Edwardian shirtwaist pattern free

Make your own Edwardian dip waist belt: The Edwardian belt completes your Edwardian outfit and you can even wear it today with your modern clothes!

I made myself an 1890s shirtwaist. I'd shared I planned to make one, when I wrote about my corset cover. Since then, I've actually finished it and it's appeared in two separate blog posts (the one about my apron, and the one about the belt), but I haven't actually told you how the shirtwaist came to be. So, I figured it was about time to share all those fun details. Once I finished altering my 1890’s plaid wool skirt, a shirtwaist was the next logical project. A skirt can't be worn alone…

Connect 5 and 1 with downward curve (about 1/4 of circle). Dot 6 is a horizontal line to right of Dot 1, 1/2 the width of front. Dot 7 in 1 inch above Dot 6. Connect 5 and 7, the correct shoulder...

The shirtwaist of my Edwardian pink gingham wash dress is separate from the skirt which is typical for Edwardian dresses – especially for early Edwardian dresses. The pattern of my Edwardian pink shirtwaist is based on this antique 1911 and this 1916 free Edwardian shirtwaist sewing patterns. Related: Edwardian Pink Gingham Wash Dress – 1900s … Continue reading 1900s Gingham Wash Dress – The Shirtwaist →

With the underwear layers of my Edwardian outfit almost done, I could finally start on the garment which began the whole project, the blouse. I used the Wearing History Edwardian Blouse pattern, bu…

After having acquired an old Singer sewing machine (see previous post) I decided to continue in this historical vein and tell you about a b...

With the underwear layers of my Edwardian outfit almost done, I could finally start on the garment which began the whole project, the blouse. I used the Wearing History Edwardian Blouse pattern, bu…

I designed this apron by looking at examples of similar aprons in drawings, books, and magazines from the 1890s-1900s. Often referred to as ...