Victorian

Way Retro – Victorian Dresses – Past Patterns #702 and #801

by Kelina

in 1800s,Dresses,Vintage Sewing

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 [...]

Tagged as: 1840s, 1850s, 1860s, dress, hoop skirt, Past Patterns, Past Patterns #702, past Patterns #801, Victorian

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My Edwardian Movie Costume

by Edelweiss Patterns

in 1910s,Dresses,Pattern Drafting,Skirts,Vintage Sewing

Hello Ladies! If any of you have ever watched the “Anne of Green Gables” series, you probably fell in love with the costumes immediately!  I know that was certainly the case in my own life, when watching the breathtaking film launched me into historical costuming many years ago. So as a tribute to the movie [...]

Tagged as: dress, edwardian, historical costume, patterns, sewing, Victorian, vintage sewing

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