Before the advent of synthetic paints, paints and varnishes were made from natural materials, such as linseed oil, water, milk and resin. Continue reading 50 Ways To Make Homemade Natural Paint & Varnish
Tag Archives: tutorial
How To Sew A Tailored Jacket Or Coat – 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 Make A Muslin Mockup
First of all, I hate making mockups! 😉 But they’re essential for a good fit of the garment. I usually have to make more than one mockup before I’m finally satisfied with the fit: especially for form-fitting garments like corsets and tailored garments like jackets. Continue reading How To Make A Muslin Mockup
Edwardian Hand-Embroidered Mixed Lace Blouse
Because I wanted to try out different historical whitework and lace making techniques, I made an Edwardian hand-embroidered blouse. So my hand-embroidered mixed lace blouse is basically a wearable lace sampler! 😀
It was a lot of work to embroider the Edwardian blouse by hand – especially because I filmed the whole process – but it was also fun! I used a variety of embroidery techniques from the Edwardian era: such as broderie anglaise, hedebo embroidery, lace applique and Italian & Venetian cutwork. And I also made handmade Venetian needle lace for the first time! Continue reading Edwardian Hand-Embroidered Mixed Lace Blouse
DIY Edwardian Hand-Embroidered Eyelet Lace Belt
I love doing embroidery by hand! 😀 So I made a pink & white hand-embroidered eyelet lace belt to wear with my Edwardian pink & white striped cotton skirt and my Edwardian hand-embroidered mixed lace blouse. Continue reading DIY Edwardian Hand-Embroidered Eyelet Lace Belt
How To Decorate An Edwardian Hat
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
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