From late Georgian, through Regency to Victorian. Corsets, bustles and enormous gowns!
Okay, this is both not-retro and beyond-retro, but since it’s newly-sewn non-modern clothing, I’m including it. I also hope it might be helpful to anyone else who sews this pattern, since it’s a common pattern. I have a small group of friends with whom I play “old-timey” music–guitar, banjo, Appalachian dulcimer, washtub bass–a few times [...]
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Retro way back to 1840 – 1860! A while back I made these two historically accurate reproductions of Victorian dresses. I used Saundra Ros Altman’s Past Patterns #702 and #801. Past Patterns’ tagline is “The Historical Pattern Company Dedicated to Accuracy” and it is true – Past Patterns always has excellent patterns with very informative [...]
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So as you might have read I have been attempting for over a year to make a regency dress. But really struggled with getting anything to fit/not look like a bedsheet. I did finally come up with 2 ‘outfits’ using the same dress as a base. Used my original mock up (bed sheet) as a [...]
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I am so excited to have made my first bustle of the season It’s Victorian/Steampunk in the most lovely shade of Antler (this was the color name on the bolt) of twill you ever saw! Ok, so I went a little crazy with the fringe, but that can be a good thing right? I think [...]
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Hello WeSewRetro! It’s been a very long time since I last posted here. Some of you might remember Jen’s post about her trip to Paris and London in June, and how she would be happy to meet some fellow vintage lovers there. Several people here said she should go to the Saint Ouen flea market [...]
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I’m not sure if a regency dress counts as ‘Retro’ but wanted to get as many opinions as possible. I’m going ot Jane Austen Festival, Bath this year. And last week I thought I’d put off making the dress long enough. The date had been rushing towards me and I haven’t event thought about the [...]
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I might be doing some light corsetry? Maybe? I’ve been wanting to make my own bras for a while, but none of my research was really inspiring me (underwires, yuck). When I saw this post on Wearing History (through this blog I believe!), I thought: wait a second. Why not take some cues [...]
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From undies to mop caps, aren’t we a great diverse group of sewers?! If you’re not too sleepy, stop over at the Willow Homestead for a DIY look at a perfectly flouncy, ridiculously moppy cap to wear over your pins and rollers while you snooze. And if you’re not sleepy now, this tutorial may just [...]
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My husbands grandmother passed away a couple of months ago. Her house was a treasure trove of antiques. My mother in law bundled up a bunch of beautiful old table runners, doilies, linens, hankies and fabric for me (I blogged about them here – I love vintage textiles), and this was in amongst all of [...]
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Ok, I know it has nothing to do with Sewing, but maybe Retro? I love love love to knit shawls, and I finally blocked all of mine out from last year (they had been worn until they no longer looked like shawls). Anyway, I’m super excited, and I thought you’d like to see a pretty [...]
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