Sewing historical clothing

Do you want to make your own historical costumes on a budget? These are my 8 tips on how to get started in historical costuming!

Are a fan of historical clothing or attend cosplay events or elaborate balls, you can make your own dress using a Victorian dress patterns. I have included patterns for daily wear as well as formal wear.

Greetings fellow sewists! My name is Sarah and I am a historical costumer and maker of floofy things. I specialize in hand sewing 18th-century gowns using period-appropriate techniques, and you can find examples of these gowns and other costumes that I have sewn on my page @sewlateadoe For those of you who may be…

A list of tricks and things to keep in mind to start filling the gap between fancy dress and historical clothing.

Tally Sharples on Instagram: "Let’s turn a modern shirt to a vintage style blouse. I’m using my trusted blouse pattern for this (Etsy, VintagePatternsSewingBI: Vintage 1930’s vintage sewing pattern: WWII Women’s suit) with the sleeve coming from the Sophie Hatter costume pattern I like to use (Etsy, FashionPatternStudio: Victorian Inspired daily dress). I was able to reuse the button front and the sleeves, so this entire process took me less than two hours ✨"

The Edwardian era is my favorite historical era at the moment 😀 and also the era I know the most about. I try to make all my Edwardian clothes as historically accurate as possible using Edwardian sewing techniques. So I thought I’d write a list about popular Edwardian sewing details and why they were used. … Continue reading 10 Edwardian Sewing Details + Why They Were Used →

Some years ago, I turned a modern cotton blouse into a Victorian-style blouse. Because it’s a modern blouse cut, it hasn’t the sloped shoulder seams – typical of Victorian bodices – but this isn’t seen if the blouse is worn with a zouave jacket. I replaced the buttons with hooks and the sleeve buttons with … Continue reading Victorian Blouse Makeover →

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 … Continue reading 11 Tips On How To Dress Vintage & Historical Without Looking Too Costumey →

1912 Ulster system coat

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