The Edwardian Motoring Girl

16th March 20241900s - Edwardianarticle, edwardian, leather, outerwear, travel, woolLina

‘This season’s auto girl is a bewitching creature. She has discarded the clumsy leather coat and disfiguring face mask and in their place for short rides she wears a fetching silken wrap and a filmy veil of shaded chiffon. […] she nowadays spends quite as much time selecting her motor headgear as she does her garden party hat. […]

If she is a very fashionable young person, her motor wardrobe is a large one. She has costumes for long tours, raincoats and dust coats, silken motor wraps to slip over fluffy organdie frocks, to say nothing of hats and caps and veils in great variety.’ (Los Angeles Herald, 1904) Continue reading The Edwardian Motoring Girl →

Edwardian Braided Jacket

23rd February 20241900s - Edwardianedwardian, finished historical costume, historybounding, outerwear, upcycling, woolLina

I love braided jackets! A couple of years ago I made an Edwardian braided cycling jacket with DIY black fabric soutache. And now I’ve made another Edwardian braided jacket – this time with gold soutache!

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Instead of new fabric, I cut up a modern wool coat and used this to make my Edwardian braided jacket. 😀 And for the faux fur collar & cuffs, I used leftover pieces of a vintage faux fur bolero from my grandma. Continue reading Edwardian Braided Jacket →

Edwardian Blue Wool Coat With Faux Fur

23rd January 20241900s - Edwardianblue, edwardian, finished historical costume, historybounding, outerwear, woolLina

My Edwardian wool coat aka the never-ending coat is finally, finally finished! I call it the never-ending coat because everything went wrong with this coat what could possibly go wrong! 😆 That’s why it took me almost 10 years from the planning stages to drafting the pattern to actually finishing the coat. Continue reading Edwardian Blue Wool Coat With Faux Fur →

Edwardian Winter Accessories: Faux Fur Hat, Muff & Crochet Boa

23rd January 20241900s - Edwardianaccessory, crochet, edwardian, finished historical costume, hand sewing, hat, outerwear, sewing, upcyclingLina

Because I had various fabric scraps left over from other sewing projects, I made some Edwardian winter accessories. 😀 I made an Edwardian muff and Edwardian faux fur winter hat with various faux fur and cotton velvet fabric scraps. And I also made an Edwardian imitation ostrich crochet boa – something I’ve been wanting to try for a long time!

I wanted to use up all the little leftover fabric scraps, but I didn’t have high hopes that the stash busting sewing projects would look good in the end. But I’m so happy with how my Edwardian winter accessories turned out! 😊 Continue reading Edwardian Winter Accessories: Faux Fur Hat, Muff & Crochet Boa →

Edwardian Gold Thread Crochet Flower – Tutorial

14th January 20241900s - Edwardianaccessory, crochet, DIY, edwardian, fabric flower, flower, metal, tutorialLina

Make elegant thread crochet fuchsia flowers by following an original tutorial from the Edwardian era (1910)! 😀 Continue reading Edwardian Gold Thread Crochet Flower – Tutorial →

How To Make DIY Espadrilles From Scratch

11th January 2024Sewing & Crochetcrochet, hand sewing, jeans, mint, sewing, shoe, tutorial, upcyclingLina

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!

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

11th January 2024Sewing & Crochetcrochet, DIY, shoe, tutorialLina

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.

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 →

1920s Floral Hand-Painted Dress With DIY Tape Lace Yoke

12th November 20231920s1920s, blue, dress, finished historical costume, flower, green, lace, printLina

If you read my blog regularly, you know that this is already my third hand-painted 1920s dress! 😀 I made my 1920s dress inspired by an antique 1920s floral chiffon dress. And I also made the DIY tape lace yoke with cotton Valenciennes lace scraps from my stash. Continue reading 1920s Floral Hand-Painted Dress With DIY Tape Lace Yoke →

4 Edwardian Camisoles Made With Lace & Fabric Scraps

6th October 20231900s - Edwardianedwardian, finished historical costume, hand sewing, lace, underwear, upcyclingLina

I like to wear my Edwardian lace camisoles as historybounding summer tops. That’s why I made four more Edwardian lace camisoles! For the camisoles I only used lace and fabric scraps from my stash. In total, I used 30 different cotton lace trims for these four Edwardian lace camisoles! 😀 And I also embroidered one of the Edwardian camisoles with handmade broderie anglaise. Continue reading 4 Edwardian Camisoles Made With Lace & Fabric Scraps →

How To Make Edwardian Net Applique

3rd October 2023Sewing & Crochetedwardian, embroidery, hand sewing, lace, lace tutorial, tutorialLina

Net applique, with cotton bobbinet tulle or cotton Valenciennes lace, was very popular in the Edwardian era. In the 1900s, it was used to embellish clothing, especially underwear.

To make Edwardian net applique, you baste a piece of cotton tulle or lace to fabric, cut the fabric away behind the net and then attach the net with satin or other embroidery stitches. Continue reading How To Make Edwardian Net Applique →