are made by refashioning your old clothes. Below are 10 tips on how to refashion your clothes if you’re just getting started with refashioning. 😀 Continue reading 10 Tips On How To Refashion Your Clothes – Beginner’s Guide →

4 Tips When You Don’t Have Enough Fabric For Your Sewing Project

9th July 2023Historical Sewing, Sewing & Crochetresource, roundup, sewing, tutorial, upcyclingLina

Corded Petticoat — Different fabric on the hem of my historical peasant skirt

If you don’t have enough fabric for a sewing project you have in mind, you can still make it work: Below are my 4 favorite tried-and-true methods when you don’t have enough fabric for your sewing project. Continue reading 4 Tips When You Don’t Have Enough Fabric For Your Sewing Project →

Refashioned Crochet Tablecloth Dress

1st July 2023Refashion1950s, crochet lace, dress, lace, upcyclingLina

For my refashioned crochet tablecloth dress I used two vintage circle cotton crochet tablecloths: One for the circle skirt and one for the kimono sleeve blouse. This is already the third refashion of the crochet tablecloth dress but I finally like how it turned out! 😀 Continue reading Refashioned Crochet Tablecloth Dress →