Do you want to know how to decorate an Edwardian hat? Here I decorated an Edwardian-style straw boater hat with cotton bobbinet tulle, a cotton tulle lace hat veil and DIY real silk roses. Continue reading How To Decorate An Edwardian Hat
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How To Sew An Edwardian Corset – 2 Video Tutorials
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
How To Make Venetian Needle Lace – Flat Venetian Point
Needle lace is made using only a needle and thread: You make the lace from scratch without a fabric base. There are different types of needle lace. In this video tutorial I’ll show you to make flat Venetian point lace. Continue reading How To Make Venetian Needle Lace – Flat Venetian Point
Edwardian Summer Corset
For my matching Edwardian lingerie set, I made another Edwardian summer corset from cotton net fabric. I love how the corset turned out and it’s so comfortable to wear! 😀 My Edwardian summer corset is lightly boned, made of a single layer of transparent natural fiber fabric and trimmed at the top with cotton Valenciennes lace and turquoise silk ribbon. Continue reading Edwardian Summer Corset
7 DIY Corset Top Tutorials – Upcycled Jeans, Stretch & Crochet Lace
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
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
Edwardian Straight-Front Linen Corset
Because I didn’t like how my last Edwardian coutil corset turned out, I made another one. But this time, I used linen blend coutil fabric from Italy which is even more expensive than traditional corset coutil! 😉
Related: Edwardian Coutil Corset
I used historical correct sewing details: such as a corset hook on the front of the corset, cotton Valenciennes lace & silk ribbon trim and a single layer of fabric. I also completely re-drafted and readjusted my old Edwardian corset pattern. And even though it’s a heavily boned corset with a wide stainless steel corset busk, it turned out surprisingly comfortable! 😀 Continue reading Edwardian Straight-Front Linen Corset
7 DIY Edwardian Sweaters – Refashion, Knit & Crochet
I love late Victorian and Edwardian sweaters! 😀 Over the years I’ve made various Edwardian-style sweaters: some are refashioned from modern sweaters and some are hand-knitted and crocheted. Below are 7 of my historical sweaters including tutorials on how I made the sweaters.
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8 Patterns – Easy Shibori Tie Dye Folding Techniques
Shibori is an ancient Japanese resist dye technique. You fold the fabric or clothing into patterns. Then secure it with string or rubber bands and dye it – usually blue with indigo. Continue reading 8 Patterns – Easy Shibori Tie Dye Folding Techniques
Edwardian Plaid Walking Skirt – From 1.5m Fabric
For my Edwardian plaid walking skirt I only had a limited amount of fabric: only 1.5 meter by 1.5 meters! For Edwardian skirts you usually need way more fabric! 4 meters of fabric are usually not enough for Edwardian skirts! 🤣 But I wanted to try if I could make a short Edwardian walking skirt out of this beautiful plaid wool fabric that I used as a Victorian wool shawl before. Continue reading Edwardian Plaid Walking Skirt – From 1.5m Fabric