Victorian split drawers

Circa 1860 drawers detail. Originally from ebay; listing expired.

split drawers

I know what you're thinking. "Ooo, a post on Victorian split drawers? How glamorous! How sexy!" Okay okay, that's probably not what you were thinking. When I first started pondering my next step in my historical sewing endeavor, I mostly wondered, "Drawers? How weird. Split drawers? How do those work? How do those pattern pieces fit together? This is all weird." But after a day of drafting the pattern and putting it together (albeit in a roundabout, redo-things-a-couple-times sort of way), I…

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Hand-Stitched Lady's Drawers, ~1850's-1860's

In this post, we will learn how to sew a pair of Edwardian split drawers!

Victorian 1856 Hand Sewn Yorkshire Linen Split or open crotch BloomersThere is a fabulous pin tucked deep border to the bottom edged with hand made Broidery Anglaise. The hem of the lace is scalloped and ornately embroidered. To the front are dainty pleats, a button waist to the rear.These bloomers

When I think of women in the Victorian era, I think of suffocatingly tight corsets (to match their political repression), and endless layers of dresses, skirts, and blouses buttoned high up the neck…