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
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How To Make A Handwoven Corset Top
I had yarn left over from another project. And I was wondering what to make with the yarn: So I made another handwoven corset top! I’ve already made two handwoven corset tops and a handwoven fit and flare dress. But you can never have enough handwoven corset tops, right?! 🤣 Continue reading How To Make A Handwoven Corset Top
Edwardian Braided Jacket
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!
Related: Edwardian Braided Cycling Jacket
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
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
Another Camisole With DIY Edwardian Crochet Yoke
Because my first Edwardian crochet lace yoke turned out so well, I made another Edwardian crochet yoke after an antique free Edwardian crochet pattern! 😀 Continue reading Another Camisole With DIY Edwardian Crochet Yoke
Handwoven 18th Century Stays
Because it was so much fun making my handwoven dress and my handwoven corset top from scratch, I now wove fabric for a new handwoven clothing project: handwoven 18th century stays! 😀 Continue reading Handwoven 18th Century Stays
7 Things I Like And Don’t Like About Wearing A Corset
First of all, I don’t wear corsets regularly in my everyday life. But a while ago I wore historical corsets everyday as an experiment because I wanted to find out how it would feel. And also to learn more about the pros and cons of wearing a corset on a daily basis. This is just my personal opinion, no universal pros and cons of everyday corset wearing! 😉 Continue reading 7 Things I Like And Don’t Like About Wearing A Corset
11 Tips On How To Dress Vintage & Historical Without Looking Too Costumey
11 tips how on to wear vintage and historical clothing in your everyday life without making people thinking you’re crazy or old-fashioned! 😉
Do you want to wear your beautiful vintage and historical dresses in your everyday life? But you don’t want to look too costumey or old-fashioned? Below I share 11 tips on how to incorporate your vintage and historical clothing into your everyday wardrobe and how to style them to look modern! Continue reading 11 Tips On How To Dress Vintage & Historical Without Looking Too Costumey
Refashioned Edwardian Lace Slip
This refashioned Edwardian lace slip was my Edwardian combination before! 😉 The Edwardian combination was one of my first Edwardian sewing projects so it wasn’t historically correct. The seams were just zigzagged, velvet trim was never used on Edwardian underwear and never in this way. On top of that, I also made a mistake when cutting out the combination suit so there was an ugly zigzagged join down the front of the drawers part. And because of all that I didn’t like it anymore and never wore it. But the fabric was still good. Therefore I decided to refashion it into something I’d like and wear! Continue reading Refashioned Edwardian Lace Slip
Edwardian Slip With Lace Inserts – History Bounding
The Edwardian era is my favorite historical era at the moment, that’s why I made another piece of Edwardian underwear! 😀 You could call this piece of lingerie a slip, chemise, princess slip or princess petticoat. And in the Edwardian era, it was also called ‘combination chemise and short petticoat’. It combined the corset cover and short under petticoat into one garment and was usually worn over the chemise and corset. Continue reading Edwardian Slip With Lace Inserts – History Bounding