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

10th April 20241900s - Edwardian, Sewing & Crochetarticle, edwardian, hand sewing, sewing, tutorial, upcyclingLina

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.

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 →

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!

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 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 →

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 →

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 →

10 Tips On How To Refashion Your Clothes – Beginner’s Guide

10th July 2023Refashionroundup, sewing, tutorial, upcyclingLina

Men's Shirt To Woman's Blouse Refashion Tutorial — Men’s Shirt To Woman’s Blouse Refashion

Learn how to refashion your old clothes! Refashioning is perfect if you want to be more eco-friendly in your sewing and make creative, unique garments! And if you’re a sewing beginner, you can learn a lot about how clothes are made by refashioning your old clothes. Below are 10 tips on how to refashion your clothes if you’re just getting started with refashioning. 😀 Continue reading 10 Tips On How To Refashion Your Clothes – Beginner’s Guide →

4 Tips When You Don’t Have Enough Fabric For Your Sewing Project

9th July 2023Sewing & Crochetroundup, sewing, tutorial, upcyclingLina

Corded Petticoat — Different fabric on the hem of my historical peasant skirt

If you don’t have enough fabric for a sewing project you have in mind, you can still make it work: Below are my 4 favorite tried-and-true methods when you don’t have enough fabric for your sewing project. Continue reading 4 Tips When You Don’t Have Enough Fabric For Your Sewing Project →

1920s Mint Green & White Chiffon Dress With Hand Applique

4th July 20231920s1920s, dress, finished historical costume, green, hand sewing, mint, upcyclingLina

Inspired by an antique 1920s tennis dress, I made this sporty 1920s dress with hand appliqued bias trim and DIY printed silk scarfs at the back. Continue reading 1920s Mint Green & White Chiffon Dress With Hand Applique →

Refashioned Crochet Tablecloth Dress

1st July 2023Refashion1950s, crochet lace, dress, lace, upcyclingLina

For my refashioned crochet tablecloth dress I used two vintage circle cotton crochet tablecloths: One for the circle skirt and one for the kimono sleeve blouse. This is already the third refashion of the crochet tablecloth dress but I finally like how it turned out! 😀 Continue reading Refashioned Crochet Tablecloth Dress →

2 Edwardian Petticoat Makeover

15th April 20231900s - Edwardianedwardian, finished historical costume, lace, underwear, upcyclingLina

A couple of years ago I made two plain Edwardian petticoats. But one of the petticoats wasn’t 100% historically correct and the other (longer) petticoat hadn’t enough width around the hem. So I decided to give both petticoats a makeover because the fabric was still good and strong. Continue reading 2 Edwardian Petticoat Makeover →