Medieval sewing

Sewing samples from the 14th & 15th centuries from Rosalie's Medieval Woman.

I have been researching the garment known as the bliaut since 1980. [1] It has been both a joy and a frustration. I do not claim to have the definitive answer about what the bliaut...

Off Shoulder Evening Dress Sewing Pattern, Sizes 8-22, LM0034, Laura Marsh Designs : Amazon.co.uk: Home & Kitchen

I wanted to learn some basic embroidery and narrow-ware weaving skills. I ended up falling down a rabbithole! This about my journey and lessons I learned along the way.

A bodkin, also known as a lacing or threading needle (and occasionally a ballpoint needle, but then it gets confused with the needles we sew knits with), is a large needle with a very large eye, and a very blunt end, used for lacing corsets, threading ribbon through lace beading, cord through casings, or any other time when you need to ‘carry’ a yarn without the chance of poking holes or sewing through something. Bodkin is also occasionally spelled bodekine, bodikin, botkin, bodkine, and…

Art by Ariana Orner Hi guys! In this tutorial I'm going to be guiding you through how I made my chemise for Jester. It's a very standard chemise pattern with some small modifications to make those beautiful sleeves. Just as a note: I'm not going to be using the lower half as the final skirt but will be layering a couple of petticoats over the top to create a smoother circle skirt effect. As such, length measurements can be a little more casual; just make sure it doesn't poke out the bottom…

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Remember my latest spring green wool dress? I took lots of photos during the process so I could show you how I made it, and share some great hand sewing tip if you want to hand sew a garment yourse…

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A guide to How to hand sew various styles of Medieval Garments such as braies, Hose, hoods, Cotes, and Surcotes.

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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!