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How To Sew A Tailored Jacket Or Coat – Historical Sewing

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How To Sew A Tailored Jacket Coat Edwardian Historical Sewing

Do you want to sew a historical tailored wool jacket or coat? Learn how to sew a tailored jacket like in the Edwardian era.

Over the years, I’ve made various Victorian and Edwardian tailored wool jackets and coats. And I learned it the hard way that modern sewing instructions are often not very useful for historical tailored garments. 😉 If you want to sew a historical garments, it’s easier to follow historical sewing instructions from the start than to try to make an Edwardian tailored wool jacket using modern sewing instructions. 🙃 Continue reading How To Sew A Tailored Jacket Or Coat – Historical Sewing →

How To Sew An Edwardian Corset – 2 Video Tutorials

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Edwardian Straight-Front Linen Coutil Corset

Do you want to sew an Edwardian straight-front corset – aka S-bend corset? 😀 Here are two video tutorials on how to sew a historically accurate Edwardian corset: One video tutorial is for a heavily boned Edwardian linen coutil corset. And the other video tutorial is for a lightly boned Edwardian cotton net summer corset. The corsets have the following historically accurate sewing details: made of a single layer of fabric, lapped seams or flat felled seams, cotton Valenciennes lace trim and a corset hook – aka skirt hook – at the front. Continue reading How To Sew An Edwardian Corset – 2 Video Tutorials →

7 DIY Corset Top Tutorials – Upcycled Jeans, Stretch & Crochet Lace

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DIY Corset Top Tutorials Upcycled Jeans T-Shirt Stretch DIY Crochet Lace Handwoven

I love sewing DIY corset tops! 😀 For my DIY corset tops I use sewing techniques inspired by my DIY historical corsets. But corset tops usually have lighter boning than traditional corsets. And you can also use all kinds of fabric for DIY corset tops: like upcycled jeans, upcycled T-shirts, cotton fabrics and lace fabrics. You can even weave your own fabric or make a crochet corset top from scratch! 😊 Below are 7 (video) tutorials for different DIY corset tops. Continue reading 7 DIY Corset Top Tutorials – Upcycled Jeans, Stretch & Crochet Lace →

How To: DIY Crochet Lace Corset Top From Scratch – Dion Lee Inspired

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DIY Crochet Lace Corset Top Video Tutorial Dion Lee Inspired

I love making my own corset tops! 😀 And I love the popular Dion Lee crochet corset tops. However, they’re way too expensive for me! 😉 And since I can crochet and I know how to sew historical corsets, I thought I can make my own DIY crochet lace corset top from scratch. 😊 Continue reading How To: DIY Crochet Lace Corset Top From Scratch – Dion Lee Inspired →

50 Tips On How To Darn & Mend Your Clothes – Historical Sewing

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Learn how to darn and mend your clothes like in the Edwardian era! 50+ tips on how to darn, mend, patch and refashion your clothes.

How To Mend Your Clothes Historical Sewing Tutorial

In the Edwardian era, clothing and household items were repaired, mended, patched, darned or refashioned into something useful rather than being thrown away as is often done today. There were tutorials on how to fix everything: Learn how to fix a ripped seam, how to mend a tear and how to sew on a patch, how to darn a hole in sweaters and socks, how to reinforce areas of stress before you even wear your new clothes, and how to upcycle and refashion your torn and worn clothing. Continue reading 50 Tips On How To Darn & Mend Your Clothes – Historical Sewing →

How To Make DIY Espadrilles From Scratch

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Learn how to make cute & comfy espadrilles with DIY jute crochet soles & vegetable-tanned leather soles from scratch! All you need for these DIY espadrille shoes are natural materials: You don’t need glue or plastic!

How To Make DIY Espadrilles Shoes From Scratch Jute Crochet Soles Leather Soles Free Pattern Video Tutorial

These DIY espadrille shoes are quick and easy to make! And they’re so comfy to wear! 😀 And what’s best, the DIY espadrilles don’t take long to make: You can make these cute DIY rope soled espadrilles in a couple of hours. Continue reading How To Make DIY Espadrilles From Scratch →

Free Crochet Sole Pattern – Video Tutorial – Adult Size

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This is my free crochet sole pattern for DIY shoes from scratch like DIY espadrilles and DIY sandals. The DIY crochet sole pattern is adult size and easily adjustable to other sizes. I made a video tutorial, crochet chart and written instructions to make it easy for you to follow the steps.

Free Crochet Sole Pattern - Video Tutorial - Adult Size

Make you own DIY shoe soles with natural materials for your DIY summer shoes. 😀 These DIY crochet soles are easy and quick to make – even for a crochet beginner. DIY crochet soles are perfect to make comfy, flexible, lightweight and durable soles for DIY summer shoes. Continue reading Free Crochet Sole Pattern – Video Tutorial – Adult Size →